About 100 people filled the Regional Innovation Center in Eldridge on Thursday night to hear from four of the five Iowa Republican gubernatorial candidates. U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra did not participate because of commitments in Congress.
Voters in a Democratic-leaning West Des Moines-area district will pick a new state senator Tuesday in a special election that could allow Iowa Republicans to regain a supermajority in the chamber and secure the party’s grip on state government.
It took about an hour and 10 minutes into the Iowa GOP forum for 2026 gubernatorial candidates, but the criticism for Republican U.S. House Rep. Randy Feenstra eventually came.
Asked whether he hopes to appear with candidates at future events, Iowa U.S. Rep Randy Feenstra said “Absolutely. It’s just a matter of when they occur. But I look forward to that.”
Rep. Randy Feenstra finally makes his gubernatorial campaign official. Plus, we look ahead to next week’s local elections and explore readers’ questions about how elections officials catch fraudulent voting.
Iowa County Supervisor Abigail Maas said she is ready to translate her horse roping and riding skills to reining in taxpayer dollars and property taxes as state auditor.
Speaking at a Westside Conservative Club meeting Wednesday in Urbandale, Iowa Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer, who is running for state auditor, explained her frustration with current State Auditor Rob Sand, who she said has “politicized the position.”
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds’ announcement that she will not seek another term in office creates an open seat for the 2026 election. It’s been nearly two decades since Iowa had a gubernatorial election without an incumbent. Here’s who is — and isn’t — running for the office.
Iowa Democrats celebrated Catelin Drey’s victory, saying the Tuesday results — alongside results from other special elections this year — mark a turning point for the state party following several election cycles of overwhelming GOP victories.
Republican Party of Iowa Chairman Jeff Kaufmann kicked off a party fundraiser Friday by stressing to the crowd that Rob Sand, the Iowa State Auditor and only statewide elected Democrat, is “running away from his left-wing views” as he runs for governor in the 2026 election, which is more than 15 months away.
Rob Sand, the state auditor who announced this week he would make a bid for Iowa governor in 2026, stopped in Davenport to rally supporters Wednesday.
Iowa 4th District U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, a three-term Republican from Hull, Iowa, filed paperwork Monday to run for governor. He is the second Republican to file paperwork to seek the office.
Reynolds, 65, has been governor since 2017, when Gov. Terry Branstad stepped down after being named U.S. ambassador to China by President Donald Trump.
The district, previously represented by Democrat Sami Scheetz, covers much of southeast Cedar Rapids.
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