Iowa 2022 Elections

Bohannan is running to unseat Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in what many election forecasters are predicting to be a competitive race in the newly drawn 1st Congressional District.

While the Iowa Utilities Board decides if private companies get permits to build carbon dioxide pipelines, the Iowa Legislature can influence the process. We heard what 29 Eastern Iowa candidates had to say about using eminent domain for these projects.

On this week’s edition of the On Iowa Politics podcast: The 1st District candidates lean into their core issues, debates past and future in the 2nd District, and Siouxlanders having trouble filling candidate events.

The Iowa State Bar Association released its judicial performance review to help guide voters on the retention of judges on the Nov. 8 ballot.

Two former elected officials — Republican Susie Weinacht and Democrat Elizabeth Wilson — are vying for the House District 73 seat to represent a portion of Cedar Rapids and much of the north and eastern sides of Marion.

Republican newcomer Anne Fairchild is running against Democratic community organizer Sami Scheetz for the Iowa House District 78 seat, which largely encompasses southeast Cedar Rapids.

A pair of former Iowa broadcast journalists running for an Eastern Iowa congressional seat argued policy over abortion, infrastructure, parental rights and more in their first televised debate before the Nov. 8 general election.

Linn County Attorney Nick Maybanks and Linn County Sheriff Brian Gardner encouraged Iowans to vote no on the proposed gun rights amendment that will be on the November ballot.

Also, new ads are posted in Iowa’s U.S. Senate and House campaigns

Jacob Onken, 32, a Republican who works as an attorney for Collins Aerospace in Cedar Rapids, is running against Elinor Levin, a 35-year-old private writing tutor, for Iowa House District 89, which includes part of Iowa City and University Heights.

Kinney, 59, of Oxford, is running against Sen. Dawn Driscoll, a 43-year-old Republican from Williamsburg, to represent Senate District 46. Hot topics include abortion, education funding and tax law changes.

A state lawmaker, children’s advocate, wife and mother, Democrat Liz Mathis said she has a track record of putting Iowans first and working across the aisle.

A Republican who upset a Democratic incumbent in 2020, Ashley Hinson said she is running to serve as a check against “reckless” spending and energy policies pushed by national Democrats.

State Sen. Liz Mathis, lieutenant governor nominee Eric Van Lancker and others speak Saturday at Progress Iowa Corn Feed in Cedar Rapids.

Republican challenger Roby Smith says the office should advocate for tax cuts, while Democratic incumbent Mike Fitzgerald said that’s not the office’s role