House District 56

2026 general election · 2-way race · 2024: Mark I. Thompson +48.5%

Voter registration (Sep 2026): R+36.5 of 17,527 active voters · D +0.6 since Nov 2024

Democratic 17% · No party 29% · Republican 53% · Other 1%

Mark I. Thompson holds 10.2× the campaign cash of Kyle Kruse — $26,715.28 to $2,607.46.

Mark I. Thompson

Republican

Cash on hand (money in the bank) · as of 2026-07-15

$26,715.28

raised $1,650.00 in the latest report (2026) · $7,035.00 in cash this election (since 2025)

Biggest donors · cash, since 2023

Wright County Republican Central Committee $3,000.00

Margaret O'Neill $2,545.00

KD Farms Operations $1,710.00

Full committee money →

Incumbent · voting record →

Kyle Kruse

Democrat

Cash on hand (money in the bank) · as of 2026-07-17

$2,607.46

raised $705.00 in the latest report (2026) · $3,030.00 in cash this election (since 2025)

Biggest donors · cash, since 2023

kyle kruse $4,700.00

Humboldt County Democratic Central Committee $2,000.00

Kay Olson $300.00

Full committee money →

Where the money comes from

Who gives to each campaign, and where those donors live, for this election (since 2025). Cash the state lists donor-by-donor.

Mark I. Thompson · Republican

Who gives · this election (since 2025)

Individuals 79% ($5,535.00)PACs & committees 14% ($1,000.00)Other organizations 7% ($500.00)

Shares are of the $7,035.00 that donors gave this election (since 2025). Of the $1,000.00 from PACs and committees, $1,000.00 is from party committees.

Where they live · this election (since 2025)

In the district 24% ($1,350.00)ZIP crosses the district line 54% ($3,025.00)Elsewhere in Iowa 22% ($1,250.00)

Between 24% and 78% of the $5,625.00 whose donor listed an address came from inside the district (House District 56) this election (since 2025). It's a range because donor addresses are placed by ZIP code, and some ZIP codes cross the district line.

100% came from somewhere in Iowa and 0% from outside the state.

$7,035.00 in cash this election (since 2025), listed donor-by-donor in the state's itemized feed (the publisher dates the feed 2026-07-14, posted 2026-09-05). · full record →

The second bar also leaves out $1,410.00 from donors with no usable address on the filing.

Kyle Kruse · Democrat

Who gives · this election (since 2025)

Individuals 96% ($2,225.00)PACs & committees 4% ($100.00)

Shares are of the $2,325.00 that donors gave this election (since 2025). Of the $100.00 from PACs and committees, $100.00 is from party committees.

Where they live · this election (since 2025)

In the district 91% ($2,125.00)ZIP crosses the district line 4% ($100.00)Elsewhere in Iowa 4% ($100.00)

Between 91% and 96% of the $2,325.00 whose donor listed an address came from inside the district (House District 56) this election (since 2025). It's a range because donor addresses are placed by ZIP code, and some ZIP codes cross the district line.

100% came from somewhere in Iowa and 0% from outside the state.

Its filings report $3,030.00 raised in cash this election (since 2025), and $2,325.00 of that is listed donor-by-donor. The bars use the donor-by-donor part. Its newest report (filed 2026-07-17, $705.00 raised, for the period ending 2026-07-14) is not yet in the donor-by-donor rows we hold, so the bars stop at the report before it. · full record →

Method: itemized cash contributions (Schedule A, transaction type CON) since 2025-01-01, refunds netted, the committee's own account interest excluded. Each donor is placed by the state and 5-digit ZIP code on the filing. A ZIP code counts as in the district when at least 98% of its Iowa land area (Census ZCTA) falls inside it, as crossing the line when between 2% and 98% does, and as elsewhere in Iowa otherwise. Iowa ZIP codes with no Census area (post office boxes) are shown on their own. In-kind support and loans are never in either bar.

The seat's record

Current officeholder: Mark I. Thompson (Republican) · full voting record →

Voted YES on SF 607 : Unemployment insurance employer tax cut

Voted YES on HF 639 : Hazardous liquid pipeline / eminent domain limits

Voted YES on SF 472 : Public-sector union recertification petitions

Voted YES on HF 2104 : CO2 pipeline eminent domain ban

From the key-votes set on wages, labor, utilities and eminent domain, and school funding — the same set for every legislator, both parties. Each bill is described by what it does; its official title is on the bill page.

Explore win scenarios for this race → what turnout and crossover it would take, on the real electorate

Fundraising rate

New money raised per day of each candidate's latest report — the pace of fundraising, comparable even when reports cover spans of different length. The small bars trace how that pace moved across recent reports.

Mark I. Thompson $27/day

$1,650.00 over 61 days · latest report

Kyle Kruse $12/day

$705.00 over 61 days · latest report

Rate = money raised ÷ days the report covers. ("Money raised" is the report's cash-contribution line — Schedule A.) Faded bars are earlier reports' rates; the solid bar is the latest. State committees only. A period's total can arrive as one large check or many small gifts — the rate can't tell them apart; a committee's donation page breaks its money down by gift size.

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General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Check your registration and polling place with the Iowa Secretary of State. Legislative districts are rarely publicly polled; if a qualifying public poll appears for this race it will be shown here.

Candidates: Iowa Secretary of State 2026 general-election list. Cash figures: each candidate's latest state disclosure filing; a newly announced challenger may not have filed yet. State money only — any federal committee is separate.