Iowa House Republicans are set to elect a new majority leader. Rep. Matt Windschitl, who has served in the role the past six years, is running for Congress.GOP

Iowa’s 2026 election may still be more than a year away, but the political dominoes are already starting to fall. Some high-profile candidates have jumped into major races earlier than usual, and experts say each decision is reshaping the state’s political landscape.

The Iowa Democrats said Gallego will be speaking “with Iowans about how Republicans’ big, bad budget-busting bill will impact our communities.”

Among the state lawmakers who endorsed Feenstra for governor are Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore Ken Rozenboom, Assistant Senate Majority Leader Carrie Koelker, House Speaker Pro Tempore John Wills and Assistant House Majority Leader Brent Siegrist.

The top finishers in Iowa’s 2020 Democratic presidential caucus have already been to the state this year. Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg spoke at a Cedar Rapids town hall in May. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vermont, took his “Fighting Oligarchy” tour to Iowa City in February.

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - The Woodbury County Auditor’s office is now accepting absentee request forms for the special election for Senate District 1. Residents within District 1 will have until August 11 to request an absentee ballot by mail. The auditor’s office will begin to mail out absentee ballots on August 6.

MADISON COUNTY, Iowa — A citizens group in Madison County is calling for a special election for county auditor three days after the Board of Supervisors' selected candidate took office .

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - The Woodbury County Republican Party says its central committee has chosen local small business owner Christopher Prosch to be its nominee for next month’s special election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Rocky De Witt.

The president sued pollster J. Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register over a poll showing Kamala Harris leading in Iowa, a state he won, before the 2024 election.

Trump's trade policies have hit Iowa's farmers hard, especially with China's retaliatory tariffs slashing soybean exports and prices.