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Joe Mitchell

Candidate for Iowa 2nd Congressional District · Republican

On the 2026 ballotCandidate · Iowa 2nd Congressional District · Nov 3 General

Ballot status source: Iowa Secretary of State — Candidate List, November 3, 2026 General Election: United States Representative District 2 — 'Joe Mitchell', Republican · read Sep 24, 2026

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Running for Iowa 2nd Congressional District, Nov 3 General. The race page has 3 other candidates, 3 certified results. See the race

Roles on File

Seats held and sought, elections and committees, newest first.

The District

What Iowa 2nd Congressional District covers

Covers all of Clayton County, Fayette County, Benton County, Linn County, Tama County, Winneshiek County, Allamakee County, Dubuque County, Butler County, Black Hawk County, Buchanan County, Cerro Gordo County, Delaware County, Poweshiek County, Hardin County and 7 more.

Includes Cedar Rapids, Waterloo, Cedar Falls, Dubuque (part), Mason City, Clear Lake, Decorah, Dyersville, Hudson, Marion, Waverly, Ackley (part) and 234 more.

Map of Iowa 2nd Congressional District with 413 precincts

413 precincts · District lines: Congressional lines: U.S. Census Bureau (1:500,000 cartographic boundary, 119th Congress) · Precinct lines: Iowa Legislative Services Agency, Iowa Precincts (as of the 2022 reprecincting) statewide layer (services.arcgis.com/vPD5PVLI6sfkZ5E4 Iowa_Precincts); U.S. Census Bureau 2020 TIGER/Line VTDs where no official layer; Iowa Legislative Services Agency precincts (2016 file) for the 2020 general

Key Votes

The record

  • No public voting record

    Holds no elected public office. Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · GOTV Intel review of official candidate lists

Newest first. A close vote was decided by 5% of the votes cast or less (or 10 votes or fewer, under a fifth of the votes). Broke with party: voted against most of their party, where the record gives the party split.

Their Money

Campaign finance

Last Change
Profile updated · Sep 24
Raised
$1,938,593cycle to date through Jun 30
Cash on Hand
$895,564cycle to date through Jun 30
Spent
$1,043,029cycle to date through Jun 30
Debts Owed
$50,000cycle to date through Jun 30
Next Report Due
Q3 Report · Oct 15

View on FEC.govFEC, cycle to date through Jun 30, 2026

Top Payees

Who the campaign paid most, as its filing reports it.

Campaign finance · Joe Mitchell For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Finance Reports

  • Campaign finance · Joe Mitchell For Congress: July Quarterly 2026, through Jun 30, 2026

    Raised $1,938,593.00 this election cycle (as reported) · spent $1,043,028.92 · cash on hand $895,564.08 · debts owed by the committee $50,000.00 — through Jun 30, 2026. Where the money came from (cycle to date, as reported): Individuals $1,397,807.43 (72%); PACs and other political committees $407,850.00 (21%); Party committees $5,000.00 (0%); Candidate loans $100,000.00 (5%); Transfers from authorized committees $21,415.62 (1%); Other receipts (refunds, offsets, other) $6,519.95 (0%). Where it went (itemized operating expenditures this cycle, FEC-processed through Sep 20, 2026): digital $168,462.46; other $164,284.99; general consulting $72,864.17; staff, contractors and reimbursements $70,647.74; fundraising $65,023.98; direct mail $44,139.56.

    Jun 30, 2026 · Official · Federal Election Commission

Money shows as the filings named here report it. Payees are who the campaign paid; individual contributors are not shown.

Advertising

Who is advertising for and against Joe

Independent Expenditures

FEC independent expenditures on file: $128,178 supporting, $1,892,235 opposing, across 48 reports.

Spend as each platform or filing reports it. Each line is a separate measure, and they are not added together.

In Their Words

What they have said, on the record

“I’m a home builder; I’ve built over 100 homes in Iowa, all across eastern Iowa, in my district, and I’ve employed hundreds of people. I understand how to get the housing costs down.”
INTERVIEW: Joe Mitchell runs against corruption and “radical left liberal Lindsay James” in his campaign for CongressSep 14, 2026 · Press · Washington Reporter · source
“We’re not taking any corporate PAC money”
INTERVIEW: Joe Mitchell runs against corruption and “radical left liberal Lindsay James” in his campaign for CongressSep 14, 2026 · Press · Washington Reporter · source
“We have to stop politicians from getting rich in Washington with insider information”
Joe Mitchell for Congress on housing and gender surgery accountabilitySep 2, 2026 · Press · The Iowa Podcast · source
“Republicans are not keen on incentives and Democrats are not keen on deregulation, and we need both”
Joe Mitchell for Congress on housing and gender surgery accountabilitySep 2, 2026 · Press · The Iowa Podcast · source
“Number one, the average age of a first-time home buyer is 40 years old. In 2024 it was 40 years old. So think about that. So that’s not a good statistic. It’s a really bad one that shows that the American dream is becoming out of reach for far too many Americans”
Joe Mitchell for Congress on housing and gender surgery accountabilitySep 2, 2026 · Press · The Iowa Podcast · source

In the News

Press coverage

Headlines link to the original reporting, captured on the date shown.

Reach Them

Websites and accounts

  • Campaign website capture

    Campaign website https://www.joemitchell.com/ captured 2026-09-24T22:22:14Z (1280x900 viewport, logged-out).

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

  • Campaign website: https://www.joemitchell.com/

    Source: https://www.joemitchell.com/

    Sep 24, 2026 · Self-published · Campaign website · source

The Paper Trail

Filings, results and exhibits

  • On the ballot: U.S. House, Iowa 2nd District · November 3, 2026 general election

    Listed as "Joe Mitchell" (Republican) on the IA official election authority certified candidate list for the 2026 General Election (as of read 2026-09-24). Checked 2026-09-24.

    Sep 24, 2026 · Official · IA official election authority · source

  • U.S. Representative · IA-02

    Republican · Candidate · On the 2026 ballot

    Sep 19, 2026 · Official

File read Sep 25, 2026. Each item names its source. Record ID p_7eqg7r122.

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