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Iowa District 2 election, 2026

Lindsay James vs. Joe Mitchell.

VotePredictor forecast
Joe Mitchell favored
Safe R · predicted margin R+13.5
97%
chance to win
2024 presidential lean
R+8.5
2026 national environment
D+5.5
Model uncertainty
±6.9 points

Fundamentals model using district presidential lean, incumbency and the national environment. It is not a poll average.

Democratic

Lindsay James

Major-party general-election nominee.

Republican

Joe Mitchell

Major-party general-election nominee.

Other listed candidates

  • Dave Bushaw · Independent
  • Rick Stewart · Libertarian

Polls

No district-level 2026 general-election poll is currently in VotePredictor's verified polling feed for IA-2. The forecast above therefore uses fundamentals only. A poll table will appear here when matched polls are available.

Other forecasts

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Candidate news

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Candidate field source: 2026 House election roster ↗

Nearby in the directory: IA-1 · IA-3