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Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle

Rodney Blum

Party
Republican
Running for
U.S. House · Iowa District 2
Filing address
Dubuque, IA (city and state on the FEC filing)
FEC filing name
BLUM, RODNEY
Next election
Primary June 2, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Map of Iowa with the 2026 district highlighted

Iowa, District 2

FEC page

RepublicanU.S. House · Iowa District 2Open seatWithdrawn

FEC candidate ID H2IA01055 · Principal campaign committee: BLUM FOR IOWA

Total raised$250,196.23
Total spent$3,543.90
Cash on hand$246,652.00
Debts owed by the campaign$1,965.27
Loans from the candidate$250,000.00

2025–2026 cycle totals through December 31, 2025, from the FEC’s candidate summary file. This is a dated snapshot, not live reporting; the FEC’s page for this candidate is the official source.

Where the money comes from

Individual contributions: $181.24Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans): $250,000.00Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest): $14.99
  • Individual contributions$181.240%
  • Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$250,000.00100%
  • Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$14.990%

Self-funding: $250,000.00 (100% of money raised): $0.00 given and $250,000.00 lent by the candidate.

Individual money

  • Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$181.24100%
  • Contributions over $200$0.000%

FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.

Raised and spent over time

$250K$0 APRIL QUARTERLY: raised $0.16APRIL QUARTERLY: spent $0.00JULY QUARTERLY: raised $0.17JULY QUARTERLY: spent $0.00OCTOBER QUARTERLY: raised $250,181.41OCTOBER QUARTERLY: spent $43.90TERMINATION REPORT: raised $14.49TERMINATION REPORT: spent $3,500.002025-032025-062025-092025-12

Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand

The race

Iowa U.S. House, District 2, 2026 · 12 registered candidates

CandidateRaisedCash on handThrough
Rodney Blum (R)$250,196.23$246,652.002025-12-31
Ashley Hinson Arenholz (R)$14,147,972.57$2,172,988.592026-10-14
Lindsay James (D)$3,917,994.43$265,953.272026-10-14
Joe Mitchell (R)$2,916,068.98$545,533.672026-10-14
Clinton Gene Twedt-Ball (D)$584,906.42$0.002026-09-30
Kevin W Techau (D)$146,620.43$0.002026-07-13
Shannon Lundgren (R)$91,759.20$0.002026-03-25
Kathryn J Dolter (D)$74,852.84$415.092026-06-12
Dave Bushaw (I)$38,292.01$11,317.892026-10-14
Charlie McClintock (R)$17,526.51$12,741.692026-09-30

Polling and ratings

Race ratings

  • Sabato's Crystal BallLean DOctober 20, 2026

Recent polls

PollsterDatesSampleMargin of errorResults
Global Strategy Group (D)July 14–19, 2026——Joe Mitchell 45% · Lindsay James 46%
Public Policy Polling (D)April 13–14, 2026675 (RV)± 3.2%Joe Mitchell 33% · Lindsay James 36%

Ratings and polls as listed on Wikipedia: 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa (retrieved October 22, 2026), licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. TerraCivic does not rate races or compute its own average.

Sources and updates

  • Money: FEC bulk data (candidate summary, committee master, committee-to-candidate contributions), retrieved October 23, 2026. FEC candidate page · Principal campaign committee: BLUM FOR IOWA.
  • Polling, ratings and candidate status: Wikipedia, retrieved October 22, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
  • Status shown above comes from the race’s Wikipedia page.

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