After an exploratory campaign for Iowa's 4th Congressional District Seat, State Senator Lynn Evans announced his re-election campaign for the District 3 seat in the Iowa Senate.

"While the encouragement and momentum have been phenomenal, the fundraising simply hasn't reached the level necessary to run a competitive campaign at this time."

One day after Republicans in Woodbury County chose their candidate to fill the State Senate, held by the late Rocky De Witt, Woodbury County Democrats announced their nominee.

Among the state lawmakers who endorsed Feenstra for governor are Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore Ken Rozenboom, Assistant Senate Majority Leader Carrie Koelker, House Speaker Pro Tempore John Wills and Assistant House Majority Leader Brent Siegrist.

The top finishers in Iowa’s 2020 Democratic presidential caucus have already been to the state this year. Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke at a Cedar Rapids town hall in May. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, took his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour to Iowa City in February.

Iowa’s 2026 election may still be more than a year away, but the political dominoes are already starting to fall. Some high-profile candidates have jumped into major races earlier than usual, and experts say each decision is reshaping the state’s political landscape.

Muscatine attorney Taylor Wettach, a Democrat, is looking to oust Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District.

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - The Woodbury County Republican Party says its central committee has chosen local small business owner Christopher Prosch to be its nominee for next month’s special election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Rocky De Witt.

The state now has a new way of verifying its voter rolls and changes to how Iowa's recounts are conducted. Two new election laws went into effect July 1.Despit

It's a decision that surprised some political observers who had expected Bird to jump into the Republican primary to succeed Gov. Kim Reynolds.