Iowa U.S. House, district 4 · 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

Democrat

Dave Dawson

Raised: $240,238
From individuals: $212,249
From PACs and other committees: $18,800
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $0
Cash on hand: $63,996
Debts: $0

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

6 committees reported giving $12,300 in all.

MACHINISTS NON PARTISAN POLITICAL LEAGUE OF THE INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MACHINISTS & AEROSPACE WORKERS$5,000
IOWANS FOR ASHLEY WOLFTORNABANE$2,000
MELTON FOR IOWA$2,000
NEA FUND FOR CHILDREN AND PUBLIC EDUCATION$2,000
THE MAJORITY RULES$1,000
INTERNATIONAL BROTHERHOOD OF ELECTRICAL WORKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$300

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.

Republican

Chris McGowan

Raised: $853,320
From individuals: $628,927
From PACs and other committees: $222,750
From the candidate (gifts + loans): $0
Cash on hand: $444,728
Debts: $0

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

Outside spending

Outside groups spent $179,152 to support and $0 to oppose.

AMERICAN MISSIONfor $104K
CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.for $60K
IOWA ALWAYS PACfor $9K
NRA VICTORY FUND, INC.for $6K

FEC independent expenditures, amendments applied, duplicates removed. Spending dated through Oct. 10, 2026.

PAC and committee money

40 committees reported giving $163,000 in all.

SIOUXLAND ETHANOL LLC PAC$10,000
THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN REVIVAL PAC$10,000
NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$10,000
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC)$7,500
RVFPAC$6,000
ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PAC$5,000
BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE$5,000

Tracked networks

Tech, AI and cryptospent to help $104K

Which committees belong to each network is Network groupings matched to FEC committee IDs. Amounts are from FEC files. Bundled (earmarked) money is not counted here.

Money in this race (FEC)

Dave Dawson	Democrat	$240,238	$63,996	$0	$0
Chris McGowan	Republican	$853,320	$444,728	$179,152	$0

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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