Campaigns & Elections

Despite facts to the contrary and pushback from within their own party, Iowa Republican U.S. House members this week pushed disproved claims implying the federal government lacks the resources to respond to devastating hurricanes across the southeast because it has spent money on migrants.

The Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board issued an admonishment for Johnson County Supervisor Royceann Porter’s “improper use of public resources.” Last month, Porter used her county email account to send an email requesting support in a write-in campaign.

Paul Pate says initiative is to help veterans and not benefit one political party

Early in-person and mail-in voting begins Oct. 16 for Iowa's 2024 general elections. Here's what you need to know about checking your voter registration status, how to vote early in-person and by mail, and how to vote on Election Day, Nov. 5.

Bohannan and Miller-Meeks are scheduled to debate each other on Iowa PBS later this month.

Also in the Campaign Almanac: Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee endorses Iowa GOP U.S. Rep. Miller-Meeks’ re-election

Also, Iowa Republican AG demands info from Democratic fundraiser ActBlue

Besides Iowa U.S. House races, Patriots Run Project active in Wisconsin seat.

Cabinet spouses came to Iowa, a battleground state that year

State investigators are probing complaints against a secretive group that recruited fervent Donald Trump supporters to run as spoiler candidates in key swing districts against Republicans, according to a woman they recruited to run in Iowa's 1st District.

An ethics complaint seeking an investigation into Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ voting address may make handy campaign fodder for Democrats heading into the November election, but little may actually come of it.

The school bond referendum would fund construction of a new auditorium, safety and security upgrades and improvements to athletic facilities.