Iowa's 4th District
U.S. House · Iowa
Chris McGowan held the seat for Republicans, winning by 18.1 points over David Dawson.
Source: Iowa Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:35 PM ET
Where the race moved
Against the 2024 presidential vote
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two sides on one scale: their campaigns, and outside groups spending for them or against their opponent.
Top funders
Outside groups and direct contributors, ranked by what they put in; the color shows which candidate it helps.
| AMERICAN MISSIONFor McGowan | $104K | |
| CONSERVATIVES FOR AMERICAN EXCELLENCE INC.For McGowan | $60K | |
| SAVE AMERICAN FREEDOMFor McGowan | $33K | |
| IOWA ALWAYS PACFor McGowan | $8.7K |
Campaign money: FEC, through Oct 14, 2026. Outside spending: independent expenditures by super PACs, parties and other groups, primary and general, as reported to the FEC through Nov 1, 2026, updated Nov 3, 2026. It leaves out spending not reported as independent expenditures (most issue ads and much dark money), so it understates all outside money.
Source: FEC campaign filings; FEC independent expendituresUpdated Nov 3, 2026, 1:05 AM ET
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- David Dawson
- 1%
- Chris McGowan
- 99%
- Projected margin
- R+19.0
The candidates
President of the Siouxland Chamber of CommerceDavid Dawson (D)
Former state representative from the 14th district (2013–2017)
Also on the ballot: Write-in (Other party), 0.1%