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

Iowa District 02 House race

General election in 50 days · Nov 3, 2026
The read · Iowa District 02 House race

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

Candidates in the Iowa District 02 House race, 2026 report raising $12.2M between them. Ashley Hinson reports $7.5M and Joe Mitchell reports $1.9M, a gap of $5.6M. Of what Ashley Hinson reports, 70% came from individuals and 29% from PACs.

Public campaign-finance filings, 2026 cycle. Candidate rows are filers on record, not final ballot lists. Totals are rounded to whole dollars.

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
Joe Mitchell

Joe Mitchell

R
R · challenger

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

73% individuals21% PACs6% other
$1.9M
raised
Lindsay James

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$50K
Defense & Aerospace$24K
Energy & Utilities$23K
Banking & Financial$20K
Insurance$15K
Transportation$10K
Real Estate & Construction$10K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

  • INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) · pac$15K
  • THE BOEING COMPANY PAC · company$14K
  • NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$13K
  • DELOITTE POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • GENERAL DYNAMICS CORPORATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (GENERAL DYNAMICS EMPLOYEE PAC) · pac$10K
  • MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PAC · pac$10K
  • NATIONAL AUTOMOBILE DEALERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
  • NATIONAL STONE, SAND & GRAVEL ASSOCIATION ROCKPAC · 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+. 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$50K
Defense & Aerospace$24K
Energy & Utilities$23K
Banking & Financial$20K
Insurance$15K
Transportation$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
Joe Mitchell
Joe Mitchell
R · challenger
$7.5M
Raised
$1.9M
$6.7M
Cash on hand
$896K
29%
From PACs
21%
70%
From individuals
73%
Defense & Aerospace
Top donor sector
Too few to rank
Yes
Incumbent
No