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This week, we will discuss leadership elections in both Congress and the Iowa Legislature, and the latest news from the Iowa 1st Congressional District election results.

Democrat Christina Bohannan said she will ask for a recount in the tight race in Southeastern Iowa's 1st Congressional District against Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks.

Also in the Capitol Notebook: Iowa Department of Transportation approves $3.5 million for trails

County officials across the state will meet this week to publicly canvass and certify the results of the Nov. 5 election. Here’s a look at what happens next and how Iowa will certify the election results.

I like humility in people. Most of us do. No high hat, no royal robes, no swagger. That’s especially true …

A look back at the top stories from the week of Nov. 3

Christopher Larimer, a political science professor at the University of Northern Iowa, spoke to The Gazette on the takeaways and questions from the 2024 general election.

This week on the podcast, political journalists across Iowa debrief the 2024 Election.

Eastern Iowa Republican incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks extended her narrow lead by roughly 400 votes in an unsettled U.S. House race that was still too close to call Wednesday afternoon. The two-term incumbent declared victory, but said she expects a recount, which would be the second time in three elections that her narrow victory went through a recount.

Three of Iowa’s four GOP House representatives won reelection, and the fourth was too close to call Wednesday morning.