Vilsack Vs. King Which Iowa Congress Candidate Has More Money

U.S. Congressman Steve King, R-Kiron, has that the race for Iowa's new 4^th Congressional District with Christie Vilsack, D-Ames, will be the most expensive congressional race in the history of Iowa.

In order for that to come true, both candidates would have to raise more than $2.5 million each. In 2006, Republican and Democrat candidates raised a combined $4.8 million in their race for the District 1 Congressional seat. At that time Democrat Bruce Braley was up against Republican Mike Whalen.

So far Vilsack and King have raised less than $3 million together.

Vilsack announced in a press release Friday that she raised $400,000 in the first quarter of 2012 and had $900,000 of cash on hand. Federal Election Commission records show she raised $1.2 million by the end of December 2011 bringing the grand total above $1.5 million.

King announced via Twitter that he ended the first quarter with $450,000 in donations and has more than $800,000 on hand. Federal Election Commission records show King raised $817,000 by the end of December bringing his grand total above $1.2 million.