What Is on the Ballot in Iowa in 2026

Tuesday, November 3, 2026 · 1 U.S. Senate seat · governor · 4 U.S. House seats

Iowa goes to the polls on Tuesday, November 3, 2026 with a U.S. Senate seat, the governorship and all 4 of Iowa's U.S. House seats on the ballot. Each race below is a matchup: the incumbent, if they are running, against the challengers, with how the seat was last decided; nothing here is a forecast.

U.S. Senate

Race
Incumbent
Challengers
Not running · retiring · in office since 2015
Josh Turek
Candidate
Also on the ballot: Thomas Laehn (Libertarian)

Every U.S. Senate election in Iowa · All 35 Senate seats on the 2026 ballot

Governor

Race
Incumbent
Challengers
Iowa GovernorOpen seat
Last: 2022, Kim Reynolds def. Deidre DeJear 18.5 pts
Not running · retiring · in office since 2017
Rob Sand
Candidate
Zach Lahn
Candidate
Also on the ballot: Sondra Wilson (Independent)

Every governor election in Iowa · All 36 governorships on the 2026 ballot

U.S. House

All 4 of Iowa's U.S. House seats are on the ballot; every member serves a two-year term. Each district is listed with who holds it and the 2024 result.

Race
Incumbent
Challengers
District 2Open seat
Last: 2024, Ashley Hinson def. Sarah Corkery 15.6 pts
Not running · in office since 2021
Lindsay James
Candidate
Joe Mitchell
Candidate
Incumbent · in office since 2023
Sarah Trone Garriott
Challenger
District 4Open seat
Last: 2024, Randy Feenstra def. Ryan Melton 34.3 pts
Not running · in office since 2021
David Dawson
Candidate
Chris McGowan
Candidate

Every U.S. House election in Iowa, by district · All 435 House seats on the 2026 ballot

How this page is built

Races are listed by state. Holders come from the audited snapshot of who is in office; the date each took the seat and the end of each term come from the term records; every last result is the race as recorded here, linked. Nothing on this page names a candidate, and no seat is rated. Once certified results are published they replace this page at the same address.

Compiled by PolitiFinder · published June 14, 2026 · data as of October 6, 2026.