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Elections

Iowa sends 6 members to Congress.

general election, 34 days away
November 3
candidates have filed for Congress in Iowa
37
Seats by party.
U.S. Senate2 seats

2 Republican

U.S. House4 seats

4 Republican

State Senate50 seats

33 Republican17 Democratic

State House100 seats

67 Republican33 Democratic

Iowa in Congress

Who holds each seat this term.

Iowa in Congress
Joni Ernst
SenateRepublican
Charles Grassley
SenateRepublican
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
House, district 1Republican
Ashley Hinson
House, district 2Republican
Zachary (Zach) Nunn
House, district 3Republican
Randy Feenstra
House, district 4Republican
A roster is not a certified count, and a filing is not a place on the ballot.

Who has filed for 2026: all 5 races

A filing is not a place on the ballot; the state decides who is printed.

Races for Congress
U.S. Senate
  • Joni K Ernst (incumbent) · Republican
  • Ashley Hinson Arenholz · Republican
  • James Carlin · Republican
  • Thomas Raymond Laehn · Libertarian
  • Jackie Norris · Democratic
  • Nathan Sage · Democratic
  • James Scholten · Democratic
  • Joshua Turek · Democratic
  • Zach P Wahls · Democratic
Yes3
U.S. House, district 1
  • Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks (incumbent) · Republican
  • Christina Bohannan · Democratic
  • Michael Bridgford · Independent
  • David Alfred Pautsch · Republican
  • Travis Terrell · Democratic
  • Taylor Wettach · Democratic
Yes2
U.S. House, district 2
  • Ashley Hinson Arenholz (incumbent) · Republican
  • Rodney Blum · Republican
  • Dave Bushaw · Independent
  • Kathryn J Dolter · Democratic
  • Lindsay James · Democratic
  • Shannon Lundgren · Republican
  • Charlie McClintock · Republican
  • Joe Mitchell · Republican
  • Kevin W Techau · Democratic
  • Clinton Gene Twedt-Ball · Democratic
Yes2
U.S. House, district 3
  • Zach Nunn (incumbent) · Republican
  • Jennifer Konfrst · Democratic
  • Sarah Trone Garriott · Democratic
Yes3
U.S. House, district 4
  • Randall Feenstra (incumbent) · Republican
  • Dave Dawson · Democratic
  • Douglas Jensen · Republican
  • Chris McGowan · Republican
  • Ryan Michael Appleton Melton · Democratic
  • Ryan Rhodes · Republican
  • Christian Schlaefer · Republican
  • Matt Windschitl · Republican
  • Ashley Wolftornabane · Democratic
Yes3
Past results for Iowa
2024 presidential election: 1,663,506 votes
Donald J. TrumpRepublican927,01955.7%
Kamala D. HarrisDemocratic707,27842.5%
Robert F. Kennedy JrOther13,1220.8%
Chase OliverLibertarian7,2180.4%
2022 U.S. Senate election: 1,230,416 votes
Chuck GrassleyRepublican681,50155.4%
Michael FrankenDemocratic533,33043.4%
Under VotesOther13,4481.1%
OtherOther1,8150.1%
2020 U.S. Senate election: 1,700,130 votes
Joni ErnstRepublican864,99750.9%
Theresa GreenfieldDemocratic754,85944.4%
Rick StewartLibertarian36,9612.2%
Under VotesOther27,4381.6%
2016 U.S. Senate election: 1,541,036 votes
Chuck GrassleyRepublican926,00760.1%
Patty JudgeDemocratic549,46035.7%
Charles AldrichLibertarian41,7942.7%
Jim HennagerOther17,6491.1%
Election result files

Source files by state and year. They can overlap, so never add rows across files, and they do not certify winners.