Iowa elections, 2026

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This page provides information on the 2026 elections in Iowa, including the offices on the ballot covered by Ballotpedia, election dates, and frequently asked questions.

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Election dates

See also: Iowa election calendar

Statewide election dates in Iowa are listed below. For more statewide dates, please see the statewide elections calendar.

Statewide election dates

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

Offices on the ballot

Below is a list of Iowa elections covered by Ballotpedia in 2026. Click the links to learn more about each type:

Iowa elections, 2026
Office	Elections?	More information
U.S. Senate	✓	Click here
U.S. House	✓	Click here
Congress special election	—	—
Governor	✓	Click here
Other state executive	✓	Click here
State Senate	✓	Click here
State House	✓	Click here
Special state legislative	—	—
State Supreme Court	—	—
Intermediate appellate courts	✓	Click here
School boards	—	—
Municipal government	—	—
Recalls	—	—
Ballot measures	—	—
Local ballot measures	—	—
All local elections by county

Legend: ✓ election(s) / — no elections
Subject to Ballotpedia's scope

Noteworthy elections

Below is a list of races in this state that received in-depth coverage on Ballotpedia. Click the link below to learn about that race.

• Iowa gubernatorial and lieutenant gubernatorial election, 2026
• Iowa's 1st Congressional District election, 2026
• Iowa's 3rd Congressional District election, 2026

What's on your ballot?

See also: Sample Ballot Lookup

List of candidates

The following table displays a list of candidates in Iowa. The list does not include presidential candidates, and it may not include all candidates for local offices. Please click here to learn more about Ballotpedia's coverage scope.

Federal Candidates

candidate	office	party	status
John Berman	U.S. Senate Iowa	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Jim Carlin	U.S. Senate Iowa	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Ashley Hinson	U.S. Senate Iowa	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Joshua Smith	U.S. Senate Iowa	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Chris Henry	U.S. Senate Iowa	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Nathan Sage	U.S. Senate Iowa	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Josh Turek	U.S. Senate Iowa	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Zach Wahls	U.S. Senate Iowa	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Thomas Laehn	U.S. Senate Iowa	Libertarian	Candidacy Declared General
Mariannette Miller-Meeks Incumbent	U.S. House Iowa District 1	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Tyler Hegewald	U.S. House Iowa District 1	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Grant Hill	U.S. House Iowa District 1	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
David Pautsch	U.S. House Iowa District 1	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Christina Bohannan	U.S. House Iowa District 1	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Bob Krause	U.S. House Iowa District 1	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Travis Terrell	U.S. House Iowa District 1	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Taylor Wettach	U.S. House Iowa District 1	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Shannon Lundgren	U.S. House Iowa District 2	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Charlie McClintock	U.S. House Iowa District 2	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Joe Mitchell	U.S. House Iowa District 2	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Kathryn Dolter	U.S. House Iowa District 2	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Lindsay James	U.S. House Iowa District 2	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Guy Morgan	U.S. House Iowa District 2	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Clint Twedt-Ball	U.S. House Iowa District 2	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Dave Bushaw	U.S. House Iowa District 2	Independent	Candidacy Declared General
Zach Nunn Incumbent	U.S. House Iowa District 3	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Lanon Baccam	U.S. House Iowa District 3	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Xavier Carrigan	U.S. House Iowa District 3	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Jennifer Konfrst	U.S. House Iowa District 3	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Tracy Limon	U.S. House Iowa District 3	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Sarah Trone Garriott	U.S. House Iowa District 3	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Easton Wolfe	U.S. House Iowa District 3	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Randy Feenstra Incumbent	U.S. House Iowa District 4	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Chris McGowan	U.S. House Iowa District 4	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Ryan Rhodes	U.S. House Iowa District 4	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Christian Schlaefer	U.S. House Iowa District 4	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Matt Windschitl	U.S. House Iowa District 4	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Dave Dawson	U.S. House Iowa District 4	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Stephanie Steiner	U.S. House Iowa District 4	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Ashley WolfTornabane	U.S. House Iowa District 4	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Jermaine Decker	U.S. House Iowa District 4	Independent	Candidacy Declared General

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State Candidates

candidate	office	party	status
Eddie Andrews	Governor of Iowa	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Randy Feenstra	Governor of Iowa	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Zach Lahn	Governor of Iowa	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Brad Sherman	Governor of Iowa	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Adam Steen	Governor of Iowa	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Paul Dahl	Governor of Iowa	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Rob Sand	Governor of Iowa	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Julie Stauch	Governor of Iowa	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Brenna Bird Incumbent	Attorney General of Iowa	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Nate Willems	Attorney General of Iowa	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Ryan Peterman	Iowa Secretary of State	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Chris Cournoyer	Iowa Auditor of State	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Mike Naig Incumbent	Iowa Secretary of Agriculture	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Roby Smith Incumbent	Iowa Treasurer of State	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
K. Lynn Evans Incumbent	Iowa State Senate District 3	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Mike Bousselot Incumbent	Iowa State Senate District 21	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Annette Sweeney Incumbent	Iowa State Senate District 27	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Mike Zimmer Incumbent	Iowa State Senate District 35	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Joe Stutting	Iowa State Senate District 35	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Janice Weiner Incumbent	Iowa State Senate District 45	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Scott Webster Incumbent	Iowa State Senate District 47	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Nikhil Wagle	Iowa State Senate District 47	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Robert Henderson Incumbent	Iowa House of Representatives District 2	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Brady Meyer	Iowa House of Representatives District 12	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Jason Sherer	Iowa House of Representatives District 15	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Teresa Perin	Iowa House of Representatives District 51	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
India May	Iowa House of Representatives District 58	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Norlin Mommsen Incumbent	Iowa House of Representatives District 70	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
George Pickup	Iowa House of Representatives District 70	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
John Thompson	Iowa House of Representatives District 80	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Dillon Fillion	Iowa House of Representatives District 81	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Grant Hill	Iowa House of Representatives District 88	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Adam Zabner Incumbent	Iowa House of Representatives District 90	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Heather Hora Incumbent	Iowa House of Representatives District 92	Republican	Candidacy Declared General
Adam Peters	Iowa House of Representatives District 97	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General
Matt Mohrfeld	Iowa House of Representatives District 100	Democratic	Candidacy Declared General

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