Campaigns & Elections

The forums will be held in person and streamed online. Early voting begins Oct. 19.

Also, a candidate for Congress from Texas will be a guest speaker at Gov. Kim Reynolds’ annual fall fundraiser

Ryan Melton is challenging Republican incumbent U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra in Western Iowa’s 4th Congressional District, the state’s most conservative area of the state

The former vice president will headline a fundraiser alongside Iowa Rep. Bobby Kaufmann, marking another visit to Iowa and bolstering speculation around a 2024 presidential run

The Democratic U.S. Senate candidate’s campaign says there is no legal agreement that restricts a former campaign staffer from talking about her claim that Franken kissed her

Iowa U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson launched new campaign ads portraying the Marion Republican as a champion for working families..

But Iowa Republican says he doesn’t plan to make the report a campaign issue.

Grassley, Franken campaigns release new ads

Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mike Franken talked about protecting Social Security for future generations and lowering the Medicare eligibility age to 50.

Iowa Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mike Franken denied allegations in a police report that he grabbed and kissed a former campaign staffer without consent.

Despite challenges posed by the ongoing pandemic and a rise in conspiracy theory-fueled threats to election workers nationwide, Iowa election officials say they’ve had success recruiting poll workers to staff the upcoming general election.

A White House spokesperson on Friday criticized Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds for taking credit for state projects funded by the American Rescue Plan Act, which she’d opposed in 2021.