This briefing reflects information available as of September 5, 2026. IA-03 is a live, competitive race, and candidates, polling, and endorsements may change before the November 3 election. Why This Race Matters Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, anchored in the Des Moines metro, has flipped between the parties twice in the past three cycles and decided … Read more
This briefing reflects reporting and polling available as of Aug. 29, 2026. Candidates, endorsements and polling can change before Election Day on Nov. 3, 2026. Why This Race Matters Iowa’s 1st District will see the same two candidates face off for a third consecutive election, in a seat that has been decided by a few … Read more
This briefing reflects information available as of July 31, 2026. Candidates, polling, endorsements, and campaign positions change quickly. Check current sources before relying on any detail here. Why This Race Is on Our List Republicans have not lost a governor’s race in Iowa since 2006, and Trump carried the state by 13 points in 2024. … Read more
Reading Every four years the United States chooses a president. Long before the November election, each major party has to decide whom it will put forward. That decision is made through a long sequence of state contests, and the order in which those contests happen is called the nominating calendar. The calendar matters because the … Read more
Race status as of July 26, 2026. Polling and campaign finance figures in this race change frequently. Why this race is on our list Iowa voted for Barack Obama twice and then for Donald Trump three times, most recently by 13 points. It has not elected a Democratic senator since 2008. On paper this open … Read more
