Ashley Hinson Arenholz is the Republican incumbent in Iowa’s contested 2026 election for the 2nd Congressional District. She is one of 12 candidates listed in the race, which includes six Democrats, five Republicans and one independent.
The general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. No documented policy positions are on file for Hinson Arenholz or any of the other candidates. Biographies and campaign-finance figures also are not on file for the field.
Hinson Arenholz’s place in the race
Hinson Arenholz is identified as both a Republican and the incumbent. A candidate biography is not on file. Figures for funds raised, funds spent and cash on hand also are not on file.
Those records establish her party, her status as the current officeholder and the office she is seeking. They do not establish positions on specific issues because no documented policy stances are on file.
The Democratic candidates
Six Democrats are listed in the general-election field. Each is running for the same U.S. House seat and has no biography, documented policy position or campaign-finance figures on file.
- Donald K. Primus is a Democratic candidate. Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures are not on file.
- Clinton Gene Twedt-ball is a Democratic candidate. Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures are not on file.
- Kathryn J Dolter is a Democratic candidate. Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures are not on file.
- Lindsay James is a Democratic candidate. Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures are not on file.
- Guy Morgan is a Democratic candidate. Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures are not on file.
- Kevin W Techau is a Democratic candidate. Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures are not on file.
The Republican candidates
Five Republicans are listed, including Hinson Arenholz. Each is running for the same district, and none has a documented policy position or campaign-finance figures on file.
- Rodney Blum is a Republican candidate. A biography and fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures are not on file.
- Charlie Mcclintock is a Republican candidate. A biography and fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures are not on file.
- Joe Mitchell is a Republican candidate. A biography and fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures are not on file.
- Shannon Lundgren is a Republican candidate. A biography and fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures are not on file.
- Ashley Hinson Arenholz is a Republican candidate and the incumbent. A biography and campaign-finance figures are not on file.
The independent candidate and what is documented
Dave Bushaw is the independent candidate in the race. A biography, documented policy positions and figures for fundraising, spending and cash on hand are not on file.
Across the entire field, the official details establish the candidates’ names, party affiliations, the contested office and the election date. They do not establish where any candidate stands on legislation or public-policy questions. The same record also contains no fundraising totals, spending totals or cash-on-hand amounts for any candidate.
