Iowa's 4th District: 2026 result

Iowa · election of 3 November 2026Incumbent: Randy Feenstra (R)Updated November 10 at 10:20 PM EST

Called · unofficial count

McGowan (R) 59.1%, Dawson (D) 40.9%.

Chris McGowan (Republican) won Iowa's 4th District in the 3 November 2026 election, with 59.1% of the vote to Dave Dawson's 40.9%, a margin of 18.1 points (54,905 votes). The seat stays Republican. Count as of November 10 at 10:20 PM EST, not yet certified.

What stands out in IA-4

from the count and past results

In 2024 the district went R+34.3 (Feenstra 67.0%, Melton 32.7%); in 2026 it went R+18.1, a 16.2-point swing toward Democrats.
Randy Feenstra: incumbent retired to run for governor.
Republican hold in an open district: Chris McGowan succeeds Randy Feenstra, who was not on the ballot.
McGowan finished 18.1 points ahead of Dawson, a gap of 54,905 votes.
Cook Partisan Voting Index for the district, on its 2026 lines: R+15.
302,785 votes are counted so far, against 373,824 in 2024.

Iowa's 4th District: candidates and votes

Called · unofficial count

General election, 3 November 2026 · as of November 10 at 10:20 PM EST

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Chris McGowan	Republican	178,845	59.1
Dave Dawson	Democratic	123,940	40.9
Total		302,785	100.0

IA-4 in 2024

same district lines

House election, 5 November 2024

Candidate	Party	Votes	%
Randy Feenstra	Republican	250,522	67.0
Ryan Melton	Democratic	122,175	32.7
Write-ins	Other	1,127	0.3
Total		373,824	100.0

Related races

Iowa: every 2026 House district, the delegation before and after
Other districts in Iowa: IA-1, IA-2, IA-3
Iowa Senate race · Josh Turek (D)
Iowa governor's race · Rob Sand (D)
Closest House races: MN-1 (0.1), NC-5 (0.1), NC-3 (0.1), TN-4 (0.2), FL-27 (0.4)
House results 2026: every race

Sources

Votes and candidates: Wikipedia, 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa (revision 1384970694, November 10 at 10:20 PM EST), which cites the state election office and AP race calls.
Race call and incumbent: Wikipedia, 2026 United States House of Representatives elections (revision 1385103391). A race is shown as called only when that article marks a winner.
2024 comparison: the 2024 House result from Wikipedia's 2024 House election articles; the 2024 presidential vote in the district from the district's own Wikipedia article.
Text and figures from Wikipedia are available under CC BY-SA 4.0. Results are unofficial until the state certifies them; this page updates with the source.