2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa

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2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa
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All 4 Iowa seats to the United States House of Representatives
 
Party Republican Democratic
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The 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the State of Iowa, one from each of the state's congressional districts. The elections will coincide with other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate, and various state and local elections.

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District 1

This district is based in the southeastern part of the state and includes the cities of Davenport and Iowa City. The incumbent is Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who was re-elected with 50.0% of the vote in 2024. [1]

Republican primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

  • Grant Hill, nonprofit director [4]

Endorsements

Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)$2,328,693$586,028$2,051,260
David Pautsch (R)$17,420$10,172$12,946
Source: Federal Election Commission [6]

Democratic primary

Declared

Withdrawn

Endorsements

Christina Bohannan
State legislators
Organizations
Travis Terrell
Individuals

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Christina Bohannan (D)$813,506$101,136$819,588
Source: Federal Election Commission [6]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [15] TossupFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [16] TossupMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [17] TossupApril 10, 2025

Polling

Mariannette Miller-Meeks vs. Christina Bohannan

Poll sourceDate(s)
administered		Sample
size [a] 		Margin
of error		Mariannette
Miller-Meeks (R)		Christina
Bohannan (D)		OtherUndecided
Public Policy Polling (D) [18] [A] June 18–19, 2025555 (V)–39%43%–18%

District 2

The 2nd district is based in northeastern Iowa and contains the cities of Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, and Dubuque. The incumbent is Republican Ashley Hinson, who was re-elected with 57.1% of the vote in 2024. [1] Hinson is not running for re-election, instead choosing to run for U.S. Senate. [19] [20]

Republican primary

Declared

Publicly expressed interest

Withdrawn

Endorsements

Ashley Hinson (withdrawn)
Organizations

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Ashley Hinson (R)$1,490,892$593,635$2,825,332
Source: Federal Election Commission [25]

Democratic primary

Declared

Withdrawn

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [15] Solid RFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [16] Likely RMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [17] Likely RApril 10, 2025

District 3

The 3rd district is based in southwestern Iowa and includes the city of Des Moines. The incumbent is Republican Zach Nunn, who was re-elected with 51.8% of the vote in 2024. [1]

Republican primary

Declared

Endorsements

Zach Nunn

Executive Branch officials

U.S. representatives

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Zach Nunn (R)$1,554,843$308,079$1,299,598
Source: Federal Election Commission [33]

Democratic primary

Declared

Filed paperwork

Declined

Endorsements

Sarah Trone Garriott

State legislators

  • Izaah Knox, state senator from the 17th district (2023–present) [40]
Organizatins
Jennifer Konfrst

U.S. senators

State legislators

Fundraising

Campaign finance reports as of June 30, 2025
CandidateRaisedSpentCash on hand
Sarah Trone Garriott (D)$520,800$144,092$376,708
Jennifer Konfrst (D)$251,046$80,968$170,078
Source: Federal Election Commission [33]

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [15] Lean RFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [16] Lean RMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [17] TossupApril 10, 2025

District 4

The 4th district is based in northwestern Iowa and includes the cities of Ames and Sioux City. The incumbent is Republican Randy Feenstra, who was re-elected with 67.0% of the vote in 2024. [1]

On May 12, 2025, Feenstra filed to run for governor of Iowa in 2026. [42]

Republican primary

Declared

Declined

Democratic primary

Declared

  • David Dawson, former state representative from the 14th district (2013–2017) [50]
  • Stephanie Steiner, nurse [51]
  • Ashley WolfTornabane, stay-at-home mom [52]

Withdrawn

General election

Predictions

SourceRankingAs of
The Cook Political Report [15] Solid RFebruary 6, 2025
Inside Elections [16] Solid RMarch 7, 2025
Sabato's Crystal Ball [17] Safe RApril 10, 2025

Notes

  1. ↑ Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear

Partisan clients

  1. ↑ Poll sponsored by House Majority PAC, which is focused on electing Democrats to the U.S. House of Representatives

References

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  2. ↑ Wilde, Wendy; Snover, JD; Burnett, Claire (June 2, 2025). "Iowa Congresswoman Says She Will Run for Re-Election in 2026". WHO (AM) . Retrieved June 2, 2025.
  3. ↑ Belin, Laura (February 7, 2025). "Interview: David Pautsch previews next primary race against Miller-Meeks". Bleeding Heartland. Retrieved February 8, 2025.
  4. ↑ "HILL, GRANT D. FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1889884".
  5. 1 2 "Maggie's List Announces First Round of U.S. House Endorsements". maggieslist.org. Retrieved June 13, 2025.
  6. 1 2 "2026 Election United States House - Iowa 1st". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved April 15, 2025.
  7. ↑ Barton, Tom (June 17, 2025). "Iowa Dem Christina Bohannan announces 3rd challenge of Miller-Meeks". The Gazette. Retrieved June 17, 2025.
  8. ↑ Martin, Sabine (April 22, 2025). "Why this Johnson County Democrat says he's challenging US Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved April 24, 2025.
  9. ↑ "Taylor Wettach announces bid for Iowa's 1st Congressional District seat". KCCI . July 8, 2025. Retrieved July 8, 2025.
  10. 1 2 "Bob Krause announces candidacy for U.S. Senate, endorses Bohannan in House race". KGAN . September 2, 2025. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
  11. ↑ Naughton, Shaughnessy (June 18, 2025). "314 Action Fund Endorses Christina Bohannan for Iowa's First Congressional District". 3.14 Action. Retrieved July 12, 2025.
  12. ↑ "EMILYs List Endorses Christina Bohannan for Election to Iowa's 1st Congressional District". emilyslist.org/. Retrieved June 19, 2025.
  13. ↑ Stanton, Greg (July 14, 2025). "New Dems Endorse Christina Bohannan, Rebecca Cooke, and Janelle Stelson in First Endorsement Slate for 2026 Midterms". NewDem Action Fund. Retrieved August 5, 2025.
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  16. 1 2 3 4 "2026 House Ratings". Inside Elections.
  17. 1 2 3 4 "2026 House". Sabato's Crystal Ball. Retrieved May 5, 2025.
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  19. ↑ Jacobs, Jennifer (September 2, 2025). "Joni Ernst announces retirement from Senate in 2026, pledges ongoing community involvement". CBS KGAN. Retrieved September 2, 2025.
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  21. ↑ "McClintock announces campaign for congress". KCRG-TV . September 5, 2025. Retrieved September 5, 2025.
  22. ↑ "Former congressman hints at 2026 run". KGAN . September 2, 2025. Retrieved September 3, 2025.
  23. ↑ Nir, David; Singer, Jeff (September 4, 2025). "Morning Digest: Suddenly, Maine has a three-way Senate primary" . Retrieved September 4, 2025.
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  25. ↑ "2026 Election United States House - Iowa 2nd". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved April 15, 2025.
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  33. 1 2 "2026 Election United States House - Iowa 3rd". fec.gov. Federal Election Commission . Retrieved April 15, 2025.
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  38. ↑ "LIMON, TRACY L. MFT FEC FORM 2 STATEMENT OF CANDIDACY FILING FEC-1879733".
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  40. 1 2 3 4 5 Belin, Laura (May 11, 2025). "First look at the Sarah Trone Garriott/Jennifer Konfrst primary in IA-03". Bleeding Heartland. Retrieved May 11, 2025.
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  42. 1 2 Price, Dave (May 12, 2025). "Congressman Randy Feenstra files to run for Iowa Governor". KCRG-TV . Retrieved May 12, 2025.
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  47. ↑ Gruber-Miller, Stephen (July 9, 2025). "Republican state Sen. Lynn Evans drops bid for Iowa's 4th Congressional District". The Des Moines Register . Retrieved July 9, 2025.
  48. ↑ "Iowa politicians hint at running for office in 2026". KGAN . May 16, 2025. Retrieved May 17, 2025.
  49. ↑ Ally Mutnick [@allymutnick] (July 9, 2025). "Some more news in here: Zach Nunn initially considered switching districts to run in the ruby red #IA04 (since Rep Randy Feenstra is running for gov) but White House shot that down" (Tweet). Retrieved August 18, 2025– via Twitter.
  50. ↑ Hayworth, Bret (August 27, 2025). "Siouxland Democrat Dawson announces for Iowa 4th congressional district race". KWIT . Retrieved August 27, 2025.
  51. ↑ Vlaanderen, Kathryn (July 18, 2025). "Stephanie Steiner enters race for Iowa's 4th Congressional District". KTIV . Retrieved July 19, 2025.
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