Elections · U.S. House, District 4 · Iowa
Dave Dawson
Democrat On the November ballot
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Raised for this seat
$136K
Through June 30, 2026
Cash on hand
$50K
Through June 30, 2026
On the November ballot
Dawson faces Chris McGowan for this seat on November 3, 2026.
The general-election ballot as recorded October 12, 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
- 32%$43K
- Large donors
- 60%$82K
- PACs
- 4%$5.8K
- Party
- 4%$5K
- Self-funding
- --
- Other
- <1%$5
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
- 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, incumbent first and then by name, never in money order.
- Dave Dawsonthis page$136K
- Chris McGowan$680K
- Ashley WolfTornabane$25K
Muted rows are campaigns not on the November ballot; their money is still their own filed record.
Record in office
Dawson 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: Iowa General Assembly via Wikimedia Commons, Copyrighted free use (unconditional grant by the rights holder). Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.
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