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.

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

U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson's announcement that she will not seek re-election to her seat, and instead will run to replace Joni Ernst in the U.S. Senate, opening Iowa's 2nd District congressional race up for competition.

Governor Kim Reynolds announced on September 24 that the election for Iowa House District 7, a seat formerly held by Republican Mike Sexton of Rockwell City, will take place on December 9. District 7 includes Calhoun, Pocahontas, and Sac counties, as well as part of Webster County.

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.

The Iowa Secretary of State's office said filing officers in at least seven counties made errors in the city council and school board elections, which include two in northwest Iowa.

Secretary of State Paul Pate says election workers in 7 Iowa counties failed to submit candidates' paperwork on time, which means those candidates will not be on November ballots.

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.

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.