Lindsay James has won the House seat in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. She beat Republican Joe Mitchell.
Decision Desk made the call for James at 11:30 PM Eastern.
Decision Desk HQ projects Lindsay James wins the IA US House 2 General Election#DecisionMade: 11:33 PM EST
— Decision Desk HQ (@DecisionDeskHQ) November 4, 2026
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With 89 percent of the vote in, James was up 50.28 percent to Mitchell's 45.09 percent.
🚨 UPDATE: Lindsay James WINS Iowa House District 2!
— Aaron Bacus (@AaronBacus) November 4, 2026
DDHQ published this projection at 11:36 PM ET.
WIN THE NEXT HOUSE FIGHT.
Iowa is called. Republicans need House wins elsewhere. pic.twitter.com/RJJLp2sL0p
🚨BREAKING🚨
— The Political HQ (@ThePoliticalHQ) November 4, 2026
Democrat Lindsay James has defeated Republican Joe Mitchell in the IA-02 U.S. House Election.
This is a flip from 🔴 to 🔵. pic.twitter.com/no1dhzzQ3D
As of 11:41 PM Eastern, Decision Desk has Democrats controlling the Senate 51 to 40.
99% KALSHI PROJECTION: Lindsay James (D) will win the IA-02 House race pic.twitter.com/W3wZKP2tNx
— Kalshi Politics (@KalshiPolitics) November 4, 2026
Lindsay James has FLIPPED #IA02 https://t.co/6BH3O3Yxld
— The Politics Guy (@sthepoliticguy) November 4, 2026
James was a member of Iowa House of Representatives, representing the 71st District. During her time in the Iowa House, she missed 177 out of 342 votes. Those votes included legislation on property tax reductions, strengthening of criminal penalties for animal torture, and screen time limitations in public schools. When asked about this during the debate, James ran from the tough questions.