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Candidate profile: Chris Mcgowan in Iowa’s 4th District

Republican Chris Mcgowan is among 12 candidates in Iowa’s contested 4th District U.S. House race in 2026.

Candidate profile: Chris Mcgowan in Iowa’s 4th District

Key takeaways

  • Chris Mcgowan is a Republican candidate in IA-4.
  • The general election is Nov. 3, 2026.
  • Twelve candidates are listed in the contested race.
  • No Mcgowan biography or policy positions are on file.
  • No campaign finance amounts are on file for any candidate.

Chris Mcgowan is running as a Republican for the U.S. House in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District. The contested general election is scheduled for Nov. 3, 2026. Mcgowan is one of 12 candidates listed in the race, including incumbent Republican Randall Feenstra.

Chris Mcgowan’s candidate record

Mcgowan’s candidate record identifies him as a Republican seeking the 4th District seat. No candidate biography is on file. That leaves his personal background, education, employment history and prior public service outside the current record.

No policy positions are documented for Mcgowan. His record also does not list amounts for campaign funds raised, funds spent or cash on hand.

Candidates in the 4th District race

The 2026 general election field includes candidates identified as Democrats, Republicans and UN. Each candidate’s record has the same gaps in biography, policy and campaign finance information:

  • Dave Dawson, Democrat: No biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
  • Jermaine Decker, UN: No biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
  • Randall Feenstra, Republican incumbent: No biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
  • Douglas Jensen, Republican: No biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
  • Kyle Larsen, Republican: No biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
  • Chris Mcgowan, Republican: No biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
  • Ryan Michael Appleton Melton, Democrat: No biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
  • Ryan Rhodes, Republican: No biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
  • Christian Schlaefer, Republican: No biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
  • Stephanie Steiner, Democrat: No biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
  • Matt Windschitl, Republican: No biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.
  • Ashley Wolftornabane, Democrat: No biography, fundraising total, spending total, cash-on-hand figure or documented policy position is on file.

Policy and campaign finance

There are no documented policy positions for any candidate in the race. As a result, the candidate records do not establish where Mcgowan or any of his opponents stand on issues that may arise during the campaign.

Fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand amounts are also not on file for any candidate. Those three categories measure different parts of campaign activity: money collected, money used and money remaining. No dollar amounts can yet be compared across the field.

Election details

The election is a general election for Iowa’s 4th District seat in the U.S. House. It will take place Nov. 3, 2026, and the race is contested. The candidate field lists four Democrats, seven Republicans and one candidate designated UN.

What to watch

  • Whether documented policy positions are added
  • Whether candidate biographies are filed
  • Updates to fundraising, spending and cash-on-hand figures
  • Changes to the candidate field before the election

Who's running: U.S. House, District 4

Election day: November 3, 2026

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