Dave Bushaw
No Party
Dave Bushaw is described in Wikipedia's coverage of this race as: community organizer.
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- 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
U.S. House, Iowa District 2
4 candidates, listed alphabetically.
Candidates
Lindsay James
Democratic
Current office: state representative from the 71st district
Lindsay James is an American politician and Presbyterian minister serving as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 71st district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she represents part of Dubuque County and serves as House minority whip.
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- Lindsay James (politician) (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Joe Mitchell
Republican
Joe Mitchell is an American business owner and politician from the state of Iowa. He served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2019 to 2023.
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- Joe Mitchell (politician) (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
Rick Stewart
Libertarian
We haven't found a sourced summary for this candidate yet.
Sources
Candidate list and race details
- Candidate List, November 3, 2026 General Election (last updated Aug. 19, 2026) (Iowa Secretary of State, Public record)
- 2026 United States House of Representatives elections (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
- 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa (Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0)
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