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ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline: March 18, 2022 Primary: June 7, 2022

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND: Bold = Active Candidate Italics = Potential Candidate * = Incumbent = Winner (Incumbent Party Listed First)

This page was last updated on June 21, 2022

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR & LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run on tickets in the General Election.)
Kim Reynolds (R)* - (Campaign Site)
& Adam Gregg (R)* - (Campaign Site)

Diedre DeJear (D) - Marketing Consultant, Political Organizer & '18 Sec of State Nominee
& Eric Van Lancker (D) - Clinton County Auditor

Rick Stewart (L) - Retired Businessman & Frequent Candidate
& Marco Battaglia (L) - Journalist, Libertarian Activist & Frequent Candidate

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2022.

SECRETARY OF STATE:
Paul Pate (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Joel Miller (D) - Linn County Auditor, Ex-Robins Mayor, Technologist & Army Veteran

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Tom Miller (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Brenna Bird (R) - Guthrie County Attorney, Ex-Gubernatorial Aide & '10 Nominee

STATE AUDITOR:
Rob Sand (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Todd Halbur (R) - Realtor, Businessman & Ex-State Alcohol Bureau Comptroller

STATE TREASURER:
Mike Fitzgerald (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Roby Smith (R) - State Sen. & Businessman

SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE:
Mike Naig (R)* - (Campaign Site)
John Norwood (D) - Polk County Soil-Water Commissioner & Agribusinessman

GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

State House ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )

State Senate ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

Chuck Grassley (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike Franken (D) - Retired Navy Admiral & '20 Candidate

Joni Ernst (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2026.

U.S. CONGRESS:

** New 2022 District Numbers Used Below **

District 1:
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Christina Bohannan (D) - State Rep., Attorney, Law Professor & Ex-Environmental Engineer

District 2:
Ashley Hinson (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Liz Mathis (D) - State Sen. & Ex-TV News Anchor

District 3:
Cindy Axne (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Zach Nunn (R) - State Sen., Ex-St Rep. & Air National Guard Officer

District 4:
Randy Feenstra (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Ryan Melton (D) - Insurance Customer Service Supervisor
Bryan Jack Holder (Liberty Caucus) - Photographer & Frequent Candidate

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Iowa (C)
Iowa Democratic Party (D)
Iowa Green Party (G)
Legal Marijuana Now Party (LMN)
Libertarian Party of Iowa (L)
Republican Party of Iowa (R)
Independent (I)

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Ames Tribune
The Bean Walker (Conservative)
Bedford Times-Press
Blog for Iowa (Liberal)
Bloomfield Democrat
Cedar Rapids Gazette
City View
Des Moines.Com
Des Moines Register - (Politics Section)
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald
Fort Madison Daily Democrat
Humboldt Independent
Iowa.com
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa Farmer Today
The Iowan Magazine
The Iowa Republican
Iowa Starting Line
Nevada Journal
Quad-City News (Davenport - Bettendorf)
Sioux City Journal
Waterloo - Cedar Falls Courier

Iowa Press / Iowa Public Television (IPTV)
Iowa Public Television
Kalona News
KCAU TV-9 (ABC - Sioux City)
KCCI TV-8 (CBS - Des Moines) - (Politics Section)
KCRG TV-9 (ABC - Cedar Rapids)
KDSM TV-17 (Fox - Des Moines)
KLJB TV-18 (Fox - Davenport)
KMEG TV (CBS - Sioux City)
Radio Iowa
WHO TV-13 (NBC - Des Moines)

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