Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
James Scholten
- Party
- Democratic
- Running for
- U.S. Senate · Iowa
- Filing address
- Sioux City, IA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- SCHOLTEN, JAMES
- Next election
- General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Iowa
FEC candidate ID S6IA00264 · Principal campaign committee: SCHOLTEN FOR IOWA
2025–2026 cycle totals through December 31, 2025, 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$199,410.4593%
- PACs and other committees$11,005.005%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$3,000.001%
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$78,059.4539%
- Contributions over $200$121,351.0061%
- Itemized from inside Iowa$28,023.0023%
- Itemized from other states$95,925.0077%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: California $17,810.00 · Texas $12,800.00 · Washington $12,400.00 · New York $12,200.00. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
6 committees reported giving $6,500.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- THERESA GREENFIELD FOR IOWACandidate committee$2,000.00
- REMEDY PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- DOING RIGHT - RESULTS ACTION UNITY LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- COMMON GOOD PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- ELECT DEMS NOW PACPAC$1,000.00
- SYNGENTA CORPORATION EMPLOYEE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$500.00
The race
Iowa U.S. Senate, 2026 · 12 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Scholten (D) | $213,415.45 | $8,144.30 | 2025-12-31 |
| Joshua Turek (D) | $20,152,882.38 | $3,607,093.30 | 2026-09-30 |
| Ashley Hinson Arenholz (R) | $14,147,972.57 | $2,172,988.59 | 2026-10-14 |
| Joni K Ernst (R) | $2,006,940.15 | $1,801,802.09 | 2026-09-30 |
| Nathan Sage (D) | $1,433,543.65 | $8.88 | 2026-09-30 |
| James Carlin (R) | $494,420.13 | $5,266.22 | 2026-06-30 |
| Jackie Norris (D) | $363,563.01 | $0.00 | 2026-03-20 |
| Thomas Raymond Laehn (L) | $61,145.58 | $9,035.08 | 2026-10-14 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
Polling average: Ashley Hinson 45.9% · Josh Turek 46.1% (Turek +0.2%). Averages listed on Wikipedia from 270toWin, Decision Desk HQ, FiftyPlusOne, RealClearPolitics, Silver Bulletin.
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| co/efficient (R) | October 15–19, 2026 | 863 (LV) | ± 3.3% | Ashley Hinson 48% · Josh Turek 45% |
| Trafalgar Group (R) | October 13–15, 2026 | 1,094 (LV) | ± 2.9% | Ashley Hinson 46% · Josh Turek 44% |
| GS Strategy Group (R)/ New River Strategies (D) | October 9–13, 2026 | 602 (LV) | Ashley Hinson 44% · Josh Turek 46% | |
| NPA Polling | October 8–12, 2026 | 678 (LV) | ± 3.8% | Ashley Hinson 47% · Josh Turek 44% |
| YouGov | October 6–12, 2026 | 2,245 (LV) | ± 3.1% | Ashley Hinson 46% · Josh Turek 47% |
| Marist University | October 8–11, 2026 | (LV) | ±6.6% | Ashley Hinson 45% · Josh Turek 48% |
Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States Senate election in Iowa (retrieved October 22, 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: SCHOLTEN FOR IOWA.
- Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.
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