The Woodbury GOP has announced who they have nominated for the republican nominee for the Iowa State Senate District 1.

After an exploratory campaign for Iowa's 4th Congressional District Seat, State Senator Lynn Evans announced his re-election campaign for the District 3 seat in the Iowa Senate.

Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego will visit the Iowa State Fair, sparking 2028 presidential speculation. Gallego's visit will focus on criticizing Republican policies while also testing his appeal to Democratic voters. Other potential 2028 candidates, including Sen. Mark Kelly, have also made visits to early primary states.

Sioux City businesswoman and mom Catelin Drey has served as an Iowa delegate at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago and is now running for office.

Among the state lawmakers who endorsed Feenstra for governor are Iowa Senate President Pro Tempore Ken Rozenboom, Assistant Senate Majority Leader Carrie Koelker, House Speaker Pro Tempore John Wills and Assistant House Majority Leader Brent Siegrist.

One day after Republicans in Woodbury County chose their candidate to fill the State Senate, held by the late Rocky De Witt, Woodbury County Democrats announced their nominee.

"While the encouragement and momentum have been phenomenal, the fundraising simply hasn't reached the level necessary to run a competitive campaign at this time."

Iowa’s 2026 election may still be more than a year away, but the political dominoes are already starting to fall. Some high-profile candidates have jumped into major races earlier than usual, and experts say each decision is reshaping the state’s political landscape.

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - The Woodbury County Republican Party says its central committee has chosen local small business owner Christopher Prosch to be its nominee for next month’s special election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Rocky De Witt.

Muscatine attorney Taylor Wettach, a Democrat, is looking to oust Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District.

It's a decision that surprised some political observers who had expected Bird to jump into the Republican primary to succeed Gov. Kim Reynolds.