The race for Iowa's Fourth Congressional District had perhaps its biggest announcement yet Wednesday morning as Siouxland Chamber of Commerce President Chris McGowan declared he is running in the 2026 Republican primary.
Also in the notebook, Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst names the charity that will benefit from her Roast and Ride fundraiser
Trump previously pitched a ‘Great American State Fair’ celebrating all 50 U.S. states to be hosted at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in 2026.
Also in the Campaign Almanac, Sarah Trone Garriott is endorsed by an organization promoting ‘next generation’ political leaders
A little more than a month after launching his third bid for Iowa's Fourth Congressional District, Democratic candidate Ryan Melton, an insurance manager, announced Tuesday he's suspending his campaign.
Iowa City Democrat and University of Iowa law professor Christina Bohannan hopes the third time will be the charm, as she runs again to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa's 1st District.
The Republican, who has held the office since 2015, says more work remains to protect Iowa elections and encourage voter participation
Iowa Republican and former state lawmaker Jim Carlin criticized U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's voting record, calling her a “phony” politician during a campaign launch event Thursday in Cedar Rapids.
This week on the podcast, we discuss U.S. senate candidates in Iowa. Plus, backlash to and fallout from Gov. Kim Reynolds’ veto of pipeline and property rights legislation.
Also in the Campaign Almanac, the Democratic state lawmaker running to unseat an Iowa GOP Congressman announces a slate of new endorsements
The 33-year-old state senator from Coralville is the 3rd Democrat to announce in Iowa’s 2026 U.S. Senate election
Iowa Democrats were stripped of their coveted first-in-the-nation caucuses in 2023. Now, Iowa will no longer have a seat at the table when an influential Democratic National Committee begins revisiting and recommending the order of states to lead off the 2028 presidential nominating process.
Iowa Republican and former state lawmaker Jim Carlin announced Friday he is once again running for the U.S. Senate, this time seeking to challenge incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst in the 2026 Iowa GOP primary.
Iowa Rep. Eddie Andrews is the third Republican to officially file to run in Iowa’s open-seat campaign for governor in 2026. At his campaign announcement Wednesday, he vowed to take on money in politics.
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