Iowa U.S. House, district 2 · 2026

Ballot list from the state's own certified list of candidates for the November 3, 2026 general election; not yet checked against the state’s own list.

The field

Independent / no party

Dave Bushaw

Raised: $37,988
From individuals: $29,495
From PACs and other committees: $5,000
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $2,255
Cash on hand: $13,112
Debts: $5,255

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

2 committees reported giving $5,102 in all.

FORWARD PARTY$5,000
MELTON FOR IOWA$102

As reported by the giving committees (FEC pas2: direct and in-kind contributions). May differ from the campaign’s own “from other committees” total, which counts what the campaign reports receiving.

Democrat

Lindsay James

Raised: $3,524,080
From individuals: $3,051,974
From PACs and other committees: $432,405
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $120
Cash on hand: $676,409
Debts: $0

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $1,254,779 to support and $3,719,035 to oppose.

NO GOING BACK PAC INC.against $3.5M
PROJECT 218for $624K
HMPfor $206K
AMERICA PACagainst $205K
CFFE PACfor $180K
PROGRESSIVE TURNOUT PROJECTfor $76K

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 14, 2026.

PAC and committee money

60 committees reported giving $253,724 in all.

ZINC COLLECTIVE PAC$10,500
EMILYS LIST$10,108
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$10,000
DEFEND THE VOTE$10,000
CARPENTERS LEGISLATIVE IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE UNITED BROTHERHOOD OF CARPENTERS AND JOINERS$10,000
AMERICAN FEDERATION OF STATE COUNTY & MUNICIPAL EMPLOYEES P E O P L E$10,000
UAW - V - CAP (UAW VOLUNTARY COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM) 'INT'L UNION UNITED AUTOMOBILE AEROSPACE & AGRICULTURAL IMPLEMENT WORKERS OF AMERICA UAW$10,000

Republican

Joe Mitchell

Raised: $2,683,808
From individuals: $1,974,801
From PACs and other committees: $526,850
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $100,000
Cash on hand: $868,818
Debts: $50,000

FEC, campaign committee totals through Sept. 30, 2026. FEC record

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $467,996 to support and $5,330,957 to oppose.

HMPagainst $2.3M
YOUR COMMUNITY PACagainst $1.7M
AB PACagainst $993K
NO GOING BACK PAC INC.for $427K
END CITIZENS UNITEDagainst $113K
ELECT DEMOCRATIC WOMENagainst $109K

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 14, 2026.

PAC and committee money

117 committees reported giving $435,850 in all.

ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$10,000
BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$10,000
RVFPAC$10,000
ANTI-WOKE FUND$10,000
BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC)$10,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000

Libertarian

Rick Stewart

No FEC registration on file. Candidates who raise or spend under $5,000 are not required to register.

Outside spending

No independent spending for or against this candidate in FEC filings.

PAC and committee money

No contributions from PACs or other committees in FEC committee filings.

Money in this race (FEC)

Dave Bushaw	Independent / no party	$37,988	$13,112	$0	$0
Lindsay James	Democrat	$3,524,080	$676,409	$1,254,779	$3,719,035
Joe Mitchell	Republican	$2,683,808	$868,818	$467,996	$5,330,957

Raised and cash on hand are the campaign’s own totals; outside spending is by groups the campaign does not control. They are separate measures and are not added together.

Federal Election Commission bulk data, 2026 cycle: candidate summaries (weball26), committee-to-candidate contributions (pas226) and independent expenditures, downloaded Oct. 16, 2026.

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