Iowa · U.S. House · District 04 · 2026

Iowa District 04 House race

General election in 54 days · Nov 3, 2026

The read · Iowa District 04 House race

Randy Feenstra leads the field on money raised.

Candidates in the Iowa District 04 House race, 2026 report raising $2.4M between them. Randy Feenstra reports $1M and Chris McGowan reports $679,844, a gap of $350,938. Of what Randy Feenstra reports, 30% came from individuals and 58% 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.

Randy Feenstra

RIncumbent

R · incumbent

Incumbent leans on PAC money. 58% from PACs and 30% from individuals.

30% individuals58% PACs12% other

$1.0M

raised

Chris McGowan

R · challenger

83% from individuals, 17% from PACs, and 0% from other sources.

83% individuals17% PACs0% other

$680K

raised

Ryan Rhodes

R · challenger

76% from individuals, 1% from PACs, and 23% from other sources.

76% individuals1% PACs23% other

$443K

raised

Dave Dawson

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 92% from individuals and 4% from PACs.

92% individuals4% PACs4% other

$136K

raised

Matt Windschitl

R · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 92% from individuals and 8% from PACs.

92% individuals8% PACs0% other

$66K

raised

Douglas Jensen

R · challenger

34% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 66% from other sources.

34% individuals0% PACs66% other

$30K

raised

Ashley Wolftornabane

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 92% from individuals and 8% from PACs.

92% individuals8% PACs0% other

$25K

raised

Ryan Melton

D · challenger

Small-donor heavy. 97% from individuals and 3% from PACs.

97% individuals3% PACs0% other

$14K

raised

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Christian Schlaefer

R · challenger

25% from individuals, 0% from PACs, and 75% from other sources.

25% individuals0% PACs75% other

$8K

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$58K

Banking & Financial$10K

Insurance$10K

Sports, Media & Entertainment$5K

Energy & Utilities$5K

Biggest itemized outside spenders

BUNGE NORTH AMERICA INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE · pac$10K
HONOR COURAGE COMMITMENT PAC · pac$10K
ON WISCONSIN PAC, INC. · pac$10K
TRANSAMERICA CORPORATION PAC · pac$8K
AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) · pac$5K
AMERICAN CLEAN POWER ASSOCIATION CLEANPOWER PAC · pac$5K
ASIAN AMERICAN HOTEL OWNERS ASSOCIATION PAC (AAHOA PAC) · pac$5K
DEERE & COMPANY PAC (AKA JOHN DEERE PAC) · pac$5K

PACs vs the people

This split is from the candidates' own reported fundraising.

30%59%

30% PACs59% individuals11% other

The incumbent's record

Randy Feenstra is the linked incumbent for this race.

Net worth (2025)

$154K

$63K - $245K. down $100K since 2021.

Stock trades

None on file

No disclosed individual stock transactions.

Committees

Current full committee seats on file.

Where they sit

House Committee on Agriculture
House Committee on Ways and Means

Who funds them

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

Small donors & unclassified$58K

Banking & Financial$10K

Insurance$10K

Sports, Media & Entertainment$5K

Energy & Utilities$5K

Full profile: net worth, donors, trades, and votes ->

The tale of the tape

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

Randy Feenstra R · incumbent	vs	CM Chris McGowan R · challenger
$1.0M	Raised	$680K
$0	Cash on hand	$329K
58%	From PACs	17%
30%	From individuals	83%
Banking & Financial	Top donor sector	Too few to rank
Yes	Incumbent	No