Lindsay James
Iowa Democrat, Presbyterian minister and state representative from Dubuque since 2019.
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Led Joe Mitchell 49.5% to 45.53%
US Midterms 2026: Turek beats Hinson as Sand wins IowaBackground
Lindsay James led Republican Joe Mitchell by 49.5% to 45.53% in Iowa's 2nd District on unofficial counts after the 3 November 2026 election. The seat is open because Ashley Hinson left it to run for the Senate.
James is a Presbyterian minister. She has served in the Iowa House since 2019, now for the 71st district in Dubuque County, and is House minority whip. She co-founded the Loras College Peace Institute in 2017.
Democrats led three of Iowa's four House districts; hers was the only one without a network projection.
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