Fundraising among Iowa congressional candidates

Here’s what I’ve found on the FEC website as of 1 p.m. today.  Each figure is rounded to the nearest dollar.  All five incumbent congressmen intend to seek reelection in 2010.  Here’s how they rank in terms of cash on hand:  Braley is tops, followed by Latham, Boswell, Loebsack and King.

Among the challengers who’ve emerged, Republican Jim Gibbons in the third congressional district raised far more than any other.  Gibbons, the former ISU wrestling coach, raised exponentially more than the two other GOP competitors in the third district who filed a report with the F.E.C.  There are three other candidates in that six-way G.O.P. primary in the third district who have not filed paperwork with the F.E.C. — or, if they have, it’s not posted online right now.

Below are the fundraising totals for each congressman:

First District Congressman Bruce Braley (D-Waterloo)
     Raised $173,000
     Cash on hand $538,000
Second District Congressman Dave Loebsack (D-Mt Vernon)
     Raised $94,000
     Cash on hand $336,000
Third District Congressman Leonard Boswell (D-Des Moines)
     Raised $169,000
     Cash on hand $462,000
Fourth District Congressman Tom Latham (R-Ames)
     Raised $97,000
     Cash on hand $477,000
Fifth District Congressman Steve King (R-Kiron)
     Raised $133,000
     Cash on hand $260,000

Below are the fundraising totals for each of the major party challengers in each congressional district;                                               First Congressional District:
Rob Blum – Republican
     (nothing reported on FEC website)
James Budde — Republican
     Raised $2400
     Cash on hand $2400
Ben Lange — Republican
     (nothing reported on FEC website)

Second Congressional District:
Mariannette Miller-Meeks — Republican
     Raised $21,000
     Cash on hand $21,000
Steve Rathje — Republican
     Raised $59,000
     Cash on hand $46,000
Christopher Reed — Republican
     Raised $8500
     Cash on hand $2100

Third Congressional District:
Pat Bertroche — Republican
     (nothing filed on FEC website)
Dave Funk — Republican
     Raised $23,000
     Cash on hand $17,000
Jim Gibbons — Republican
     Raised $207,000
     Cash on hand $205,000
Mark Rees — Republican
     (nothing filed on FEC website)
Jason Welch — Republican
     (nothing filed on FEC website)
Brad Zaun — Republican
     Raised $31,000
     Cash on hand: $31,000

Fourth Congressional District:
Bill Maske — Democrat
     Raised $11,000
     Cash on hand $6,000

Fifth Congressional District:
Mike Denklau — Democrat
     Raised $9,000
     Cash on hand $12,000
Matt Campbell — Democrat
     (nothing filed on FEC website)