Check out local and state coverage for the Iowa 2026 general election

If reelected, Mike Vondran wants to ban kratom and continue Republicans’ safety and fiscal policies; Democrat Karen Roebuck backs public education and healthcare access.

Republican state Sen. Scott Webster and Democrat Nikhil Wagle, physician and school board member, seek a Senate seat representing the eastern Iowa Q-C. 

Democratic State Sen. Cindy Winckler is facing a challenge from Republican Cynthia Mensendick for Iowa Senate District 49. 

Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Democratic challenger Christina Bohannan sparred over tariffs, the Iran War, and public safety in the sole debate of the election. 

Bridgford is running as as a no-party candidate against U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Christina Bohannan. 

Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks is hoping to fend off Democrat Christina Bohannan a third time. 

Third-time Democratic candidate for Iowa's 1st District Christina Bohannan says Iowans are feeling the impacts of Republican-backed tariffs, the Iran War, and changes to federal healthcare programs.

The U.S. Democratic Senate candidate told volunteers that Iowans are “uniquely hurting” from tariffs, the Iran war and a decade of Republican policies.

The pair are running to fill the seat vacated by former treasurer Tony Knobbe.

U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks says PAC ad cuts reflect her campaign’s strength while analysts rate the race leaning Democratic.

Want to avoid Election Day lines? Early in-person voting and absentee ballots give Iowa voters options ahead of Nov. 3.

The New York Times reports that a Republican Congressional PAC tied to House Speaker Mike Johnson is canceling advertisements for U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks. 

A farmer and a retired businessman are on the ballot for the District 41 senate seat in Iowa.

Democrat Nick Salazar will challenge incumbent Republican Mark Cisneros in Iowa House District 96, which Muscatine, Kent Estates, Fairport and Wilton.

Incumbent Norlin Mommsen faces off against Democrat challenger George Pickup.

Read about what issues matter for the two candidates in the general election. The winner will represent Iowa's 98th House District come January. 

Incumbent Brenna Bird eyes establishing a special victims unit; Nate Willems said he’d bring litigation to hold corporations accountable.

Republican Ashley Hinson ended the latest finance quarter with more cash on hand, but her Democratic opponent, Josh Turek, raised more.

Who should pay when major development projects fail? Both Iowa Senate candidates had the same answer: Not taxpayers. Here are four other debate takeaways.

Ashley Hinson and Josh Turek found some unexpected common ground during their second Iowa Senate debate. Here's where they agreed and where they differed.

Iowa cancer survivors and health care providers described financial struggles and concerns about water quality during a Des Moines roundtable with Senate candidate Josh Turek.

The top candidates in Iowa’s three competitive U.S. House campaigns all posted similar fundraising numbers over the most recent three-month period, and all entered the campaign’s home stretch with similar resources.

Election Day is coming. We've put together a free voter guide to help you navigate the races and candidates on the ballot Nov. 3.

Both Iowa gubernatorial candidates Zach Lahn and Rob Sand had record-setting campaign fundraising hauls in recent months, but Sand finished the period in a far better financial position.

Zach Lahn, a Republican venture firm business owner, says he is running to be Iowa’s next governor to help preserve the state’s culture.

In Davenport, Democratic candidate for governor Rob Sand said he's currently undecided on how he'll vote on a referendum to make it harder to raise individual and corporate income taxes. 

In the first debate in Iowa's governor's race, Republican Zach Lahn and Democrat Rob Sand each pitched themselves as the candidate who would bring change to Iowa.