Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Joe Mitchell
- Party
- Republican
- Running for
- U.S. House · Iowa District 2
- Filing address
- Clear Lake, IA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- MITCHELL, JOE
- Next election
- Primary June 2, 2026 · General November 3, 2026 (Wikipedia, checked October 22, 2026; confirm with your state election office)
Iowa, District 2
FEC candidate ID H6IA02237 · Principal campaign committee: JOE MITCHELL FOR CONGRESS
Total raised$2,916,068.98
Total spent$2,370,535.31
Cash on hand$545,533.67
Debts owed by the campaign$50,000.00
Loans from the candidate$100,000.00
2025–2026 cycle totals through October 14, 2026, 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$2,147,894.5974%
- PACs and other committees$572,500.0020%
- Party committees$7,000.000%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$100,000.003%
- Transfers from joint fundraising and the candidate’s other committees$76,475.983%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$12,198.410%
Self-funding: $100,000.00 (3% of money raised): $0.00 given and $100,000.00 lent by the candidate. $50,000.00 of loans repaid so far.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$548,397.8733%
- Contributions over $200$1,095,444.2867%
- Itemized from inside Iowa$296,547.1026%
- Itemized from other states$844,726.3174%
Top out-of-state sources of itemized individual money: Florida $247,057.41 · Texas $122,858.41 · California $67,732.26 · Illinois $48,910.06 · Virginia $39,004.12. States with fewer than 10 contributions are not listed.
FEC-computed totals by contribution size and state, retrieved October 22, 2026. No individual contributor is named.
Raised and spent over time
Raised per report Spent per report Cash on hand
PAC and committee contributors
115 committees reported giving $437,250.00 to this candidate, as filed by the giving committees through October 18, 2026. Timing differs from the campaign’s own reports, so this list may not match the totals above.
- BUILD POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF HOME BUILDERS (BUILDPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- ASSOCIATED BUILDERS AND CONTRACTORS, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ABC PAC)PAC$10,000.00
- NATIONAL ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$10,000.00
- CONSERVATIVE OPPORTUNITY LEADERSHIP AND ENTERPRISE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- THE EYE OF THE TIGER POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- MR. SOUTHERN MISSOURIAN IN THE HOUSE PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- ELECTING MAJORITY MAKING EFFECTIVE REPUBLICANS PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN REVIVAL PACPAC$10,000.00
- RESTORING OUR NATION PACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- RVFPACLeadership PAC$10,000.00
- BUCKEYE LIBERTY POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$10,000.00
- ON WISCONSIN PAC, INC.Leadership PAC$10,000.00
- ANTI-WOKE FUNDHybrid PAC$10,000.00
- AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION PAC (BANKPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$7,500.00
- EUREKA POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$7,500.00
- SEAL PAC SUPPORTING ELECTING AMERICAN LEADERS PACHybrid PAC$7,500.00
- LEADERSHIP AND LOYALTY ONLY TO AMERICA PACConnected PAC$7,500.00
- HEBREW HAMMER PACLeadership PAC$5,500.00
- INDEPENDENT INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS OF AMERICA, INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (INSURPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE COUNCIL OF INSURANCE AGENTS & BROKERS POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- NRCCParty committee$5,000.00
- NATIONAL APARTMENT ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$5,000.00
- THE HAWKEYE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUNDHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- AMERICA'S FIRST PACConnected PAC$5,000.00
Show all 115 committees
- VICTORY AND FREEDOM PAC (VAF PAC)Leadership PAC$5,000.00
- JOBS, FREEDOM, AND SECURITY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- FIRST IN FREEDOM PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- DEFENDING AMERICAN VALUES EVERYWHERE PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- LAND OF OPPORTUNITY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- IN THE ARENA PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- SCOTT FITZGERALD FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$5,000.00
- RAPTOR PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- JOBS AND THE ECONOMY PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BE VICTORIOUS OVER DEMOCRATS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- LASTING INVESTMENTS STRENGTHENING AMERICA PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- WORKING FOR OHIOLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- 31 DAYS PACLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- MOUNTAINEER PACPAC$5,000.00
- AMERICAN DREAM DELIVEREDLeadership PAC$5,000.00
- BRINGING REPUBLICAN EXCELLENCE TO TOWN PACLeadership PAC$4,500.00
- SCALISE FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- JIM JORDAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- ANDY HARRIS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- EMMER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- CAROL FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$4,000.00
- ULTRA MAGA PACPAC$4,000.00
- BIG IDEAS CREATE EXCELLENCE PACLeadership PAC$3,500.00
- MIKE KENNEDY FOR UTAHCandidate committee$3,500.00
- AMERICAN CONSERVATION COALITION PAC (ACC PAC)Hybrid PAC$3,500.00
- PROTECT AMERICALeadership PAC$3,500.00
- LEADERSHIP FOR AMERICA TODAY TOMORROW AND ALWAYS PACPAC$3,000.00
- DELIVERING AMERICAN VALUES IN DC PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- FLORIDA FIRST PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- KEEPING FREEDOM ALIVE PACLeadership PAC$3,000.00
- MORTGAGE BANKERS ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (MORPAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ACPAC ACA INTERNATIONAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CHAMBER OF COMMERCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA PAC (US CHAMBER PAC) Company pageConnected PAC$2,500.00
- CPAC ACTION PACHybrid PAC$2,500.00
- THE SEASONAL EMPLOYER PACConnected PAC$2,500.00
- ABRAHAM LINCOLN PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- TEXAS REDLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- EXPECT MORE LEADERSHIP PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- GREAT PLAINS PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- APL PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- BAKER PACLeadership PAC$2,500.00
- AMERICAN PRINCIPLESConnected PAC$2,250.00
- TRUCKING POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE OF THE AMERICAN TRUCKING ASSOCIATIONS INC. Company pageConnected PAC$2,000.00
- CHS INC. POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$2,000.00
- PETE SESSIONS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MORGAN GRIFFITH FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- AUSTIN SCOTT FOR CONGRESS INCCandidate committee$2,000.00
- DAVID ROUZER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- IMPACT COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- GREATER TOMORROW POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEELeadership PAC$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF DAVE JOYCECandidate committee$2,000.00
- GLENN GROTHMAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- RURAL AMERICA COUNTS PAC (RAC PAC)Leadership PAC$2,000.00
- SMUCKER FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MIKE JOHNSON FOR LOUISIANACandidate committee$2,000.00
- BURCHETT FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- LET'S ALL KEEP ELECTING REPUBLICANS PACConnected PAC$2,000.00
- CLIFF BENTZ FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- SCONNIE PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- NATHANIEL MORAN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- RUDY FOR INDIANACandidate committee$2,000.00
- REPUBLICANS UNITED TO DEFEND YOU PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- CIRCLE THE WAGONS PACLeadership PAC$2,000.00
- MARK HARRIS FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF TIM MOORECandidate committee$2,000.00
- DAVE TAYLOR FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- FRIENDS OF JIM KINGSTONCandidate committee$2,000.00
- MCGOWAN FOR IOWACandidate committee$2,000.00
- CHRIS GOBER FOR TEXASCandidate committee$2,000.00
- JACE YARBROUGH FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$2,000.00
- CLAY FULLER FOR CONGRESS, INC.Candidate committee$2,000.00
- HOUCHIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,500.00
- AMERICAN HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATION POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEEPAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL FEDERATION OF INDEPENDENT BUSINESS FEDERAL POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANIES PAC Company pageConnected PAC$1,000.00
- INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL OF SHOPPING CENTERS INC POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEE (ICSC PAC)PAC$1,000.00
- FREEDOM FIRST PACPAC$1,000.00
- DR. BRIAN BABIN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- RWA FUND, INC.Leadership PAC$1,000.00
- NORTH DAKOTA PETROLEUM COUNCIL, INC. FEDERAL PACPAC$1,000.00
- OREGON FRONTIER PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- SIX PACConnected PAC$1,000.00
- ALASKANS FOR NICK BEGICHCandidate committee$1,000.00
- SECURING THE REPUBLIC FOR OUR NEXT GENERATIONPAC$1,000.00
- INDIANAENGRPACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- GUARDING OUR LASTING DEMOCRACY (GOLD) PACLeadership PAC$1,000.00
- APP BIG FAMILY PACPAC$1,000.00
- JESSICA STEINMANN FOR CONGRESSCandidate committee$1,000.00
- THE MAJORITYPAC$1,000.00
- TRUTH AND EXCELLENCE PACPAC$1,000.00
Outside spending
- Independent expenditures supporting Joe Mitchell$19,412.66
- Independent expenditures opposing Joe Mitchell$2,099,439.74
FEC totals for the 2026 cycle, including groups that are not political committees, retrieved October 24, 2026.
Independent expenditures by committees that are not part of the campaign, as reported by those committees. This money is spent separately, not given to the candidate.
- AB PACOpposing$675,180.00
- SENATE CONSERVATIVES ACTIONSupporting$10,803.00
- SENATE CONSERVATIVES FUNDSupporting$8,106.00
The race
Iowa U.S. House, District 2, 2026 · 12 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joe Mitchell (R) | $2,916,068.98 | $545,533.67 | 2026-10-14 |
| Ashley Hinson Arenholz (R) | $14,147,972.57 | $2,172,988.59 | 2026-10-14 |
| Lindsay James (D) | $3,917,994.43 | $265,953.27 | 2026-10-14 |
| Clinton Gene Twedt-Ball (D) | $584,906.42 | $0.00 | 2026-09-30 |
| Rodney Blum (R) | $250,196.23 | $246,652.00 | 2025-12-31 |
| Kevin W Techau (D) | $146,620.43 | $0.00 | 2026-07-13 |
| Shannon Lundgren (R) | $91,759.20 | $0.00 | 2026-03-25 |
| Kathryn J Dolter (D) | $74,852.84 | $415.09 | 2026-06-12 |
| Dave Bushaw (I) | $38,292.01 | $11,317.89 | 2026-10-14 |
| Charlie McClintock (R) | $17,526.51 | $12,741.69 | 2026-09-30 |
Polling and ratings
Race ratings
Recent polls
| Pollster | Dates | Sample | Margin of error | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Global Strategy Group (D) | July 14–19, 2026 | — | — | Joe Mitchell 45% · Lindsay James 46% |
| Public Policy Polling (D) | April 13–14, 2026 | 675 (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: JOE MITCHELL FOR CONGRESS.
- 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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