Elections · U.S. House, District 4 · Iowa
Chris McGowan
Republican On the November ballot
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Raised for this seat
$680K
Through June 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$329K
Through June 30, 2026
On the November ballot
McGowan faces Dave Dawson for this seat on November 3, 2026.
The ballot as filed by the nominee source, recorded August 27, 2026, not a prediction. Minor-party and write-in filers are on the race page.
Where the money comes from
- Small donors
- 1%$4K
- Large donors
- 82%$558K
- PACs
- 17%$117K
- Party
- --
- Self-funding
- --
- Other
- <1%$820
Separately, $173K 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, 2026In 10 weeks
Register 15 days before (mail postmarked 15 days before), or same-day through Election Day in person.
The district they want to represent
- People
- 798K
- Median household income
- $73K
- Unemployment
- 3.4%
- Living below the poverty line
- 11.6%
- Without health insurance
- 5.3%
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, in ballot order, not money order.
- Dave Dawson$136K
- Douglas Jensen$30K
- Chris McGowanthis page$680K
- Ryan Rhodes$443K
- Matt Windschitl$66K
- Ashley Wolftornabane$25K
Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; their money is still their own filed record.
Spending to support them
$173K- American Mission$104KRepublican-alignedRepublican-aligned
- Conservatives for American Excellence$60K
- Iowa Always PAC$9K
Spending to oppose them
No committee has filed independent spending in this direction.
How these directions are decided
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC. 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.
Record in office
McGowan has not held this office, so there is no federal voting record, no cosponsorships and no committee service to report.
That absence is not a position for or against anything; it is what a first federal campaign looks like in the public record.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.