Libertarians have lost their status as an official ballot-eligible political party in Iowa after their gubernatorial candidate, Jake Porter, failed to earn 2 percent of the votes cast in last week’s...
Before Nov. 4, 2014, Iowa had never sent a woman to Congress nor elected a woman to the governor’s office.
Now, in a historic election night for Iowa women, two of the four U.S. representatives and...
Iowa re-established itself as a purple state Tuesday night after electing a Republican governor and flipping two congressional districts from red to blue.
Because of key wins in populous areas Tuesday,...
Among a host of Republican election winners, Democrat Rob Sand won Iowa State Auditor after a heavily funded campaign Tuesday night.
Sand out-raised Republican incumbent Mary Mosiman in the race. According...
On Tuesday, Paul Pate was re-elected to his position as Iowa’s secretary of state. Pate beat opponent Democrat Deidre DeJear 52.86 percent to 44.74 percent, with all counties reporting results.
The...
DES MOINES — Former lieutenant governor and current acting governor Kim Reynolds, a Republican, became the first woman to be elected to Iowa’s highest political office Tuesday night.
There are...
Republican Mike Naig won the Secretary of Agriculture position on Tuesday night. Naig received 50.48Â percent of votes, while Democratic opponent Tim Gannon received 46.48 percent of votes with all counties...
Republican Steve King prevailed over well-funded Democrat J.D. Scholten Tuesday night. King, despite facing last-minute sponsorship withdrawals and condemnations from the national Republican Party, won...
By a 1.51 percent margin, Democratic candidate Cindy Axne defeated Republican incumbent Rep. David Young, R-Iowa.
Axne, 53, garnered 49 percent of the votes with all counties reporting results in Iowa’s...
Sen. Kevin Kinney’s re-election keeps the Iowa Senate District 39 seat blue.
The Democrat was re-elected on Tuesday over Republican candidate Heather Hora by a margin of  15,738 to 13,098. Hora is...
DUBUQUE — Voters elected Dubuque native and Democratic state Sen. Abby Finkenauer to Congress over two-term Republican incumbent Rod Blum, tipping Iowa’s 1st Congressional District blue Tuesday night...
