Iowa Candidate & Election Guide
Federal and statewide candidates, elections, state political parties, news sites, and other resources — no frills, just what you need — curated by Politics1 publisher Ron Gunzburger.
Governor
[ Kim Reynolds (R)* - Retiring in 2026. ]
Rob Sand (D) - State Auditor & Attorney
Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2030.
Lieutenant Governor
[ Chris Cournoyer (R)* - Candidate for State Auditor in 2026. ]
Dave Muhlbauer (D) - Crawford County Supervisor
Secretary of State
Attorney General
[ Brenna Bird (R)* - Lost for Reelection in 2026. ]
Nate Willems (D) - Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
State AUDITOR
[ Rob Sand (D)* - Candidate for Governor in 2026. ]
Taylor Wettach (D) - Attorney
Chris Cournoyer (R) - Lt Governor, Ex-State Sen. & Ex-Pleasant Valley School Board Member
State Treasurer
Secretary of Agriculture
STATE LEGISLATURE
State House ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )
State Senate ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )
U.S. Senator
SENATE ELECTION 2026:
Josh Turek (D) - State Rep., Disabilities Advocate & Paralympics Gold Medalist
SENATE ELECTION 2028:
Joshua Smith (R) - Blue Collar Worker & Christian Nationalist Activist
U.S. House (Districts)
District 1
Christina Bohannan (D) - Ex-State Rep., Attorney, Law Professor, Engineer & '22/'24 NomineeDistrict 2
District 3
Sarah Trone Garriott (D) - State Sen. & Lutheran Minister
District 4
Chris McGowan (R) - Siouxland Chamber of Commerce Pres., Political Consultant & USAF Veteran 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)
Write-In (WI)
State Election Office
State News Sources
Albia Union-Republican
Ames
Tribune
Atlantic News Telegraph
Audubon County Advocate Journal
Bedford
Times-Press
Belmond Independent
Black Iowa News
Bloomfield Democrat
Burlington Hawk Eye
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Charles City Press
Clear Lake Mirror Reporter
Clinton Herald
Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil
Daily Iowan (University of Iowa)
Axios Des Moines
Des Moines City View (Alternative)
Des Moines Register
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald
Dunlap Reporter
Fayette County Union / Ossian Bee / Union Echo Leader
Fort Dodge Messenger
Fort Madison Daily Democrat
Harlan News
Hola America / Hola Iowa (Spanish)
Humboldt Independent
Ida County Courier
Independence Bulletin Journal
Iowa Capital Dispatch
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa Falls Times-Citizen
Iowa Farmer Today
The Iowan Magazine
Iowa Starting Line (Politics)
Iowa State Daily
Keokuk Daily Gate City
LeMars Daily Sentinel
Mapleton Press
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Mason City Globe Gazette
Monticello Express
Mount Ayr Record News
Muscatine Journal
Newton Daily News
Oelwein Daily Register
Osceola Sentinel-Tribune
Oskaloosa Herald
Ottumwa Courier
La Prensa Iowa (Spanish)
Quad City Dispatch-Argus (Davenport)
Quad City Times (Davenport)
Sioux City Journal
Southeast Iowa Union
Spencer Reporter
Storm Lake Times Pilot
Vinton News
Waterloo - Cedar Falls Courier
Waukon Standard
Waverly News
West Liberty Index
Iowa Public Television (PBS)
WOI TV-5 (ABC - Ames)
KCRG TV-9 (ABC - Cedar Rapids)
KGAN TV-2 (CBS - Cedar Rapids)
KLJB TV-18 (FOX - Davenport)
KCCI TV-8 (CBS
- Des Moines)
KDSM TV-17 (FOX - Des Moines)
WHO TV-13 (NBC - Des Moines)
KCAU TV-9 (ABC - Sioux City)
KMEG TV-14 / KPTH TV-44 (CBS / FOX - Sioux City)
Iowa Public Radio (NPR)
Radio Iowa