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U.S. House District 3

2022 general election. Election concluded.

Archive: This page reflects certified results from the 2022 general election (certified January 31, 2023).

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Campaign finance

Federal Election Commission filings for the 2022 two-year cycle. Candidates appear in the order they are listed on this page. They are not ranked by money, and these measures are never combined into a single score.

Every candidate below reports through Dec 31, 2022.

Reported campaign finance for each candidate with complete FEC data in the 2022 cycle
CandidateTotal receiptsCash on handDirect PAC receipts
Cindy Axne Democratic$7,231,695$4,633$1,570,994
Zach Nunn Republican$2,633,466$101,068$397,225

Each measure below has its own scale and starts at zero, so bars can be read against each other within a measure but not across measures. Every figure is reported through Dec 31, 2022.

Total receipts

Everything the authorized campaign committee took in, including contributions, loans, and transfers.

Highest total receipts: Cindy Axne at $7,231,695. Lowest: Zach Nunn at $2,633,466. The largest reported value sets this scale at $7,231,695.

Cash on hand

The balance the campaign reported at the end of its coverage period.

Highest cash on hand: Zach Nunn at $101,068. Lowest: Cindy Axne at $4,633. The largest reported value sets this scale at $101,068.

Direct PAC receipts

Money the campaign received from PACs and other political committees. This is not outside spending.

Highest direct PAC receipts: Cindy Axne at $1,570,994. Lowest: Zach Nunn at $397,225. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,570,994.

Outside spending supporting

Independent expenditures by other organizations supporting the candidate, not coordinated with the campaign and never received by it.

Highest outside spending supporting: Zach Nunn at $1,209,358. Lowest: Cindy Axne at $159,519. The largest reported value sets this scale at $1,209,358.

Outside spending opposing

Independent expenditures by other organizations opposing the candidate, not coordinated with any campaign.

Highest outside spending opposing: Cindy Axne at $3,110,375. Lowest: Zach Nunn at $1,817,638. The largest reported value sets this scale at $3,110,375.

Where each campaign's committee money came from

Each column is one candidate and each figure is that candidate's own money, taken over that candidate's own itemized total. Nothing here is added across candidates, and the two groupings below are never added to each other: the first is who the FEC says runs the giving committee, which covers every dollar, and the second is what interest a source says that committee advances, which is a claim MyRepTracker makes and covers only part of the money.

Contributions each campaign received, by who runs the committee

Contributions each campaign received for each compared candidate, grouped by who the FEC says runs the giving committee
CategoryCindy Axne DemocraticZach Nunn Republican
Leadership PACs$432,50427.5%$206,80050.3%
Trade association PACs$238,00015.2%$38,2009.3%
Non-connected committees$190,91712.2%$72,07417.5%
Labor union PACs$213,50013.6%$0
Corporate PACs$159,96410.2%$28,7507.0%
Other candidates' committees$144,5019.2%$38,0009.3%
Membership organization PACs$150,9019.6%$19,9504.9%
Cooperative PACs$28,2501.8%$0
Party committees$9,9900.6%$5,0001.2%
Corporations without capital stock$2,0000.1%$2,0000.5%
Itemized total$1,570,527$410,774

Contributions each campaign received, by interest advanced

Contributions each campaign received for each compared candidate, grouped by the interest the giving committee is categorized as advancing
CategoryCindy Axne DemocraticZach Nunn Republican
Agribusiness Agriculture$80,7508.2%$2,5001.6%
Public sector unions Labor$63,0006.4%$0
Insurance Finance, insurance, and real estate$51,5005.2%$7,0004.3%
Physicians and medical specialties Health$45,5004.6%$2,5001.6%
Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate$47,5004.8%$0
Transportation unions Labor$44,5004.5%$0
Building trades unions Labor$42,5004.3%$0
Renewable energy Energy and natural resources$40,5004.1%$2,0001.2%
Industrial unions Labor$38,5003.9%$0
Construction Construction$16,5001.7%$21,50013.4%
Electric utilities Energy and natural resources$33,0003.4%$0
Securities and investment Finance, insurance, and real estate$28,0002.8%$5,0003.1%
Food and beverage Agriculture$28,0002.8%$3,5002.2%
Commercial banking Finance, insurance, and real estate$22,0002.2%$5,0003.1%
Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue$0$20,00012.4%
Telecommunications Communications and technology$15,0001.5%$0
Hospitals and nursing homes Health$13,5001.4%$0
Automotive Transportation$12,0001.2%$1,0000.6%
Pro-Israel Ideological and single-issue$11,9001.2%$0
Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue$11,0001.1%$0
Air transport Transportation$10,5001.1%$0
Lawyers and law firms Professional services$10,0001.0%$0
Credit unions Finance, insurance, and real estate$6,0000.6%$0
Defense Defense$6,0000.6%$0
Health insurance Health$5,5000.6%$0
Mining Energy and natural resources$5,0000.5%$0
Pharmaceuticals Health$4,5000.5%$0
Media and entertainment Communications and technology$3,5000.4%$2500.2%
Nurses and nursing specialties Health$3,5000.4%$0
Technology Communications and technology$3,5000.4%$0
LGBTQ rights Ideological and single-issue$3,0000.3%$0
Gun control Ideological and single-issue$2,0000.2%$0
Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees$586,995$249,800
Committees not yet categorized$275,38228.0%$90,72456.4%
Itemized total$1,570,527$410,774

Independent spending supporting each candidate, by who runs the committee

Independent spending supporting each candidate for each compared candidate, grouped by who the FEC says runs the giving committee
CategoryCindy Axne DemocraticZach Nunn Republican
Non-connected committees$98,80161.9%$1,031,91785.3%
Party committees$0$168,70013.9%
Membership organization PACs$60,71838.1%$3,7500.3%
Leadership PACs$0$4,9910.4%
Itemized total$159,519$1,209,358

Independent spending supporting each candidate, by interest advanced

Independent spending supporting each candidate for each compared candidate, grouped by the interest the giving committee is categorized as advancing
CategoryCindy Axne DemocraticZach Nunn Republican
Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue$0$834,69580.6%
Environmental advocacy Ideological and single-issue$70,56044.2%$0
Real estate Finance, insurance, and real estate$60,71838.1%$0
Industrial unions Labor$8,0295.0%$0
Committees not yet categorized$20,21212.7%$200,97219.4%
Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees$0$173,691
Itemized total$159,519$1,209,358

Independent spending opposing each candidate, by who runs the committee

Independent spending opposing each candidate for each compared candidate, grouped by who the FEC says runs the giving committee
CategoryCindy Axne DemocraticZach Nunn Republican
Party committees$2,273,00573.1%$914,72050.3%
Non-connected committees$832,37926.8%$902,91849.7%
Leadership PACs$4,9910.2%$0
Itemized total$3,110,375$1,817,638

Independent spending opposing each candidate, by interest advanced

Independent spending opposing each candidate for each compared candidate, grouped by the interest the giving committee is categorized as advancing
CategoryCindy Axne DemocraticZach Nunn Republican
Pro-Democratic Party Ideological and single-issue$0$902,918100.0%
Pro-Republican Party Ideological and single-issue$447,01853.7%$0
Abortion rights Ideological and single-issue$74,9709.0%$0
Leadership PACs, party committees, and other candidates' committees$2,277,996$914,720
Committees not yet categorized$310,39137.3%$0
Itemized total$3,110,375$1,817,638

Last-minute contributions reported before an election

Within 48 hours of receiving a contribution or loan of $1,000 or more in the days just before an election, a campaign must notify the FEC. These notices are provisional: the same money appears again in the regular report covering those days, so it is not added to the amounts above and is not compared as a measure. Candidates file them only while their own election is close, so an absence here says nothing about a campaign's fundraising.

48-hour notices reported by candidates in this race
CandidateReported on noticesNoticesCoversState
Cindy Axne Democratic$449,67231May 19 to Nov 5, 2022Covered by regular reports
Zach Nunn Republican$141,50011May 23 to Nov 4, 2022Covered by regular reports

Direct contributions are money the campaign received. Independent expenditures are spending by other organizations that is not coordinated with any campaign, and are never added to a candidate's receipts. Source: Federal Election Commission ↗.