GOTV Intel

Josh Turek

State Representative, Iowa House District 20 · Candidate for Iowa U.S. Senate · Democrat

OfficeholderOn the 2026 ballotCandidate · Iowa U.S. Senate · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Iowa Secretary of State — Candidate List, November 3, 2026 General Election: United States Senator — Hinson (R), Turek (D), Laehn (L); 'Josh Turek' (Democratic) · read Sep 24, 2026

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Running for Iowa U.S. Senate, Class 2, Nov 3 General. The race page has 2 other candidates, 2 public polls, 1 certified result. See the race

Roles on File

Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
New finance report · Sep 30
Raised
$6,276,527cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$2,362,314cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent
$3,914,213cycle to date through Jun 30
Debts Owed
$0cycle to date through Jun 30
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

Campaign finance · Josh Turek for Iowa: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance · Josh Turek for Iowa: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

    Raised $6,276,526.90 this cycle · spent $3,914,213.12 · cash on hand $2,362,313.78 · debts owed by the committee $0.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $5,835,816.67 (93%); PACs and other political committees $378,126.83 (6%); Party committees $62,000.00 (1%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): media/ad buying $2.42M; digital $133.3K; fundraising $127.0K; individuals (staff, contractors, reimbursements) $111.9K; compliance/treasurer $54.5K; general consulting $54.0K.

    Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Filings

  • Statement of organization · Josh Turek for Iowa (amended)

    Filed with the FEC 2026-09-28 (file 2015456).

    Sep 28, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission — electronic filing · source

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Josh

  • Advertising summary · for and against (2026 cycle)

    For: own campaign $1,721,800 on Google; outside Google ads $0–$0; Snap $0; broadcast TV orders $2,424,005; FEC independent expenditures $30,785. Against: outside Google ads $1,361,800–$1,625,300; opponent campaign ads $0–$0; Snap $26,426; broadcast TV orders $0; FEC independent expenditures $7,290,990. 2026 cycle. Broadcast TV: FCC political files searched through 2026-09-24 (orders with stated totals counted). Meta not included.

    Official · Ads summary (2026 cycle)

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Josh Turek for Iowa (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (JOSH TUREK FOR IOWA). 51 ads since Nov 2024; $1,334,410–$1,334,410 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Snapchat ads · SLF PAC (opposing)

    SLF PAC — opposing this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 14 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $26,426–$26,426 (Snap disclosed USD (exact)); 0 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Sep 30, 2026 · Official · Snap Political Ads Library (PoliticalAds.zip 2025–2026) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Josh Turek for Iowa (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (Turek/Democrat/US Senate). 4 ads since Nov 2024; $15,175–$15,175 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Sep 28, 2026 · Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Josh Turek for Iowa (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (POL/ Josh Turek / D / US Senate / IA). 10 ads since Nov 2024; $226,950–$226,950 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Sep 28, 2026 · Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Josh Turek for Iowa (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (POL/Josh Turek/US Senate/IA/Dem). 17 ads since Nov 2024; $97,555–$97,555 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Sep 28, 2026 · Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Josh Turek for Iowa (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (JOSH TUREK FOR SENATE). 4 ads since Nov 2024; $141,490–$141,490 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Google/YouTube ads · NO GOING BACK PAC INC. (opposing)

    NO GOING BACK PAC INC. — opposing this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 9 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $61,000–$83,600 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 9 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

  • Google/YouTube ads · HIGH PLAINS PAC (opposing)

    HIGH PLAINS PAC — opposing this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 4 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $4,300–$5,500 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 4 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

  • Google/YouTube ads · Josh Turek for Iowa (supporting)

    The candidate's own campaign (Josh Turek for Iowa). 132 ads since Nov 2024; Google-reported $1,721,800 since Nov 6 2024 (exact, advertiser-wide).

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Josh Turek for Iowa (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (Josh Turek). 17 ads since Nov 2024; $312,385–$312,385 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Sep 23, 2026 · Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Google/YouTube ads · FIGHT ON IOWA (opposing)

    FIGHT ON IOWA — opposing this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 3 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $105,000–$125,000 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 3 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Sep 23, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source
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  • Google/YouTube ads · AMERICA PAC (opposing)

    AMERICA PAC — opposing this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 14 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $29,600–$35,200 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 0 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Sep 23, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

  • Google/YouTube ads · SLF PAC (opposing)

    SLF PAC — opposing this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 50 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $1,161,900–$1,376,000 (Google creative spend ranges, geo-allocated); 0 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Sep 23, 2026 · Official · Google Political Ads Transparency Report (bundle updated 2026-09-23 21:37 PT) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Josh Turek for Iowa (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (JOSH TUREK -US SENATE-D-IA). 19 ads since Nov 2024; $290,260–$290,260 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Sep 19, 2026 · Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Josh Turek for Iowa (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (JOSH TUREK-D-US SENATE). 6 ads since Nov 2024; $5,780–$5,780 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Aug 21, 2026 · Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Josh Turek for Iowa (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (Josh Turek US Senate IA). 0 ads since Nov 2024; $0–$0 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · SLF PAC (oppose)

    SLF PAC — opposing this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 0 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $0–$0 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)); 0 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Josh Turek for Iowa (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (Josh Turek for US Senate - IA DEM). 0 ads since Nov 2024; $0–$0 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Fight On Iowa (oppose)

    Fight On Iowa — opposing this candidate (evidence: schedule e). 0 ads since Nov 2024; spend on these ads $0–$0 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)); 0 of them also linked to other candidates.

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Josh Turek for Iowa (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (JOSH TUREK US SENATE IA DEM). 0 ads since Nov 2024; $0–$0 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Josh Turek for Iowa (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (Josh Turek for Iowa - 657894). 0 ads since Nov 2024; $0–$0 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

  • Broadcast TV (FCC political file) · Multiple buyers: Josh Turek for Iowa; Josh TurekUS Senate (support)

    The candidate's own campaign (Josh Turek US Senate). 0 ads since Nov 2024; $0–$0 (FCC political-file order totals as stated (latest revision per station order; invoices and NAB forms not counted)).

    Official · FCC Online Public Inspection File — station political files (structured fields parsed from filing text) · source

Independent Expenditures

FEC independent expenditures on file: $4,392,531 supporting, $11,013,276 opposing, across 194 reports.

Show all 23 spenders

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“Unlike Ashley Hinson, I will fight for Iowa and Iowans, and as your next U.S. senator, I will do whatever it takes to end this war, lower fuel prices, and bring much-needed relief to the working families just trying to get by”
Fuel prices take center stage in Iowa’s U.S. Senate raceSep 21, 2026 · Press · The Gazette · source
“What I'd like to see is overturning Citizens United. I'd love to be able to get the dark money out of politics. I'd like to pass a bill called the DISCLOSE Act”
Democrats aim to flip Iowa's U.S. Senate seat in an increasingly competitive raceSep 18, 2026 · Press · Iowa Public Radio · source
“I don't care if it's a Republican idea or a Democratic idea. I will be out there, always. What is best for the people? What's best for Iowans? What's best for our workers? And what is best for the middle class that is being hollowed out. That is my promise to each and every one of you”
Iowa's U.S. Senate candidates make their case for electability at the state fairAug 18, 2026 · Press · Iowa Public Radio · source
“Now, because of the tariffs and because of the war in Iran, we lead the nation in farm foreclosures. This is not the state that we grew up in. This is not the state that we know”
Iowa's U.S. Senate candidates make their case for electability at the state fairAug 18, 2026 · Press · Iowa Public Radio · source
“I'm going to fight for ethics reforms, both to the Supreme Court and to members of Congress. I'm going to fight for term limits.”
Iowa's U.S. Senate candidates make their case for electability at the state fairAug 18, 2026 · Press · Iowa Public Radio · source

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the Nov. 3, 2026 general election ballot for U.S. Senator (Iowa) · Democratic

    Ballot name as certified: “Josh Turek”. Designation: Democratic.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · Iowa Secretary of State · source

  • U.S. Senator · IA-SEN

    Democrat · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 19, 2026 · OSINT

Not on file for Josh yet: Key Votes, Reach Them. Coverage varies by state and office.

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_cn1ybbxcc.

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