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Bindings

state: Iowa Office view

Expected value

{
  "candidates": [
    "Ashley Hinson Arenholz",
    "James Carlin",
    "Joni K Ernst",
    "Thomas Raymond Laehn",
    "Jackie Norris",
    "Nathan Sage",
    "James Scholten",
    "Joshua Turek",
    "Zach P Wahls"
  ]
}

Source

fec.gov 55

https://api.open.fec.gov/v1/candidates/?election_year=2026

Validity

current

2026-07-10 → — · as of 2026-07-10

Confidence

medium

Entered by

importer:fec.gov

Notes

{"candidates":[{"name":"Ashley Hinson Arenholz","verbatim":"ARENHOLZ, ASHLEY HINSON","party":"REP","incumbent_challenge":"O","candidate_id":"S6IA00314"},{"name":"James Carlin","verbatim":"CARLIN, JAMES","party":"REP","incumbent_challenge":"O","candidate_id":"S6IA00249"},{"name":"Joni K Ernst","verbatim":"ERNST, JONI K","party":"REP","incumbent_challenge":"I","candidate_id":"S4IA00129"},{"name":"Thomas Raymond Laehn","verbatim":"LAEHN, THOMAS RAYMOND DR.","party":"LIB","incumbent_challenge":"O","candidate_id":"S6IA00181"},{"name":"Jackie Norris","verbatim":"NORRIS, JACKIE","party":"DEM","incumbent_challenge":"O","candidate_id":"S6IA00280"},{"name":"Nathan Sage","verbatim":"SAGE, NATHAN","party":"DEM","incumbent_challenge":"O","candidate_id":"S6IA00256"},{"name":"James Scholten","verbatim":"SCHOLTEN, JAMES","party":"DEM","incumbent_challenge":"O","candidate_id":"S6IA00264"},{"name":"Joshua Turek","verbatim":"TUREK, JOSHUA","party":"DEM","incumbent_challenge":"O","candidate_id":"S6IA00298"},{"name":"Zach P Wahls","verbatim":"WAHLS, ZACH P","party":"DEM","incumbent_challenge":"O","candidate_id":"S6IA00272"}],"cycle":2026,"coverage":"FEC filers with raised funds (filed != on ballot)"}