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2026 Iowa's 2nd District House race
style="background:#DDDDDD" |Incumbent retiring to run for U.S. Senate · Lean R+4 · Election Nov 3, 2026
The 2026 Iowa's 2nd District House race (partisan lean R+4): Lindsay James (D), Joe Mitchell (R), Dave Bushaw (I), Rick Stewart (L). Raised so far: Lindsay James (D) $3.5M, Joe Mitchell (R) $2.7M, Dave Bushaw (I) $38K. Outside groups have spent $10.8M.
- Raised by candidates
- $6.2M
- Outside spending
- $10.8M
- Partisan lean
- R+4
Candidates
- Lindsay James · DemocraticRaised $3.5M · $676K cash
- Joe Mitchell · RepublicanRaised $2.7M · $869K cash
- Dave Bushaw · IndependentRaised $38K · $13K cash
- Rick Stewart · Libertarian
Outside groups spending
- NO GOING BACK PAC INC. opposing Lindsay James$3.5M
- HMP opposing Joe Mitchell$2.3M
- YOUR COMMUNITY PAC opposing Joe Mitchell$1.7M
- AB PAC opposing Joe Mitchell$993K
- Project 218 supporting Lindsay James$624K
- NO GOING BACK PAC INC. supporting Joe Mitchell$427K
- HMP supporting Lindsay James$206K
- America PAC opposing Lindsay James$205K
- CFFE PAC supporting Lindsay James$180K
- End Citizens United opposing Joe Mitchell$113K
- Elect Democratic Women opposing Joe Mitchell$109K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees PEOPLE opposing Joe Mitchell$97K
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From FEC candidate summaries and independent expenditure reports.
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Capitol Receipts, “2026 Iowa's 2nd District House Race: Candidates & Money,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/race/H-IA-02/2026-iowas-2nd-district-house-race (accessed 2026-10-17).