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Iowa · U.S. House · District 02 · 2026

Iowa District 02 House race

General election in 96 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Iowa District 02 House race

Ashley Hinson has raised more than 4 times the next candidate.

Republican Ashley Hinson has raised about $7.5M, more than 4 times any rival.

Lindsay James reports 87% of campaign money from individuals.

FEC filings, 2026 cycle. Money raised is net of transfers between a candidate's own committees.

Every candidate on file

Ranked by money raised. Each row shows the campaign money mix and a plain-English read.

Ashley Hinson

Ashley Hinson

RIncumbent
R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 29% from PACs and 70% from individuals.

70% individuals29% PACs1% other
$7.5M
raised
JM

Joe Mitchell

R
R · challenger

Candidate leans on PAC money. 21% from PACs and 73% from individuals.

73% individuals21% PACs6% other
$1.9M
raised
LJ

Lindsay James

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 87% from individuals and 12% from PACs.

87% individuals12% PACs1% other
$1.6M
raised
CT

Clinton Twedt-Ball

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 100% from individuals and 0% from PACs.

100% individuals0% PACs0% other
$585K
raised
RB

Rodney Blum

R
R · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $247K on hand from $250K raised.

0% individuals0% PACs100% other
$250K
raised
KT

Kevin Techau

D
D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 95% from individuals and 2% from PACs.

95% individuals2% PACs3% other
$147K
raised
SL

Shannon Lundgren

R
R · challenger

76% from individuals, 14% from PACs, and 10% from other sources.

76% individuals14% PACs10% other
$92K
raised
KD

Kathryn Dolter

D
D · challenger

56% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 44% from other sources.

56% individuals0% PACs44% other
$75K
raised
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DB

Dave Bushaw

I
I · challenger

69% from individuals, 19% from PACs, and 12% from other sources.

69% individuals19% PACs12% other
$26K
raised
CM

Charlie McClintock

R
R · challenger

Still has cash to spend. $13K on hand from $18K raised.

60% individuals0% PACs40% other
$18K
raised
GM

Guy Morgan

D
D · challenger

48% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 52% from other sources.

48% individuals0% PACs52% other
$5K
raised

Where the money came from

$0 in itemized outside money is on file for this cycle. Candidate fundraising is shown separately below.

Small donors & unclassified$60K
Banking & Financial$20K
Defense & Aerospace$20K
Insurance$15K
Energy & Utilities$13K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Transportation$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) · pac$15K
  • NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$13K
  • A NEW NATION PAC · pac$10K
  • CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PAC · pac$10K
  • DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • E-PAC · pac$10K
  • GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) · pac$10K
  • NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

23%73%
23% PACs73% individuals4% other

The incumbent's record

Ashley Hinson is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2024)
$2.0M
$951K - $3.0M. down $947K since 2021.
Stock trades
None on file
No disclosed individual stock transactions.
Committees
3
Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

  • House Committee on Ethics
  • House Select Committee on the Strategic Competition Between the United States and the Chinese Communist Party
  • House Committee on Appropriations

Who funds them

This is the incumbent's own funding by donor sector for the cycle.

Small donors & unclassified$60K
Banking & Financial$20K
Defense & Aerospace$20K
Insurance$15K
Energy & Utilities$13K
Ideological / Leadership$10K
Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

Money, side by side. Green marks the leader on each line.

Ashley Hinson
R · incumbent
Ashley Hinson
vs
JM
Joe Mitchell
R · challenger
$7.5M
Raised
$1.9M
$6.7M
Cash on hand
$896K
29%
From PACs
21%
70%
From individuals
73%
Banking & Financial
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No