Natalie Krebs
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Iowa Public Radio
The State Objection Panel has voted to remove three Libertarian candidates after it sided with Republican voters who filed objections against the candidates.
Sheila Brummer
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Iowa Public Radio
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The Democratic candidate for governor and his running mate attended an event in Manning, where they focused on issues including clean water, data centers, education savings accounts and government accountability. -
Libertarian Marco Battaglia is the third candidate to jump into Iowa's 3rd Congressional District race. His campaign focuses on eliminating tariffs and sanctions on other countries, as well as ending aggressive U.S. military actions abroad. Immigration reform and abolishing ICE are also top priorities for Battaglia. -
Democratic candidate for governor Rob Sand held his first rally of the general election in Des Moines Sunday evening with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, chair of the Democratic Governors Association.
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Iowa Republicans rejected a candidate President Donald Trump endorsed for governor. On this politics day episode, we dive into the primary results. Political scientists Donna Hoffman of the University of Northern Iowa and Kelly Shaw of Iowa State University analyze these results and look ahead to the midterms. They also discuss the Senate race and the competition in Iowa Congressional Districts. -
Businessman Zach Lahn won the Republican nomination for Iowa governor Tuesday night and will face Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand in the general election. -
Polls have closed across Iowa. See who voters picked to represent their party in November’s general election.
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Before heading to the polls on June 2 to cast your ballot for the 2026 primary election, check our voter guide to see who’s running in major races in Iowa and for other important voter registration information. -
On this Newsbuzz episode, political scientist Kelly Shaw joins to dissect the crowded race for the Republican nomination for governor during the June 2 primary election. IPR's Katarina Sostaric also joins to share the latest from the Secretary of State's office ahead of Election Day and the Iowa Democratic Party's latest caucus proposal to the Democratic National Committee. We also talk about tick season coming sooner and lasting longer with environmental reporter Jess Savage. State Climatologist Justin Glisan shares the latest drought conditions and the potential for a 'Super El Niño' this summer. Then, we welcome IPR's newest Studio One host Erin Fuller to groove into the weekend.
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Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks is being challenged in the primary election by self-proclaimed "MAGA" Republican David Pautsch for the second time. Democrat Christina Bohannan is running against political newcomer Travis Terrell in the Democratic primary.
