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2026 Iowa's 2nd District House race
style="background:#DDDDDD" |Incumbent retiring to run for U.S. Senate · Lean R+4 · Election Nov 3, 2026
The 2026 Iowa's 2nd District House race (partisan lean R+4): Joe Mitchell (R), Lindsay James (D), Dave Bushaw (I), Rick Stewart (L). Raised so far: Joe Mitchell (R) $1.9M, Lindsay James (D) $1.6M, Dave Bushaw (I) $26K. Outside groups have spent $9.1M.
- Raised by candidates
- $3.6M
- Outside spending
- $9.1M
- Partisan lean
- R+4
Candidates
- Joe Mitchell · RepublicanRaised $1.9M · $896K cash
- Lindsay James · DemocraticRaised $1.6M · $756K cash
- Dave Bushaw · IndependentRaised $26K · $12K cash
- Rick Stewart · Libertarian
Outside groups spending
- NO GOING BACK PAC INC. opposing Lindsay James$3.5M
- YOUR COMMUNITY PAC opposing Joe Mitchell$1.7M
- HMP opposing Joe Mitchell$1.6M
- AB PAC opposing Joe Mitchell$993K
- Project 218 supporting Lindsay James$339K
- HMP supporting Lindsay James$206K
- CFFE PAC supporting Lindsay James$173K
- America PAC opposing Lindsay James$130K
- NO GOING BACK PAC INC. supporting Joe Mitchell$119K
- End Citizens United opposing Joe Mitchell$113K
- Progressive Turnout Project supporting Lindsay James$76K
- American Federation of State County & Municipal Employees PEOPLE opposing Joe Mitchell$46K
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From FEC candidate summaries and independent expenditure reports.
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Capitol Receipts, “2026 Iowa's 2nd District House Race: Candidates & Money,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/race/H-IA-02/2026-iowas-2nd-district-house-race (accessed 2026-10-13).