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 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
- 32%$43K
- Large donors
- 60%$82K
- PACs
- 4%$6K
- Party
- 4%$5K
- Self-funding
- --
- Other
- <1%$5
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 Dawsonthis page$136K
- Douglas Jensen$30K
- Chris McGowan$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.
Record in office
Dawson 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. 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.