Thirty-four school board and city candidates across seven Iowa counties will not be listed on the ballot in the November election due to errors made by filing officers.

Two Northwest Iowa communities did not meet the filing requirements for school and city positions set by the Iowa code and will have to undergo write-in campaigns.

Gov. Kim Reynolds has set a special election to fill the Iowa House seat Mike Sexton vacated to accept a U.S. Department of Agriculture role.

When Storm Lake residents head to the polls in November, there will be no mayoral candidate on the ballot. With Mayor Mike Porsch stepping down after 8 years, and nobody filing to run, the city is now facing an election with an empty ballot at the top.

Just as Iowa's political landscape was starting to settle, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst has again upended the playing field. Can Democrats capitalize?

This week on the podcast, there’s a new agenda-setting leader in the Iowa Senate, and the 2nd District Republican primary field grew.

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate has issued a statement following reports of errors made by school board secretaries and city clerks ahead of the 2025 election.Voters will have to write-in candidates’ names because of the errors.

The special election for Iowa House District 7 in north-central Iowa will take place Dec. 9, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday. The state legislative seat was previously held by former Rep. Mike Sexton,

Unofficial results from Tuesday have Rottinghaus winning with 275 votes, just edging out Joshua Neupert and his 273 votes. Aaron Hobert received 132 votes and Douglas K. LIndaman got 24 votes. The Floyd County Auditor’s Office says 21.91% of eligible voters cast a ballot on Tuesday.

Election workers in Calhoun and Davis counties in Iowa failed to submit candidates' paperwork on time, requiring voters to write in names for city elections.