FINKENAUER, ABBY
D · senate
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- FEC candidate id
S2IA00164- Internal id
e075d0a1-e7f5-482b-9956-8a349e3e2205- Status
- challenger
Who this candidate represents (statewide)
Who lives here — American Community Survey 5-year estimates (2024), Iowa. Source.
| Category | Metric | Value |
|---|---|---|
| People | Population | 3,210,507 |
| People | Median age | 39 |
| Income | Median household income | $75,059 |
| Income | Per-capita income | $40,877 |
| Income | In poverty | 11.1% |
| Income | Unemployed | 3.6% |
| Income | Gini inequality index | 0.444 |
| Race | White alone | 84.2% |
| Race | Black alone | 3.9% |
| Race | Asian alone | 2.5% |
| Race | Hispanic or Latino | 7.3% |
| Race | Two or more races | 6.6% |
| Origin | Foreign-born | 5.9% |
| Language | Speaks English only at home | 90.9% |
| Language | Speaks Spanish at home | 4.7% |
| Education | High school or higher | 61.4% |
| Education | Bachelor's or higher | 31.4% |
| Education | Advanced degree | 10.5% |
| Household | Family households | 61.5% |
| Household | Avg household size | 2.36 |
| Household | Never married (15+) | 31.8% |
| Housing | Median home value | $208,000 |
| Housing | Median gross rent | $972 |
| Housing | Single-family detached | 72.2% |
| Housing | Built before 1940 | 4.6% |
| Housing | Overcrowded (>1 per room) | 1.6% |
| Housing | Vacant units | 8.5% |
| Service | Veterans (18+) | 6.5% |
| Health | With a disability | 12.7% |
| Connectivity | Households with broadband | 88.8% |
| Connectivity | Households with no internet | 7.5% |
| Commute | Drove alone | 76.0% |
| Commute | Public transit | 0.7% |
| Commute | Worked from home | 11.3% |
Cycle financials
Source: FEC weball bulk file (cycle summary). Numbers in USD; 0 = no activity reported.
| Cycle | Raised | Spent | Cash on hand | Debts | Indiv. contribs. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $15,066 | $19,820 | $4,718 | $318,625 | $38 |
| 2024 | $86,851 | $95,309 | $9,473 | $321,625 | $2,208 |
| 2022 | $4,204,898 | $4,186,967 | $17,931 | $346,568 | $3,950,667 |
Elections
- 2022 general senate · IA-S — running
- 2022 general senate · IA-S — running
- 2022 general senate · IA-S — lost_general
- 2022 general senate · IA-S — running
- 2022 general senate · IA-S — lost_general
- 2022 general senate · IA-S — lost_general
- 2022 general senate · IA-S — lost_general
- 2022 general senate · IA-S — lost_general
- 2022 general senate · IA-S — running
- 2022 general senate · IA-S — running
Committees
- ABBY FOR IOWA — principal · type S
Election prediction
Cycle 2026 · model baseline-v1 · base rate 15.1%
P(win) = 23.1%
| Feature | Δ P(win) |
|---|---|
| Base rate (historical) | 15.1% |
| D (major party) | +10.0% |
| senate race | -2.0% |
Baseline model (incumbency × party × office). Calibration: backtest Brier score is the reference, see npm run db:ingest -- --source=predict-backtest-election. Future model versions must beat baseline Brier on the same held-out cohort or they don't ship.
Transfers from committees
Direct contributions from PACs and party committees. Source: FEC pas2 bulk (committee-to-candidate transactions).
Connected on the graph
Inbound (36)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-06-06 | INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND | contributed_to | $2,000 | pas2 | |
| 2022-05-27 | LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND | contributed_to | $1,365 | pas2 | |
| 2022-05-06 | BLUE STATES PAC | contributed_to | $2,900 | pas2 | |
| 2022-04-06 | AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E | contributed_to | $5,000 | pas2 | |
| 2022-03-31 | THE NEXT 50 PAC | contributed_to | $1,000 | pas2 | |
| 2022-03-28 | INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF BOILERMAKERS CAMPAIGN ASSISTANCE FUND | contributed_to | $3,000 | pas2 | |
| 2022-03-21 | LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND | contributed_to | $1,000 | pas2 | |
| 2022-03-21 | NORTH AMERICA'S BUILDING TRADES UNIONS POLITICAL EDUCATIONAL FUND | contributed_to | $1,000 | pas2 | |
| 2022-03-20 | ELECTING WOMEN DENVER | contributed_to | $2,000 | pas2 | |
| 2022-03-15 | TRI-STATE MAXED-OUT WOMEN | contributed_to | $5,000 | pas2 | |
| 2022-02-17 | GIFFORDS PAC | contributed_to | $2,500 | pas2 | |
| 2022-02-11 | LEAGUE OF CONSERVATION VOTERS ACTION FUND | contributed_to | $2,500 | pas2 | |
| 2022-01-21 | WOMEN'S POLITICAL COMMITTEE FEDERAL | contributed_to | $5,000 | pas2 | |
| 2022-01-18 | ALL IN PAC | contributed_to | $1,000 | pas2 | |
| 2021-12-28 | AMERICA 2.0 PAC | contributed_to | $2,500 | pas2 | |
| 2021-12-27 | THE NEXT 50 PAC | contributed_to | $1,500 | pas2 | |
| 2021-12-22 | EMILYS LIST | contributed_to | $5,000 | pas2 | |
| 2021-12-17 | PAC TO THE FUTURE | contributed_to | $5,000 | pas2 | |
| 2021-12-17 | NANCY PELOSI FOR CONGRESS | contributed_to | $2,000 | pas2 | |
| 2021-12-16 | HMS SCRAP PAC | contributed_to | $2,000 | pas2 | |
| 2021-12-02 | RESIST RECLAIM REBUILD PAC | contributed_to | $3,000 | pas2 | |
| 2021-09-30 | TRI-STATE MAXED-OUT WOMEN | contributed_to | $5,000 | pas2 | |
| 2021-09-30 | THE NEXT 50 PAC | contributed_to | $1,000 | pas2 | |
| 2021-09-29 | ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMEN | contributed_to | $5,000 | pas2 | |
| 2021-09-24 | AMERICAN MOSAIC PAC | contributed_to | $1,000 | pas2 | |
| 2021-09-21 | LOS ANGELES WOMEN'S GIVING COLLECTIVE PAC | contributed_to | $2,500 | pas2 | |
| 2021-09-16 | SMART TD PAC | contributed_to | $2,500 | pas2 | |
| 2021-09-14 | UA UNION PLUMBERS & PIPEFITTERS VOTE! PAC (UNITED ASSOCIATION OF JOURNEYMEN AND APPRENTICES OF THE PLUMBING & PIPEFITTING INDUSTRY OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA) | contributed_to | $5,000 | pas2 | |
| 2021-09-09 | AMERICAN FEDERATION OF GOVT. EMPL. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE | contributed_to | $5,000 | pas2 | |
| 2021-09-01 | NITA LOWEY FOR CONGRESS | contributed_to | $2,000 | pas2 | |
| 2021-08-31 | CHERPAC | contributed_to | $1,000 | pas2 | |
| 2021-08-20 | SUMMITT PAC | contributed_to | $1,000 | pas2 | |
| 2021-08-05 | SPARK PAC | contributed_to | $2,900 | pas2 | |
| 2021-08-05 | SPARK PAC | contributed_to | $2,900 | pas2 | |
| 2021-08-03 | MAKING A DIFFERENCE PAC | contributed_to | $1,000 | pas2 | |
| 2021-07-26 | LOEBSACK FOR CONGRESS | contributed_to | $1,000 | pas2 |
Outbound (1)
| date | type | to | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | principal_candidate_of | ABBY FOR IOWA | — | candidate_committees |