The state now has a new way of verifying its voter rolls and changes to how Iowa's recounts are conducted. Two new election laws went into effect July 1.Despit

President Donald Trump sued J. Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register after accusing them of election interference with their final 2024 Iowa presidential poll.

DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird announced she is not running for governor Wednesday, the Des Moines Register reports. However, Bird does plan to run for re-election for Attorney General in 2026.

Bird, who is in her first term as the state's attorney general, announced Wednesday that she will not be running for governor next year and will instead seek re-election to her current office. In a statement posted on social media,

STORM LAKE, Iowa (KTIV) - Iowa State Auditor Rob Sand visited Buena Vista County Wednesday afternoon for a town hall to speak with locals ahead of the upcoming election for Iowa’s next governor.

Bailey Kelley, who most recently served as deputy director of elections in Pate’s office, was chosen following a nationwide search, Pate said in a news release. Kelley worked in elections in Johnson County before joining the Secretary of State's Office.

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.