Lindsay James (Democrat), Joe Mitchell (Republican), Rick Stewart (Libertarian) and Dave Bushaw (Independent) are on the November 3, 2026 ballot for U.S. House in Iowa District 2, as recorded September 21, 2026 from the Iowa Secretary of State.
The November ballot
Raised so far, filed with the FEC
Also in this race: Rick Stewart (Libertarian).
Official candidate list: Iowa Secretary of State. Faces and bars are the campaigns that hold the seat or have $25,000 raised or outside spending on file; being outside that group is a filing fact, not a mark. Not a prediction.
The seat
Ashley Hinson
Republican · Holds the seat now
First took office 2021 · Age 43
Not on the November ballot
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.
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How they won the primary
The primary · 47,980 votes
- Lindsay James Won: 57.8% 27,717
- Clint Twedt-Ball: 24.0% 11,529
- Kathy Dolter: 18.1% 8,669
The total includes 65 write-in or scattered votes not listed by candidate.
The primary · 39,802 votes
- Joe Mitchell Won: 61.3% 24,413
- Charlie McClintock: 38.3% 15,264
The total includes 125 write-in or scattered votes not listed by candidate.
Primary results as recorded September 27, 2026, ordered by votes. Source: Iowa Secretary of State certified primary canvass. Certified June 22, 2026. A primary result is a recorded fact about a past contest, not a prediction of November.
The money on this race
- Raised by candidates
- $4.3M
- Outside money
- $9.1M
Outside money, for and against
Independent expenditures; direction is each filer's own declared filing. The other $15K of the race's $9.1M was spent on candidates not listed here. No outside money is on file for or against the other name on this ballot.
Where each candidate's money comes from
Small donors give $200 or less; PACs are political action committees. Shares of each candidate's own receipts on file with the FEC. Outside money is not part of these figures.
Who is spending on this race
The largest groups spending independently here, ranked; open a row for whose race the money went into.
Independent expenditures reported to the FEC; direction is each group's own declared filing.
Not on the November ballot
8 filed- Rodney BlumRepublican$250K
- Kathy DolterDemocrat$75K
- Shannon LundgrenRepublican$92K
- Kevin TechauDemocrat$147K
- Clint Twedt-BallDemocrat$585K
Primary candidates who did not advance, committees still on file, and candidacies that ended. Being here is a filing fact, not a mark against anyone.
The district
Census context- 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.
How this seat voted last time
R+16 in 2024
- Ashley Hinson Won: 57.1%
- Sarah Corkery: 41.5%
408,802 votes for candidates. Other candidates and write-ins took the remaining 1.4%. A past result is a filed fact, not a prediction of November.
Certified returns via MIT Election Data and Science Lab, from the House Clerk's election statistics and state canvasses.
Candidates and financing from the FEC, public domain. Candidate totals are each campaign's latest FEC report, ending between June 12, 2026 and June 30, 2026. Outside money is the FEC's processed total of independent expenditures plus the 24- and 48-hour reports filed since each group's latest regular report. It covers this two-year cycle, the same as the candidate totals. Dataset built 2026-10-12. Nothing here is a forecast, a grade, or a ranking of candidates.