U.S. House: Iowa's 4th district

3 November 2026

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2026 NOVEMBER GENERAL ELECTION November 03, 2026

Recorded 10 Oct 2026 · Quote checked on the page 10 Oct 2026

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Recorded 10 Oct 2026

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The seat

Held by: Randall Feenstra (Republican)
FEC: Iowa's 4th district 2026 Official source
Iowa's 4th district, 2026 election: candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Election: 2026 United States general election - 3 November 2026
Seat: Iowa's 4th district
FEC: Iowa's 4th district 2026 Official source
Iowa's 4th district, 2026 election: candidates who have filed with the Federal Election Commission
Recorded 8 Oct 2026

On the ballot

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Money raised

Chris McGowan Republican$680K
Dave Dawson Democratic$136K

Each bar against the most raised. FEC filings.

Chris McGowan

Republican

FEC: MCGOWAN, CHRIS Official source

MCGOWAN, CHRIS, Republican Party, House IA district 04: FEC candidate H6IA04167, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Nominee

Iowa: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

United States Representative District 4 Republican Chris McGowan PO Box 207, Sioux City, IA 51101 -- CJMcGowan@ChrisMcGowan.com 3/11/2026

Recorded 9 Oct 2026

FEC: MCGOWAN, CHRIS Official source

MCGOWAN, CHRIS, Republican Party, House IA district 04: FEC candidate H6IA04167, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $680K
FEC: MCGOWAN, CHRIS Official source
Receipts $679,844, disbursements $350,993, cash on hand $328,850 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $351K
On hand: $329K

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

Dave Dawson

Democratic

FEC: DAWSON, DAVE Official source

DAWSON, DAVE, Democratic Party, House IA district 04: FEC candidate H6IA04217, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Nominee

Iowa: certified candidates, 2026 general election Official source

United States Representative District 4 Democratic Dave Dawson 101 West Creek Court, Lawton, IA 51030 712-899-7074 davedawson2026@gmail.com 3/6/2026

Recorded 9 Oct 2026

FEC: DAWSON, DAVE Official source

DAWSON, DAVE, Democratic Party, House IA district 04: FEC candidate H6IA04217, open seat

Recorded 8 Oct 2026

Raised: $136K
FEC: DAWSON, DAVE Official source
Receipts $135,722, disbursements $85,959, cash on hand $49,762 through 2026-06-30
Recorded 8 Oct 2026
Spent: $86K
On hand: $50K

FEC filings through 30 June 2026.

7 more candidates filed for this seat

Candidate	Party	Status	Raised	Cash on hand
Randall Feenstra (incumbent)	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$1.1M	$0
Ryan Rhodes	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$443K	$4,665
Matt Windschitl	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$66K	$0
Douglas Jensen	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$30K	$956
Ashley Wolftornabane	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$25K	$990
Ryan Michael Appleton Melton	Democratic	Filed with the FEC	$14K	$0
Christian Schlaefer	Republican	Filed with the FEC	$7,710	$2,013

More races in Iowa

Sources

14 on record, 14 official

Last researched 8 October 2026 (UTC).

FEC: Iowa's 4th district 2026Official source fec.gov
FEC: DAWSON, DAVEOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: FEENSTRA, RANDALLOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: JENSEN, DOUGLASOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: MCGOWAN, CHRISOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: MELTON, RYAN MICHAEL APPLETONOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: RHODES, RYANOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: SCHLAEFER, CHRISTIANOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: WINDSCHITL, MATTOfficial source fec.gov
FEC: WOLFTORNABANE, ASHLEYOfficial source fec.gov
Iowa: certified candidates, 2026 general electionOfficial source sos.iowa.gov
Texas: certified candidates, 2026 general electionOfficial source sos.texas.gov
usa.govOfficial source
uscode.house.govOfficial source

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