Federal candidate · 2019–2020 cycle · past cycle
Michael Franken
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · Iowa
- Filing address
- Sioux City, IA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- FRANKEN, MICHAEL
- Next election
- Primary June 2, 2020 · General November 3, 2020 (Wikipedia, checked October 23, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Iowa
FEC candidate ID S0IA00200 · Principal campaign committee: FRANKEN FOR IOWA
2019–2020 cycle totals through September 8, 2020, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.
Where the money comes from
- Individual contributions$853,100.8287%
- PACs and other committees$3,000.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$115,615.0012%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$10,636.161%
Self-funding: $115,615.00 (12% of money raised): $5,615.00 given and $110,000.00 lent by the candidate.
Raised and spent over time
Report-by-report history is shown for the current cycle.
PAC and committee contributors
3 committees reported giving $3,000.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through December 29, 2024. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- MASS PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- BLUE MOMENTUM PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DEFENSE DEM PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Michael Franken$0.00
- Independent expenditures opposing Michael Franken$919,202.00
FEC totals for the 2020 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- WOMEN VOTE!Opposing$919,202.00
The race
Iowa U.S. Senate, 2020 · 8 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Franken (D) | $982,351.98 | $0.00 | 2020-09-08 |
| Theresa Greenfield (D) | $56,358,302.21 | $30,236.33 | 2020-12-31 |
| Joni K Ernst (R) | $27,693,029.26 | $528,414.93 | 2020-12-31 |
| Eddie J Mauro (D) | $5,067,232.85 | $3,295.15 | 2020-12-31 |
| Kimberly Graham (D) | $294,725.45 | $0.00 | 2020-12-31 |
| Cal George Woods (D) | $55,834.50 | −$2,310.07 | 2020-05-27 |
| Suzanne Herzog (I) | $18,299.88 | $0.00 | 2020-12-31 |
| Rick Stewart (L) | $8,820.00 | −$7,272.83 | 2020-12-31 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Public Policy Polling (D) | November 1–2, 2020 | 871 (V) | – | Joni Ernst 47% · Theresa Greenfield 48% |
| Change Research (D) | October 29 – November 1, 2020 | 1,084 (LV) | ± 3.2% | Joni Ernst 47% · Theresa Greenfield 48% |
| Civiqs/Daily Kos | October 29 – November 1, 2020 | 853 (LV) | ± 3.7% | Joni Ernst 47% · Theresa Greenfield 50% |
| Data for Progress (D) | October 27 – November 1, 2020 | 951 (LV) | ± 3.2% | Joni Ernst 45% · Theresa Greenfield 49% |
| Emerson College | October 29–31, 2020 | 604 (LV) | ± 3.9% | Joni Ernst 48% · Theresa Greenfield 51% |
| InsiderAdvantage (R) | October 30, 2020 | 400 (LV) | ± 4.9% | Joni Ernst 51% · Theresa Greenfield 45% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2020 United States Senate election in Iowa (retrieved October 23, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.
Sources and updates
- Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: FRANKEN FOR IOWA.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 23, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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