Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, IA-02
Lindsay James
American politician (born 1980)
- Over
- Joe Mitchell (Republican), 45.6%
- Votes
- 171,572 (13,801 ahead)
- Term begins
- January 3, 2027
Unofficial result, not yet certified. Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · read 2026-11-09
Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +3.1, from verified polls) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed
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Overview
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.
More
A member of the Democratic Party, she represents part of Dubuque County and serves as House minority whip. She is the Democratic nominee in the 2026 election in Iowa's 2nd congressional district.
Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-06 · CC BY-SA 4.0
- Born
- 1980
- Education
- Fuller Theological Seminary
- Occupation
- Not on file
Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05).
The race
U.S. House, IA-02. Won with 49.5%, 4.0 points ahead over Joe Mitchell.
- Lindsay James Democratic · winner49.5%
- Lindsay James Democratic · winnern/a
- Joe Mitchell Republican45.6%
- Rick Stewart Libertarian2.7%
- Dave Bushaw2.2%
- Dave Bushaw Independentn/a
- Joe Mitchell Republicann/a
Source: Wikipedia (House results table) · retrieved 2026-11-09 · unofficial until certified
Polls and models against the result
- Frozen call
- Democrat (D +3.1, from verified polls)
- Result
- D +4.0
- Difference
- 0.9 points
Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.
Money
Principal campaign committee: LINDSAY FOR IOWA. Covers July 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.
Where the money came from
15.8% of the $3,400,088 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).
- Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)13.7%$537,632
- Individuals, itemized73.1%$2,862,455
- Other political committees (PACs)12.2%$477,405
- Party committees0.4%$17,557
- The candidate (own money and loans)0.0%$120
- Transfers, other loans and other receipts0.6%$22,824
Employers donors listed
- NO EMPLOYER$142,740146 contributions
- ADVANTAGE ADMINISTRATORS$14,0005 contributions
- MEDICAL ASSOCIATES$9,2507 contributions
- JOHN DEERE$9,0005 contributions
- UNIVERSITY OF DUBUQUE$8,55010 contributions
- GOOGLE$7,6254 contributions
- ALSOP LOUIE PARTNERS$7,0002 contributions
- CANVA$7,0002 contributions
- DALLA TERRA RANCH$7,0002 contributions
- DELTA AIRLINES$7,0002 contributions
Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.
Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-11 · filings can be amended · response hash 70a48a149caf
Industries
Industry totals are not on file here.
Record
Not yet on file: committee assignments, bills and votes (this person is not a sitting member in the public dataset). Are you this person? Update your profile
Issues and positions
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Contact and links
- Website
- Not on file
- Campaign email
- info@lindsayforiowa.com · source
- Social
- Not on file
Sources: Wikidata (CC0) for linked accounts; campaign-provided items are labeled.
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Timeline
- 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 3:56 AM ET
- 2020State House / Assembly, IA District 99 · General · won · 9,449 votes (56.5%) Vugol.Me record
- 2018State House / Assembly, IA District 99 · General · won · 8,476 votes (60.3%) Vugol.Me record
- Dates not givenmember of the Iowa House of Representatives Wikidata
Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q85776738). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.
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All sources
- Result: Wikipedia (House results table), https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2026_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Iowa&oldid=1384586037
- Call time: Called by Wikipedia editors 3:56 AM ET (revision)
- Pre-election call: Vugol.Me calls ledger (frozen), /calls
- Background: Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_James_(politician)
- Birth, education, occupation and offices held: Wikidata (CC0), https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q85776738
- Term start: U.S. Constitution, 20th Amendment, section 1
- Campaign finance: Federal Election Commission
- Roster, FEC filing https://www.fec.gov/data/candidate/H6IA02211/
- photo_curated https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lindsay_James_(politician)
- photo_curated_gallery https://www.lindsayforiowa.com/
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