Elections · U.S. House, District 2 · Iowa
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Raised for this seat
$1.6M
Through June 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$756K
Through June 30, 2026
On the November ballot
James faces Joe Mitchell, Rick Stewart and Dave Bushaw for this seat on November 3, 2026.
The general-election ballot as recorded September 8, 2026, not a prediction. Official candidate list: Iowa Secretary of State. Minor-party and write-in filers are on the race page.
Where the money comes from
- Small donors
- 11%$179K
- Large donors
- 76%$1.2M
- PACs
- 12%$200K
- Party
- <1%$11K
- Self-funding
- --
- Other
- <1%$7.6K
Separately, $4.4M in independent expenditures was reported for and against this candidate by outside committees. That money is not the candidate's receipts and is not part of the mix above.
Receipts reported through June 30, 2026. Source: FEC.
How to vote in Iowa
- General electionNovember 3, 2026
Register 15 days before (mail postmarked 15 days before), or same-day through Election Day in person.
The district they want to represent
- People
- 795K
- Median household income
- $74K
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
- Living below the poverty line
- 10.4%
- Without health insurance
- 4.5%
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2024 5-year estimates. Context about the district, not a statement about any candidate.
Against the field for this seat
Each campaign's reported receipts on one shared scale, incumbent first and then by name, never in money order.
- Dave Bushaw$26K
- Kathy Dolter$75K
- Lindsay Jamesthis page$1.6M
- Joe Mitchell$1.9M
- Clint Twedt-Ball$585K
Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; their money is still their own filed record. Also on the ballot with no FEC filing, so no row: Rick Stewart.
Spending to support them
$817K- Project 218$339K
- HMP$206K
- CFFE PAC$173K
- Progressive Turnout Project$34K
- AB PAC$32K
The top 5 committees of the $817K filed in this direction.
Spending to oppose them
$3.6M- No Going Back PAC$3.5M
- America PAC$130K
How these directions are decided
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC, through October 8, 2026. The supporting or opposing direction is each committee's own declared filing, not an interpretation, and a group spending against a candidate is not necessarily spending for their opponent. Outside money is not the campaign's money and is never added to what they raised.
In their own words
What James's campaign says it would work on.
The priorities James's own campaign site lists, quoted as written there. They are what the campaign says. Nobody has voted on them.
- “Bring Down the Cost of Living for Working Iowans”
- “A Healthcare System that Works for All”
- “End DC Corruption”
- “Support Iowa Farmers”
- “Keep Our Communities Safe”
- “Protect Our Education System”
Quoted from lindsayforiowa.com, read August 14, 2026. A campaign site changes; this is what it said on that date. Curia quotes these and does not check, rate or rank them.
Record in office
James does not hold a seat in Congress now, so there is no current voting record, cosponsorships or committee service to show here.
That absence is not a position for or against anything.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Portrait: Official portrait via Open States. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.
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