The Libertarian Party of Iowa has nominated new candidates for lieutenant governor and the 3rd District House race in November following the removal of two candidates by the State Objection Panel in June.
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It's been a decade since Iowa privatized its Medicaid system under Gov. Terry Branstad, but the move has been controversial and the system's future has become an issue in this year's competitive gubernatorial election.
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Libertarian candidate Marco Battaglia has dropped out of the race for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District due to a medical emergency. The Libertarian Party of Iowa will hold a convention on Aug. 9 to pick another candidate to run in his place.
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Marco Battaglia, who is vying for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District seat, said he plans to appeal a judge’s ruling preventing him from appearing on November’s general election ballot.
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A judge says Iowa's Libertarian candidates for governor will stay off the November ballot. On this Politics Day episode, how that shapes the race, with political scientists Wayne Moyer of Grinnell College and Megan Goldberg of Cornell College. We also give play-by-play on former President Barack Obama's endorsement of U.S. Senate democratic candidate Josh Turek, the latest on the war in Iran, the urge to advance year-round E15 legislation, and more.
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A judge ruled to uphold a state panel's decision to remove Libertarian candidates Nicholas Gluba and Jules Cutler from the November ballot. Gluba was running for governor with Cutler as his running mate.
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Democratic gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand participated in a roundtable Tuesday, where he answered questions about Iowans' concerns about cancer.
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New campaign finance reports show Democrat Rob Sand with a fundraising edge over Republican Zach Lahn. But the biggest difference isn't just how much money they're raising — it's where the money comes from as they compete for Iowa's highest office.
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Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is throwing his support behind Iowa gubernatorial candidate Rob Sand and other Iowa Democrats. The 2020 winner of the Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses came to Iowa Sunday to rally party members ahead of the November election.
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The Iowa Democratic Party and the Republican Party of Iowa both gained voters over the past month, while the number of voters with no party affiliation dropped significantly.