| The Green Papers: Iowa 2025 General Election |
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Iowa
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress |
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Under State law, a candidate in a Primary must receive at least 35% of the vote in that Primary to win a Party's nomination. If no candidate receives 35% in the Primary, the nominee is chosen by the State Convention of the Party. Voters must be registered voters of either the Democratic, Libertarian, or Republican parties (Iowa's "Political Parties") to participate in the primary election [Iowa Administrative Code §39.3, 43.1, 43.2, 43.3]. Voters can change their party affiliation anytime before election day or at their polling place on election day. Other parties are considered "Non-Party Political Organizations" in Iowa and candidates are nominated by nomination petitions or a nominating convention. |
| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 119th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
| Class 2 | Republican | Senator Joni K. Ernst • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Candidate list (3) | |||||
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Republican | John Berman • Resides in the state of Washington. • FEC S6IA00199 |
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Republican | Senator Joni K. Ernst • FEC S4IA00129 |
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Libertarian | Thomas Raymond Laehn • FEC S6IA00181 |
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| Class 3 | Republican | Senator Charles E. "Chuck" Grassley • First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2016. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1974, 1976, 1978], 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 7 November 2028 |
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| Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Term Limit: None, All Governors | |||||
| Republican | Governor Kimberly K. "Kim" Reynolds • Ascended to the Governor's Chair: 24 May 2017 [re: Governor Terry E. Branstad (Republican) resignation to become Ambassador to China]; first elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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Democratic | Paul Dahl | |||
| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026. Elected on a ticket with Governor. | |||||
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Republican | Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg • Appointed: 25 May 2017 [Governor Kim Reynolds selected State Public Defender Adam Gregg as her Lieutenant Governor]; first elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 • Vacant Office - 3 September 2024: Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg (Republican) resigned to pursue a career opportunity that allows him to focus more on his family. Under Iowa Code, the governor fills the vacancy by appointment and the appointee serves for the remainder of the term. Until Governor Kimberly K. "Kim" Reynolds (Republican) makes an appointment, the president of the Senate will be next in line of succession. |
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| Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg resigned on 3 September 2024 to pursue a career opportunity that allows him to focus more on his family. He was appointed on 25 May 2017 by Governor Kimberly K. "Kim" Reynolds (Republican) and first elected in 2018 and re-elected in 2022. He had previously served as State Public Defender. Under Iowa Code, the governor fills the vacancy by appointment and the appointee serves for the remainder of the term. Until Governor Kimberly K. "Kim" Reynolds (Republican) makes an appointment, the president of the Senate will be next in line of succession. | |||||
| 119th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2026, 2028. No Term Limit. 119th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Republican (4 Undetermined) | |||||
| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 1 | Republican | Member of Congress Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks • First elected: 2020. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 2 | Republican | Member of Congress Ashley Hinson Arenholz • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 3 | Republican | Member of Congress Zach Nunn • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Incumbent - 119th Congress | |||||
| CD 4 | Republican | Member of Congress Randall "Randy" Feenstra • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026 | |||||
| Republican | Secretary of State Paul D. Pate • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018, 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026 | |||||
| Republican | Attorney General Brenna Bird • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026 | |||||
| Republican | Treasurer Roby Smith • First elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026 | |||||
| Democratic | Auditor Rob Sand • First elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2022, 2026 | |||||
| Republican | Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig • Appointed: 1 March 2018 (re: Bill Northey's confirmation by the U.S. Senate as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services); first elected: 2018; re-elected: 2022. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026 |
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| Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |
| Major Parties Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Democratic (affiliates): 1 incumbent, 1 candidate | |
| • Republican: 12 incumbents, 2 candidates | |
| Major Third Parties Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties. | |
| • Green (affiliates) | |
| • Libertarian: 1 candidate | |
| Other Third Parties | |
| • Right to Life | |
| • Unity | |
| Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted. | |
| Notes |
| Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot. |
| Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change. |
"FEC" indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary. When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details. If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements. |
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