2026 Election News
- Polls indicate Iowa seats and offices could flip from red to blue this election
- Registered Republicans outnumber Democrats across the state
- Who is running for State Treasurer in Iowa?
- Who is running for Secretary of State?
- What to know about election integrity safeguards
- Who will be Iowa's next taxpayer watchdog?
- Who is running in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District race?
- Haven’t turned in your absentee ballot? Here’s what to do.
- Who is running in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District race?
- President Trump visited Iowa twice in the final weeks before Election Day
Federal Races
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Cody Scanlan
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The Des Moines Register
U.S. Senate candidates Republican Ashley Hinson and Democrat Josh Turek faced off on topics such as immigration, healthcare and affordability during an hour-long debate on Iowa PBS.
Natalie Krebs/Lucius Pham
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Iowa Public Radio
Cody Scanlan
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The Des Moines Register
Madeleline Charis King / Isabella Luu
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Iowa Public Radio
Sheila Brummer
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Iowa Public Radio
Statewide Races
Iowa Public Radio
Watch here for results of the Iowa governor race, with Republican Zach Lahn facing Democrat Rob Sand.
Eliza Billingham
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IPR News/ Photo courtesy of Nate Williems
Latest Election News
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Watch here for results of Iowa's open U.S. Senate seat, with Republican Ashley Hinson facing Democrat Josh Turek. -
The 2026 midterm elections are on Nov. 3. Here's what you need to bring to the polls when you vote on Election Day. -
President Donald Trump was in Dubuque Sunday to lead one of his final rallies ahead of the midterms. Trump and GOP candidates urged Iowans to turn out on Election Day. Democrats and the Iowa Farmers Union held their own events calling for a change in leadership in Des Moines and Washington, D.C. -
Republican Zach Lahn and Democrat Rob Sand are making their final push for support ahead of Election Day on Nov. 3. This week, Lahn rallied MAHA supporters in Des Moines and Sand held a Get Out the Vote event in Iowa City. -
Candidates in Iowa's 3rd District are using congressional stock trading bans to tell voters how they'll stand up to corruption. While Sarah Trone Garriott is tying corruption to affordability concerns, Nunn says he's responding to voter frustration that goes beyond party lines. -
IPR reporters spoke to customers at four coffee shops around the state to hear what's on their minds ahead of the election.
