Federal candidate · 2025–2026 cycle
Dave Bushaw
- Party
- Independent
- Running for
- U.S. House · Iowa District 2
- Filing address
- West Union, IA (city and state on the FEC filing)
- FEC filing name
- BUSHAW, DAVE
- 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 H6IA02260 · Principal campaign committee: DAVE BUSHAW FOR CONGRESS
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$29,798.9278%
- PACs and other committees$5,000.0013%
- Candidate’s own money (contributions and loans)$2,255.266%
- Other receipts (loans from others, refunds, interest)$1,237.833%
Self-funding: $2,255.26 (6% of money raised): $0.00 given and $2,255.26 lent by the candidate.
Individual money
- Contributions of $200 or less (small-dollar, including unitemized)$12,451.1661%
- Contributions over $200$7,956.7939%
- Itemized from inside Iowa$4,538.6945%
- Itemized from other states$5,537.1655%
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
2 committees reported giving $5,102.00 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.
- FORWARD PARTYHybrid PAC$5,000.00
- MELTON FOR IOWACandidate committee$102.00
The race
Iowa U.S. House, District 2, 2026 · 12 registered candidates
| Candidate | Raised | Cash on hand | Through |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dave Bushaw (I) | $38,292.01 | $11,317.89 | 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 |
| Joe Mitchell (R) | $2,916,068.98 | $545,533.67 | 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 |
| 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: DAVE BUSHAW 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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