Who raised the most money in the 2026 Iowa 2nd District race?

Lindsay James (Democrat) raised $3.9M and had $8.9M in outside spending on their side.

Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Iowa 2nd District race?

Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund) ($5.4M), No Going Back PAC ($4.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.5M).

Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Iowa 2nd District race?

Swing Left gave $12K to Lindsay James; Zinc Collective PAC gave $11K to Lindsay James; Emilys List gave $10K to Lindsay James.

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2026 general election

Iowa 2nd District

Not a real money race: only one candidate raised meaningful money. · Incumbent retired to run for U. S. Senate. Democratic gain.

$32M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Iowa 2nd District race: $6.9M raised by the campaigns, $1.1M of it from PACs, plus $25M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Lindsay James (Democrat) won.

Receipts + outside spending

$32M

Raised by campaigns

$6.9M

PAC checks

$1.1M

Outside money

$25M

Candidates

Raised by the campaign Outside money supportingOutside money attacking Democrat Republican Other

Lindsay JamesDemocrat

✓ Won

Raised: $3.9M
Spent: $3.7M
From individuals: $3.4M
From PACs: $477K
From party: $18K
Own money & loans: $120
Outside money for: $8.9M
Outside money against: $7.9M

Who paid: 12% of James's money came from PACs

Trade group $5K (2%)Leadership PAC $58K (20%)Membership $26K (9%)Union $114K (38%)Super PAC $49K (16%)Party $3K (1%)Other $44K (15%)

Swing Left Super PAC$12K
Zinc Collective PAC Super PAC$11K
Women Vote Other$10K
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union$10K
International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers Union$10K
Defend the Vote Leadership Fund Super PAC$10K
American Association for Justice (Aaj) Membership$10K
United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America Union$10K

Biggest outside spenders

Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund) · $5.4M supporting
No Going Back PAC · $4.0M attacking
Congressional Leadership Fund · $3.5M attacking
Project 218 · $1.6M supporting
Cffe PAC · $719K supporting

FEC record H6IA02211

Joe MitchellRepublican

✗ Lost

Raised: $2.9M
Spent: $2.4M
From individuals: $2.1M
From PACs: $573K
From party: $7K
Own money & loans: $100K
Outside money for: $711K
Outside money against: $7.6M

Who paid: 20% of Mitchell's money came from PACs

Corporate $2K (1%)Trade group $61K (16%)Leadership PAC $225K (57%)Membership $14K (3%)Super PAC $34K (9%)Party $5K (1%)Other $52K (13%)

Emmer Victory Committee Leadership PAC$10K
Buckeye Victory Fund Leadership PAC$10K
National Electrical Contractors Association Trade group$10K
American Revival PAC Other$10K
Rvfpac Leadership PAC$10K
Anti-Woke Fund Super PAC$10K
National Association of Home Builders Trade group$10K
Scalise Leadership Fund Leadership PAC$10K

Biggest outside spenders

House Majority PAC · $3.3M attacking
Your Community PAC · $2.1M attacking
Ab PAC · $993K attacking
No Going Back PAC · $541K supporting
Elect Democratic Women · $299K attacking

FEC record H6IA02237

Dave BushawIndependent / other

✗ Lost

Raised: $38K
Spent: $27K
From individuals: $30K
From PACs: $5K
From party: $0
Own money & loans: $2K
Outside money for: $0
Outside money against: $0

Who paid: 13% of Bushaw's money came from PACs

Super PAC $5K (100%)

Forward Party - Restricted Super PAC$5K

FEC record H6IA02260

Rick StewartLibertarian

✗ Lost

No matched finance record in this snapshot. This does not mean the candidate raised no money or filed no report.

Biggest outside spenders

Our Heritage Matters · $164K supporting

Questions people ask

How much money is tied to the 2026 Iowa 2nd District race?: $32M in receipts plus outside spending is tied to the 2026 Iowa 2nd District race: $6.9M raised by the campaigns, $1.1M of it from PACs, plus $25M from outside groups (FEC filings with varying coverage dates; the most common larger-campaign cutoff is Oct 14, 2026). Lindsay James (Democrat) won.
Who raised the most money in the 2026 Iowa 2nd District race?: Lindsay James (Democrat) raised $3.9M and had $8.9M in outside spending on their side.
Which outside groups spent the most on the 2026 Iowa 2nd District race?: Everytown for Gun Safety Victory Fund (Everytown Victory Fund) ($5.4M), No Going Back PAC ($4.5M), Congressional Leadership Fund ($3.5M).
Which PACs gave the most to candidates in the 2026 Iowa 2nd District race?: Swing Left gave $12K to Lindsay James; Zinc Collective PAC gave $11K to Lindsay James; Emilys List gave $10K to Lindsay James.