Iowa's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026
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Iowa's 2nd Congressional District |
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General election |
Election details |
Filing deadline: March 13, 2026 |
Primary: Pending General: November 3, 2026 |
How to vote |
Poll times:
7 a.m. to 8 p.m. |
Race ratings |
DDHQ and The Hill: Pending Inside Elections: Likely Republican Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican |
Ballotpedia analysis |
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See also |
U.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4th Iowa elections, 2026 U.S. Congress elections, 2026 U.S. Senate elections, 2026 U.S. House elections, 2026 |
All U.S. House districts, including the 2nd Congressional District of Iowa, are holding elections in 2026. The general election is November 3, 2026. To learn more about other elections on the ballot, click here.
Candidates and election results
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General election
The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.
General election for U.S. House Iowa District 2
Kathryn Dolter, Lindsay James, and Clint Twedt-Ball are running in the general election for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on November 3, 2026.
Candidate | ||
Kathryn Dolter (D) | ||
Lindsay James (D) | ||
Clint Twedt-Ball (D) |
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Kevin Techau (D)
Candidate profiles
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Voting information
- See also: Voting in Iowa
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Campaign finance
Name | Party | Receipts* | Disbursements** | Cash on hand | Date |
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Kathryn Dolter | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Lindsay James | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Clint Twedt-Ball | Democratic Party | $0 | $0 | $0 | Data not available*** |
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2026. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC).
* According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." |
General election race ratings
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Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[1]
- Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.[2][3][4]
Race ratings: Iowa's 2nd Congressional District election, 2026 | |||||||||
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The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | Solid Republican | |||||
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill | Pending | Pending | Pending | Pending | |||||
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | |||||
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | Likely Republican | |||||
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week. |
Ballot access
This section will contain information on ballot access related to this state's elections when it is available.
District history
The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2020.
2024
See also: Iowa's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024
Iowa's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Republican primary)
Iowa's 2nd Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Democratic primary)
General election
General election for U.S. House Iowa District 2
Incumbent Ashley Hinson defeated Sarah Corkery and Jody Madlom Puffett in the general election for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ashley Hinson (R) | 57.1 | 233,340 |
![]() | Sarah Corkery (D) | 41.5 | 169,740 | |
![]() | Jody Madlom Puffett (Independent) | 1.3 | 5,381 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 341 |
Total votes: 408,802 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2
Sarah Corkery advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Sarah Corkery | 99.4 | 10,479 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 60 |
Total votes: 10,539 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Jacob Wieland (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2
Incumbent Ashley Hinson advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ashley Hinson | 98.6 | 22,626 |
Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 327 |
Total votes: 22,953 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Stephen Kephart (R)
2022
General election
General election for U.S. House Iowa District 2
Incumbent Ashley Hinson defeated Liz Mathis in the general election for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ashley Hinson (R) | 54.1 | 172,181 |
Liz Mathis (D) | 45.8 | 145,940 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 278 |
Total votes: 318,399 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2
Liz Mathis advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Liz Mathis | 99.6 | 40,737 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 150 |
Total votes: 40,887 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Joseph Kerner (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2
Incumbent Ashley Hinson advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Ashley Hinson | 99.3 | 39,897 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 284 |
Total votes: 40,181 | ||||
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2020
General election
General election for U.S. House Iowa District 2
Mariannette Miller-Meeks defeated Rita Hart in the general election for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) | 49.9 | 196,964 | |
![]() | Rita Hart (D) | 49.9 | 196,958 | |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 703 |
Total votes: 394,625 | ||||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2
Rita Hart advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | ![]() | Rita Hart | 99.6 | 67,039 |
Other/Write-in votes | 0.4 | 271 |
Total votes: 67,310 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Newman Abuissa (D)
- Joseph Kane Baker (D)
- Veronica Tessler (D)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2
Mariannette Miller-Meeks defeated Robert T. Schilling, Steven Everly, Ricky Lee Phillips, and Tim Borchardt in the Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
✔ | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | 47.6 | 23,052 | |
![]() | Robert T. Schilling | 36.3 | 17,582 | |
Steven Everly | 5.8 | 2,806 | ||
Ricky Lee Phillips | 5.0 | 2,444 | ||
Tim Borchardt | 4.9 | 2,370 | ||
Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 161 |
Total votes: 48,415 | ||||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Mathew Hepker (R)
- Thomas Kedley (R)
District analysis
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See also
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Footnotes
- ↑ Inside Elections also uses Tilt ratings to indicate an even smaller advantage and greater competitiveness.
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Nathan Gonzalez," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Kyle Kondik," April 19, 2018
- ↑ Amee LaTour, "Email correspondence with Charlie Cook," April 22, 2018