Iowa election calendar

This page includes:

• A list of regular election dates in Iowa
• A list of upcoming elections in Iowa
• Information about past elections in Iowa

Regular elections in Iowa

The election dates below reflect regular election dates. Special elections may occur at different times than those listed and in years without regular elections.

Latest election dates

2024

January 15, 2024: Republican Party-administered presidential caucus
March 5, 2024: Democratic Party-administered presidential caucus
June 4, 2024: Primary
November 5, 2024: General election

2023

There were no regular statewide elections in Iowa in 2023. See the Ballotpedia calendar page for more election dates.

Next election dates

2025

There were no regular statewide elections in Iowa in 2025. See the Ballotpedia calendar page for more election dates.

2026

June 2, 2026: Primary
November 3, 2026: General election

Upcoming elections

See also: Iowa elections, 2026

Upcoming election dates

Recent election dates

Below is a list of all election dates that will occur later this year.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
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Iowa	Iowa statewide primary election	Iowa statewide primary election	June 2, 2026
Iowa	Iowa	Iowa statewide general election	November 3, 2026

Below is a list of all election dates that have occurred earlier this year.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
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Iowa	Iowa State Senate District 16	Special election for Iowa State Senate District 16	December 30, 2025

Past elections

2024

2023

2022

2021

2020

Earlier years

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2024.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
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Iowa	Iowa Republican Party-administered presidential caucus	Iowa Republican Party-administered presidential caucus	January 15, 2024
Iowa	Iowa Democratic party-administered presidential caucus	Iowa Democratic party-administered presidential caucus	March 5, 2024
Iowa	Des Moines	Special election for Des Moines, Iowa	March 19, 2024
Iowa	Iowa statewide primary	Iowa statewide primary	June 4, 2024
Iowa	Iowa	Iowa statewide general election	November 5, 2024

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2023.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
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Iowa	Des Moines	Des Moines general municipal election	November 7, 2023
Iowa	Des Moines City Council Ward I	Special general election for Des Moines City Council Ward I	November 7, 2023
Iowa	Des Moines Public Schools	Des Moines Public Schools general election	November 7, 2023
Iowa	Marion County	Marion County, Iowa, general election	November 7, 2023
Iowa	Pella	Pella, Iowa, general election	November 7, 2023
Iowa	Polk County	Polk County, Iowa, municipal election	November 7, 2023

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2022.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
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Iowa	Iowa statewide primary	Iowa statewide primary	June 7, 2022
Iowa	Iowa House of Representatives District 46	Iowa State House District 46 special convention	June 27, 2022
Iowa	Iowa House of Representatives District 19	Iowa State House District 19 convention	July 7, 2022
Iowa	Iowa	Iowa statewide general election	November 8, 2022

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2021.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
What's on your ballot? Enter your address into Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup tool to find out!
Iowa	Iowa State Senate District 41	Special general election for Iowa State Senate District 41	January 26, 2021
Iowa	Iowa House of Representatives District 37	Special election for IA House District 37	September 14, 2021
Iowa	Iowa House of Representatives District 29	Special general election for Iowa State House District 29	October 12, 2021
Iowa	Des Moines	Des Moines municipal general election	November 2, 2021
Iowa	Iowa State Senate District 1	Special election for IA Senate District 1	December 14, 2021

Below is a list of all election dates that occurred in 2020.

'Note: An election date on this list may have been scheduled initially but later canceled due to a lack of candidates or a lack of races advancing to a runoff, if applicable.

State	District	Description	Date
What's on your ballot? Enter your address into Ballotpedia's Sample Ballot Lookup tool to find out!
Iowa	Presidential Caucuses	Presidential Caucuses	February 3, 2020
Iowa	Iowa statewide primary date	Iowa statewide primary date	June 2, 2020
Iowa	Iowa	Iowa statewide general	November 3, 2020

Below is a list of other election pages in Iowa:

• Iowa elections, 2019
• Iowa elections, 2018
• Iowa elections, 2017
• Iowa elections, 2016
• Iowa elections, 2015
• Iowa elections, 2014
• Iowa elections, 2013
• Iowa elections, 2012

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See also

• Sample Ballot Lookup

• United States congressional delegations from Iowa
• Iowa state executive offices
• Iowa State Legislature
• Courts in Iowa
• List of Iowa ballot measures