Iowa’s state treasurer race was a dead heat between Republican incumbent Roby Smith and Democratic challenger John Norwood early Wednesday, with most of the vote counted. Smith had 50.5% of the vote to 49.5% percent for Norwood in unofficial results, with 96% of precincts reporting. Tuesday’s election saw Democrats sweep most of the top-of-ticket races, […]

Democrat Taylor Wettach was leading Republican Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer by a slim margin early Wednesday in the contest to replace Rob Sand as the state auditor. With 96% of the vote counted, the Associated Press had yet to declare a winner. Unofficial results showed Wettach had claimed 50.9% of the vote, to 49.1% for […]

Republican Mike Naig was expected to keep his job as Iowa Secretary of Agriculture as unofficial results from the Associated Press late Wednesday showed him leading Democratic challenger Chris Jones. Results late Tuesday showed a lead from Naig of less than 1%, but by early Wednesday morning, as a greater share of rural precincts submitted […]

Amendment 1 would amend Iowa's constitution to require a supermajority vote of state lawmakers to raise personal or corporate income taxes. (Photo illustration with Capitol photo by Iowa Capital Dispatch and background via Getty Images)

Iowa Attorney General candidate Nate Willems speaks at the Des Moines Register Political Soapbox at the Iowa State Fair on Aug. 21, 2026. (Photo by Brooklyn Draisey/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

Sarah Trone Garriott joined Rob Sand and other Democrats at an event Nov. 1, 2026 in Des Moines. (Photo by Cami Koons/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

(The Center Square) - Democrats Christina Bohannan, Lindsay James and Sarah Trone Garriott won each of their respective elections for the U.S. House of Representatives in a sweep of crucial Iowa elections.