Hubbell was Iowa Democrats’ candidate for governor in 2018, when he spent $7 million of his own money on the campaign
Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau Campaigns & Elections Feb. 4, 2026 3:56 pm15h ago
Hubbell was Iowa Democrats’ candidate for governor in 2018, when he spent $7 million of his own money on the campaign
Tom Barton Campaigns & Elections Feb. 4, 2026 7:34 am23h ago
Republican grassroots activists across Iowa used Monday night’s precinct caucuses to send an early signal of dissatisfaction with U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, the presumed front-runner in the open race for the GOP nomination for governor.
Campaigns & Elections Feb. 3, 2026 8:37 am1d ago
Norwood, who ran for state ag secretary in 2022, seeks to challenge Republican incumbent Roby Smith.
Campaigns & Elections Feb. 3, 2026 7:41 am1d ago
Republicans head into the 2026 midterms with a cash edge in Iowa’s congressional races, as the party braces for a difficult fight to hold its slim U.S. House majority.
Campaigns & Elections Feb. 2, 2026 6:11 pm2d ago
In the Democratic primary campaign, Zach Wahls outraised Josh Turek and finished the period with more cash on hand.
By Robin Opsahl - Iowa Capital Dispatch
Campaigns & Elections Feb. 2, 2026 8:23 am2d ago
Iowa Democrats were approved Saturday to present their case to national Democrats on why the state’s Democratic caucuses should go in the early presidential nominating window in 2028.
By Robin Opsahl, - Iowa Capital Dispatch
Campaigns & Elections Feb. 2, 2026 10:38 am2d ago
Though the caucuses held Monday by the Iowa Democratic and Republican parties will not involve presidential politics, the meetings will come shortly after Democrats begin discussions on the 2028 nominating calendar.
Campaigns & Elections Feb. 2, 2026 11:05 am2d ago
A construction union enters Iowa’s eminent domain fight by backing the Summit pipeline and a Senate GOP proposal, while former Secretary of State Matt Schultz endorses U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra in the crowded Republican race for governor.
By Caitlin Yamada, - Sioux City Journal
Campaigns & Elections Feb. 2, 2026 11:15 am2d ago
Reynolds made the endorsement during Hinson's event at the Sioux City Orpheum Theatre on Thursday.
Government & Politics Jan. 29, 2026 10:55 am6d ago
The Iowa Democratic Party is carrying nearly $200,000 in debt after repaying money tied to disgraced cryptocurrency executives, according to the party’s latest state financial disclosure report.
Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
State Government Jan. 28, 2026 6:33 pm7d ago
Iowa Senate committee advances bill that would require county registrars to verify the U.S. citizenship of Iowans registering to vote using the Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE.
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 28, 2026 7:54 am7d ago
President Donald Trump on Tuesday endorsed former state lawmaker and Trump administration appointee Joe Mitchell in the race for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, a move that effectively clears the Republican primary field and cements Mitchell’s status as the party’s front-runner.
Federal Government Jan. 28, 2026 7:33 am7d ago
Trump held a rally Tuesday in Iowa to kick off his support for Republican candidates in this fall’s midterm elections; thousands protested outside the event in suburban Des Moines
Maya Marchel Hoff, Gazette-Lee Des Moines Bureau
Campaigns & Elections Jan. 26, 2026 6:15 pm9d ago
Democrat running in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District focuses on health care at event in Pella
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