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ELECTION CALENDAR: Filing Deadline (Major Parties): March 2022 Filing Deadline (Others): August 2022 Primary: June 2022

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

This page was last updated on August 3, 2021

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run on tickets in the General Election.)
Kim Reynolds (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Cindy Axne (D) - Congresswoman & Digital Design Firm Owner
Diedre DeJear (D) - Marketing Consultant, Political Organizer & '18 Sec of State Nominee
Katie Geltz (D) - Teacher & Mental Health Advocate
Mark Nolte (D) - Economic Development Group President & '06 State Rep Candidate
Todd Prichard (D) - State House Minority Leader, Attorney & Army Reserve Officer
Rob Sand (D) - State Auditor & Attorney
Ras Smith (D) - State Rep. & Educational Consultant
Tony Thompson (D) - Black Hawk County Sheriff & Army Veteran

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2022.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Adam Gregg (R)*

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Tom Miller (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE AUDITOR:
Rob Sand (D)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Mike Fitzgerald (D)* - (Campaign Site)

SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE:
Mike Naig (R)* - (Campaign Site)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

State House ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )

State Senate ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

Chuck Grassley (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Jim Carlin (R) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Attorney & Army Veteran
Pat Grassley (R) - State House Speaker, Farmer & Sen Grassley's Grandson
Abby Finkenauer (D) - Ex-Congresswoman & Ex-State Rep.
Mike Franken (D) - Retired Navy Admiral & '20 Candidate
Quentin Hart (D) - Waterloo Mayor
Glenn Hurst (D) - Minden City Councilman & Physician
Liz Mathis (D) - State Sen. & Ex-TV News Anchor
Dave Muhlbauer (D) - Ex-Crawford County Supervisor, Farmer & Businessman
Rick Stewart (L) - Retired Businessman & Frequent Candidate

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

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Ashley Hinson (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Liz Mathis (D) - State Sen. & Ex-TV News Anchor

District 2:
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Christina Bohannan (D) - State Rep., Attorney, Law Professor & Ex-Environmental Engineer
Rita Hart (D) - Ex-State Sen., Farmer, '20 Nominee & '18 Lt Gov Nominee
Jason Rogers (D)

District 3:
Cindy Axne (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mary Ann Hanusa (R) - Ex-State Rep., Businesswoman & Ex-Bush White House Aide
Nicole Hasso (R) - Financial Planner
Zach Nunn (R) - State Sen., Ex-St Rep. & Air National Guard Officer
Bryan Jack Holder (L) - Photographer, Law School Graduate & Frequent Candidate

District 4:
Randy Feenstra (R)* - (Campaign Site)

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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