2026 General Election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026
Iowa races on the 2026 ballot
The federal and statewide races and statewide ballot measures on Iowa's general election ballot, with candidates listed alphabetically. Open the app to see the races for your address, including your U.S. House district and state legislative districts.
What's included: U.S. Senate and House, statewide offices, state legislative races (shown in the app once you enter your address) and statewide ballot measures.
Local races (county, city, school board, judges) and anything else on your ballot are on your official sample ballot: sos.iowa.gov.
Not included: local races (county, city, school board, special districts); judicial races below the state supreme court; judicial retention questions unless listed; state supreme court (none found on the Nov. 3 ballot, or not yet compiled): see the official lookup link for your full sample ballot.
Candidate lists as of Wednesday, October 14, 2026.
This is not an official ballot. Confirm your registration, polling place and ballot with your election office through vote.gov.
Federal
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U.S. Senator
Statewide
- Ashley Hinson · Republican
- Thomas Laehn · Libertarian
- Josh Turek · Democratic
U.S. House
Iowa has 4 U.S. House districts. You vote in one; enter your address to find yours.
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U.S. Representative, District 1
- Christina Bohannan · Democratic
- Michael Bridgford · No Party
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks · RepublicanIncumbent
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U.S. Representative, District 2
- Dave Bushaw · No Party
- Lindsay James · Democratic
- Joe Mitchell · Republican
- Rick Stewart · Libertarian
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U.S. Representative, District 3
- Sarah Trone Garriott · Democratic
- Zach Nunn · RepublicanIncumbent
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U.S. Representative, District 4
- Dave Dawson · Democratic
- Chris McGowan · Republican
Statewide offices
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Governor
Statewide
- Zach Lahn · Republican
- Rob Sand · Democratic
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Attorney General
Statewide
- Brenna Bird · RepublicanIncumbent
- Nate Willems · Democratic
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Secretary of State
Statewide
- Paul D. Pate · RepublicanIncumbent
- Ryan Peterman · Democratic
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State Treasurer
Statewide
- John Norwood · Democratic
- Roby Smith · Republican
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State Auditor
Statewide
- Chris Cournoyer · Republican
- Taylor Wettach · Democratic
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Secretary of Agriculture
Statewide
- Chris Jones · Democratic
- Mike Naig · RepublicanIncumbent
Statewide ballot measures
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Constitutional Amendment 1: Two-thirds vote for state income tax increases
Statewide ballot measure
Would require a two-thirds vote of the members of each house of the Iowa Legislature to raise the individual or corporate income tax rate, or any other state tax based on income, or to create a new state income tax. Local-option taxes are not covered.
State legislature
125 Iowa legislative races are on the ballot. They depend on your district, so they appear in the app once you enter your address.
Voting in Iowa
- Registration deadline
- The pre-registration deadline is Monday, October 19, 2026 at 5 p.m. Iowa also offers Election Day registration at the polls with proof of identity and residence.
- Early voting
- In-person absentee (early) voting at your county auditor's office runs Wednesday, October 14 through Monday, November 2, 2026.
- ID at the polls
- Iowa requires voters to show ID at the polls (voter ID is part of the state's election security measures); an Iowa Voter ID Card is available free from the county auditor. See the Secretary of State's Voter ID FAQs for the accepted list.
Check your registration and sample ballot (sos.iowa.gov)
Sources
- Secretary Pate Encourages Iowans to Make a Plan to Vote in 2026 General Election (Sept. 15, 2026) (Iowa Secretary of State, Public record)
- Three Year Election Calendar (Iowa Secretary of State, Public record)
- Voter ID FAQs (Iowa Secretary of State, Public record)
- vote.gov state voter registration data (data/states.json and content/en/register/*.md) (U.S. General Services Administration (vote.gov), Public domain (U.S. government work))
About this page
Candidates: Legal Insights national 2026 ballot research for Iowa (as of 2026-10-14). Candidates are listed alphabetically by last name, not in official ballot order, and never grouped by party. Incumbent is marked only where the state list or our research confirms it. We don't endorse or rate candidates or questions. How we research.