Iowa

Iowa Voter Guide 2026: Candidates on Your Ballot

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Iowa's 2026 ballot includes governor (Rob Sand (D), Zach Lahn (R)); U.S. Senate (Josh Turek (D), Ashley Hinson (R), Thomas Laehn (Libertarian)); 4 U.S. House districts. Browse tracked Iowa jurisdictions, compare candidate profiles, and enter your ZIP code to see the exact races on your ballot.

State Snapshot

Primary ElectionJune 2, 2026

General ElectionNov. 3, 2026

StateIowa

Places Listed16

Profiles113

2026 Statewide & Congressional Races

Candidates The Ballot Brief is tracking for Iowa's statewide contests. Tap a name for their bio and campaign link, or enter your address for the full ballot with finance data.

Governor

2 candidates

Rob Sand (D)
Sand is Iowa's State Auditor, first elected in 2018 and reelected in 2022, and previously served as an assistant Iowa attorney general prosecuting public corruption, per the campaign site. As auditor he has led investigations into misspent public funds and created a state program to identify government efficiencies later adopted by other states, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Strengthen government accountability and anti-corruption oversight · Lower costs and protect public services · Compete for rural and independent voters
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Zach Lahn (R)
Zach Lahn is Iowa's Republican nominee for governor, a businessman and farmer. His campaign emphasizes an Iowa-first economic message, agriculture, water quality, health concerns, and a challenge to large agribusiness power. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Priorities: Support family farms and Iowa-first economic policy · Improve water quality and public health safeguards · Challenge entrenched political and agribusiness interests
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U.S. Senate

3 candidates

Josh Turek (D)
Josh Turek is Iowa's Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in 2026, a state representative from Council Bluffs and a Paralympic gold medalist in wheelchair basketball. His campaign emphasizes health care, disability rights, public education, reproductive rights, rural hospitals, and a moderate, prairie-populist message in the open-seat race.
Priorities: Lower health-care costs and protect rural hospitals · Support disability rights, veterans, and working families · Protect public education and reproductive rights
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Ashley Hinson (R)
Ashley Hinson is Iowa's Republican nominee for U.S. Senate in 2026 and the current U.S. representative for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. A former television journalist and Iowa state legislator, she is running to succeed retiring Senator Joni Ernst with a message focused on taxes, agriculture, border security, federal spending, and Trump-aligned Republican priorities. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Priorities: Cut taxes and restrain federal spending · Support Iowa agriculture and rural communities · Strengthen border security and public safety
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Thomas Laehn (Libertarian)
Thomas Laehn is the Libertarian nominee for U.S. Senate in Iowa on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Thomas Laehn.

Attorney General

2 candidates

Brenna Bird (R)Incumbent
Brenna Bird is Iowa's incumbent attorney general and a Republican candidate for re-election. Her office has emphasized criminal prosecution, litigation against federal policy, consumer protection, victim services, and conservative legal priorities. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Priorities: Use the attorney general's office for public safety and prosecutions · Challenge federal policy through state litigation · Protect consumers and crime victims
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Nate Willems (D)
Nate Willems is a Democratic candidate for Iowa attorney general, an attorney, and a former Iowa House member. His campaign emphasizes restoring independence to the office, protecting consumers, defending rights, and using legal experience for accountable public service. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Priorities: Restore independence and professionalism to the attorney general's office · Protect consumers and civil rights · Use legal and legislative experience for accountable enforcement
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Secretary Of State

2 candidates

Paul Pate (R)Incumbent
Paul Pate is Iowa's incumbent secretary of state and a Republican candidate for another term. His office oversees elections, business filings, notary services, land-records coordination, and voter information across Iowa.
Priorities: Administer elections and voter information · Maintain business and public-record services · Promote election security and confidence
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Ryan Peterman (D)
Ryan Peterman is a Democratic candidate for Iowa secretary of state, a Navy veteran, and a former legislative aide. His campaign emphasizes voting access, election administration, service experience, and rebuilding trust in the office that runs Iowa's elections and business filings. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Priorities: Protect voting access and election administration · Improve public trust in elections · Bring military and legislative-service experience to the office
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Treasurer

2 candidates

Roby Smith (R)Incumbent
Roby Smith is Iowa's incumbent state treasurer and a Republican candidate for re-election. His office manages state cash, investments, college savings programs, unclaimed property, and public-finance services. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Priorities: Safeguard state cash and investments · Manage college savings and public-finance programs · Return unclaimed property and improve treasury services
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John Norwood (D)
John Norwood is a Democratic candidate for Iowa state treasurer and a longtime soil and water conservation leader. His campaign emphasizes responsible stewardship of public funds, transparency, local-government experience, and connecting fiscal decisions to Iowa communities. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Priorities: Strengthen transparency in state finance · Bring conservation and local-government experience to treasury work · Protect public funds and improve service to Iowans
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Auditor

2 candidates

Taylor Wettach (D)
Taylor Wettach is a Democratic candidate for Iowa state auditor and an attorney. After Rob Sand chose to run for governor, Wettach entered the auditor race with a message focused on independent oversight, transparency, taxpayer accountability, and protecting the auditor's watchdog role. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Priorities: Protect independent oversight of state government · Strengthen transparency and taxpayer accountability · Use legal experience to review public spending
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Chris Cournoyer (R)
Chris Cournoyer is Iowa's lieutenant governor and a Republican candidate for state auditor. A former state senator with technology and education experience, she has emphasized government efficiency, financial oversight, public accountability, and using management experience in the auditor's office. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Priorities: Improve financial oversight and accountability · Use technology and management experience in audits · Promote efficient state government
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Secretary Of Agriculture

2 candidates

Mike Naig (R)Incumbent
Mike Naig is Iowa's incumbent secretary of agriculture and a Republican candidate for re-election. His office focuses on agriculture markets, conservation, livestock and crop issues, renewable fuels, water quality, and support for Iowa farmers. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Priorities: Support Iowa farmers and agricultural markets · Promote conservation and water-quality programs · Advance renewable fuels and rural economic development
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Chris Jones (D)
Chris Jones is a Democratic candidate for Iowa secretary of agriculture, an author, and a water-quality advocate. His campaign emphasizes nitrate pollution, rural health, accountability in agricultural policy, family farms, and a more independent approach to Iowa's agriculture department. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026.
Priorities: Address water quality and nitrate pollution · Support family farms and rural communities · Increase accountability in agriculture policy
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U.S. House - IA-1

3 candidates

Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican)Incumbent
Mariannette Miller-Meeks has represented southeast Iowa's 1st Congressional District in Congress since 2021 and is seeking a fourth term, according to Iowa Starting Line. She was first elected in 2020 in one of the closest U.S. House races in modern history.
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Christina Bohannan (Democratic)
Christina Bohannan is the Democratic candidate for Iowa's 1st Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Bohannan is a former Iowa state representative and University of Iowa law professor running for Iowa's 1st Congressional District, per Iowa Public Radio. Bohannan says lowering costs, including addressing tariffs, prescription drug prices and housing costs, will be her top priority in Congress, per Campaign site (bohannanforcongress.com).
Priorities: Lowering costs, including addressing tariffs, prescription drug prices and housing costs, per the campaign site · Ethics reform to reduce special-interest influence in Congress, per the campaign site · Expanding access to health care, including a Medicare option for all ages, per the campaign site
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Michael Bridgford (No Party)
Michael Bridgford is an independent financial advisor from Bettendorf with a bachelor's degree in accounting from the University of Illinois and an MBA from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management, according to Iowa Public Radio. He is running as an independent candidate for Iowa's 1st Congressional District. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Michael Bridgford.

U.S. House - IA-2

4 candidates

Joe Mitchell (Republican)
Joe Mitchell is the Republican candidate for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Mitchell is a homebuilder in Clear Lake who was elected to the Iowa House at age 21 and served two terms, per Iowa Capital Dispatch / CBS2 Iowa. Mitchell previously served as a regional director for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and founded Run Gen Z, a young conservative organization, per Iowa Capital Dispatch. Mitchell led Republican fundraising in the 2nd Congressional District primary, with more than $1 million in individual contributions, per Iowa Capital Dispatch.
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Lindsay James (Democratic)
James is a chaplain who currently serves as an Iowa state representative from Dubuque, per the campaign site. She co-founded Iowa's first bipartisan, bicameral legislative caucus and has worked on expanding affordable insulin access and protections for mobile home residents, per the campaign site.
Priorities: Lowering the cost of living and expanding access to affordable health care, per the campaign site · Removing money from politics through campaign finance reform, per the campaign site · Supporting public education funding and Iowa farmers, per the campaign site
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Rick Stewart (Libertarian)
Rick Stewart is the Libertarian candidate on the ballot for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District, according to Iowa Capital Dispatch. He has said he wants to end the federal income tax and overhaul immigration policy. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Rick Stewart.
Priorities: Ending the federal income tax, per Iowa Capital Dispatch · Overhauling immigration policy, per Iowa Capital Dispatch
Dave Bushaw (No Party)
Dave Bushaw is the No Party candidate for Iowa's 2nd Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. Bushaw is a farmer and musician who worked on Bernie Sanders' 2020 presidential campaign, per Iowa Capital Dispatch. Bushaw qualified for the November ballot in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District by collecting signatures as a No Party candidate, per KCRG.
Priorities: Building an independent political movement outside the two major parties, per Iowa Capital Dispatch
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U.S. House - IA-3

2 candidates

Zach Nunn (Republican)Incumbent
Zach Nunn is a sixth-generation Iowan and Air Force veteran of nearly two decades who served as an airborne intelligence officer and as Director of Cybersecurity at the White House National Security Council, according to his official House biography. He previously served in the Iowa House and Senate and is seeking a second term representing Iowa's 3rd Congressional District.
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Sarah Trone Garriott (Democratic)
Sarah Trone Garriott is a Lutheran minister from West Des Moines who has served in the Iowa Senate since a 2020 special election, according to The Gazette. She won the Democratic nomination for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District, challenging incumbent Rep. Zach Nunn. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Sarah Trone Garriott.

U.S. House - IA-4

2 candidates

Chris McGowan (Republican)
Chris McGowan is the Republican candidate for Iowa's 4th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. McGowan is president of the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce, known in Sioux City and Des Moines for his economic development work, per Iowa Capital Dispatch / KLEM. McGowan ran unopposed in the Republican primary after receiving an endorsement from President Trump ahead of the June 2 primary, per Iowa Capital Dispatch. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Chris McGowan.
Dave Dawson (Democratic)
Dave Dawson is the Democratic candidate for Iowa's 4th Congressional District on the November 3, 2026 ballot, per the Secretary of State's 2026 General Election candidate list. No campaign website or questionnaire response was found as of September 11, 2026; the Secretary of State's certified candidate list is the only verifiable source for Dave Dawson.

Statewide Ballot Measures

1 statewide measure is on Iowa's 2026 ballot. Tap a measure for the plain-language summary.

Two-Thirds Legislative Vote Requirement for Income Tax Increase Bills Amendment
Require a two-thirds vote of both legislative chambers to pass a bill that would increase the individual or corporate income tax rate.
Constitutional amendment (legislative referral)
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Places We’re Tracking

Open a local guide to preview candidate profiles by county, city, or jurisdiction. A ZIP code lookup is the fastest way to narrow this to a specific ballot.

Adair County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Adams County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Allamakee County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Ames city

12 candidates

12 tracked candidate profiles
8 office types represented

Appanoose County

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Audubon County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Benton County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Black Hawk County

14 candidates

14 tracked candidate profiles
8 office types represented

Boone County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Bremer County

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Buchanan County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Buena Vista County

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Butler County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Calhoun County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Carroll County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Cass County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Cedar County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Cerro Gordo County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Cherokee County

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
4 races covered

Chickasaw County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Clarke County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Clay County

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
4 races covered

Clayton County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Clinton County

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Council Bluffs city

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 office type represented

Crawford County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Dallas County

16 candidates

16 tracked candidate profiles
6 office types represented

Davenport city

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
1 office type represented

Davis County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Decatur County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Delaware County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Des Moines County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Dickinson County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Dubuque County

20 candidates

20 tracked candidate profiles
10 races covered

Emmet County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Fayette County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Floyd County

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Franklin County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Fremont County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Greene County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Grundy County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Guthrie County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Hamilton County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Hancock County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Hardin County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Harrison County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Henry County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Howard County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Humboldt County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Ida County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Iowa City city

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
4 office types represented

Iowa County

2 candidates

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1 race covered

Jackson County

8 candidates

8 tracked candidate profiles
4 races covered

Jasper County

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Jefferson County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Johnson County

13 candidates

13 tracked candidate profiles
5 office types represented

Jones County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Keokuk County

1 candidates

1 tracked candidate profile
1 race covered

Kossuth County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Lee County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Linn County

15 candidates

15 tracked candidate profiles
10 races covered

Louisa County

2 candidates

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1 race covered

Lucas County

2 candidates

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1 race covered

Lyon County

2 candidates

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1 race covered

Madison County

2 candidates

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1 race covered

Mahaska County

4 candidates

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3 races covered

Marion County

7 candidates

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4 races covered

Marshall County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Mills County

2 candidates

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1 race covered

Mitchell County

2 candidates

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1 race covered

Monona County

2 candidates

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2 races covered

Monroe County

4 candidates

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2 races covered

Montgomery County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Muscatine County

8 candidates

8 tracked candidate profiles
4 races covered

Obrien County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Osceola County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Page County

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Palo Alto County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Plymouth County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Pocahontas County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Polk County

33 candidates

33 tracked candidate profiles
20 races covered

Pottawattamie County

12 candidates

12 tracked candidate profiles
5 races covered

Poweshiek County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Ringgold County

3 candidates

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2 races covered

Sac County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Scott County

22 candidates

22 tracked candidate profiles
11 races covered

Shelby County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Sioux County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Story County

20 candidates

20 tracked candidate profiles
12 races covered

Tama County

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Taylor County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Union County

5 candidates

5 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Van Buren County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Wapello County

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Warren County

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
3 races covered

Washington County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Waterloo city

6 candidates

6 tracked candidate profiles
4 office types represented

Wayne County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Webster County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Winnebago County

3 candidates

3 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Winneshiek County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Woodbury County

9 candidates

9 tracked candidate profiles
6 races covered

Worth County

2 candidates

2 tracked candidate profiles
1 race covered

Wright County

4 candidates

4 tracked candidate profiles
2 races covered

Every county in Iowa

All 99 counties, A to Z. Each page shows the statewide races on every ballot in that county; the 99 marked in bold also carry hand-verified local races.

Adair County Adams County Allamakee County Appanoose County Audubon County Benton County Black Hawk County Boone County Bremer County Buchanan County Buena Vista County Butler County Calhoun County Carroll County Cass County Cedar County Cerro Gordo County Cherokee County Chickasaw County Clarke County Clay County Clayton County Clinton County Crawford County Dallas County Davis County Decatur County Delaware County Des Moines County Dickinson County Dubuque County Emmet County Fayette County Floyd County Franklin County Fremont County Greene County Grundy County Guthrie County Hamilton County Hancock County Hardin County Harrison County Henry County Howard County Humboldt County Ida County Iowa County Jackson County Jasper County Jefferson County Johnson County Jones County Keokuk County Kossuth County Lee County Linn County Louisa County Lucas County Lyon County Madison County Mahaska County Marion County Marshall County Mills County Mitchell County Monona County Monroe County Montgomery County Muscatine County O'Brien County Osceola County Page County Palo Alto County Plymouth County Pocahontas County Polk County Pottawattamie County Poweshiek County Ringgold County Sac County Scott County Shelby County Sioux County Story County Tama County Taylor County Union County Van Buren County Wapello County Warren County Washington County Wayne County Webster County Winnebago County Winneshiek County Woodbury County Worth County Wright County

How to vote in Iowa in November 2026

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Dates below come from the Iowa election office as of 2026-09-04; confirm on the official page or check your registration and polling place.

Voter registration deadline: online by Monday, October 19, 2026; by mail Monday, October 19, 2026; in person by Tuesday, November 3, 2026; same-day registration is available
Early voting: Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Monday, November 2, 2026
Mail ballot: request by Monday, October 19, 2026, 5:00 p.m; return: Must be RECEIVED in the county auditor's office prior to 8:00 p.m. CT on Election Day, November 3, 2026 (mailed or hand-delivered;; no excuse needed
Election Day hours: 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. CT
Where to vote: Find your polling place with the Iowa election office's official lookup.
ID at the polls: Voters must show one of: Iowa driver's license or non-operator ID (not expired more than 90 days), unexpired U.S. passport, unexpired U.S. military/veteran ID, a signed Iowa Voter Identification Card, or a signed tribal ID with photo. Without one, a voter's identity may be attested to by another registered voter in the precinct, or proven using Election Day Registration documents.

Iowa 2026 Election Questions

Who is running for governor of Iowa in 2026?

The tracked 2026 candidates for governor of Iowa are Rob Sand (D), Zach Lahn (R). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; see the race card on this page for biographies and priorities.

Who is running for U.S. Senate in Iowa in 2026?

The tracked 2026 U.S. Senate candidates in Iowa are Josh Turek (D), Ashley Hinson (R), Thomas Laehn (Libertarian). Candidate fields follow official election office filings; see the race card on this page for biographies and priorities.

When is the Iowa 2026 primary election?

Iowa's 2026 state primary was held on June 2, 2026; the general election is November 3, 2026. Check your registration and polling place with your state election office.

When is the voter registration deadline in Iowa for the November 2026 election?

To vote in Iowa's November 3, 2026 general election, register online by Monday, October 19, 2026; by mail Monday, October 19, 2026; in person by Tuesday, November 3, 2026; same-day registration is available, per the state election office.

When does early voting start in Iowa for the November 2026 election?

Early in-person voting in Iowa runs Wednesday, October 14, 2026 through Monday, November 2, 2026, per the state election office.

What is the deadline to request a mail ballot in Iowa for November 2026?

Iowa mail ballots: request by Monday, October 19, 2026, 5:00 p.m; return: Must be RECEIVED in the county auditor's office prior to 8:00 p.m. CT on Election Day, November 3, 2026 (mailed or hand-delivered;; no excuse needed, per the state election office.

Where do I vote in Iowa in November 2026?

Polling places are assigned by address. Use the Iowa election office's official lookup at https://voterready.iowa.gov to find yours; early-voting sites are listed there as well.

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Voting Resources

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Election Calendar

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