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Election Day, Nov. 3

Iowa: every race on the ballot

The U.S. Senate, governor and U.S. House races on the Iowa ballot, and the Democrat running in each.

Statewide

  1. U.S. SenateToss-up

    Josh Turek (D) vs. Ashley Hinson (R)

    Now held by Joni Ernst (R) · PVI R+6. Also on the ballot: Thomas Laehn (Libertarian).

    Read our file on Josh Turek: polls, money, record →

  2. GovernorLean D

    Rob Sand (D) vs. Zach Lahn (R)

    Now held by Kim Reynolds (R). Also on the ballot: Sondra Wilson (Independent).

    Read our file on Rob Sand: polls, money, record →

U.S. House

  1. U.S. House, IA-1Lean D

    Christina Bohannan (D) vs. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)

    Now held by Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) · PVI R+4. Also on the ballot: Michael Bridgford (Independent).

    Read our file on Christina Bohannan: polls, money, record →

    Counties in this district (20)

    Cedar County, Clinton County, Des Moines County, Henry County, Iowa County, Jackson County, Jasper County, Jefferson County, Johnson County, Jones County, Keokuk County, Lee County, Louisa County, Mahaska County, Marion County, Muscatine County, Scott County, Van Buren County, Warren County, Washington County

  2. U.S. House, IA-2Toss-up

    Lindsay James (D) vs. Joe Mitchell (R)

    Now held by Ashley Hinson (R) · PVI R+4. Also on the ballot: Dave Bushaw (Independent), Rick Stewart (Libertarian).

    Read our file on Lindsay James: polls, money, record →

    Counties in this district (22)

    Allamakee County, Benton County, Black Hawk County, Bremer County, Buchanan County, Butler County, Cerro Gordo County, Chickasaw County, Clayton County, Delaware County, Dubuque County, Fayette County, Floyd County, Grundy County, Hardin County, Howard County, Linn County, Mitchell County, Poweshiek County, Tama County, Winneshiek County, Worth County

  3. U.S. House, IA-3Lean D

    Sarah Trone Garriott (D) vs. Zach Nunn (R)

    Now held by Zach Nunn (R) · PVI R+2.

    Read our file on Sarah Trone Garriott: polls, money, record →

    Counties in this district (21)

    Adair County, Adams County, Appanoose County, Cass County, Clarke County, Dallas County, Davis County, Decatur County, Greene County, Guthrie County, Lucas County, Madison County, Monroe County, Montgomery County, Page County, Polk County, Ringgold County, Taylor County, Union County, Wapello County, Wayne County

  4. U.S. House, IA-4Solid R

    David Dawson (D) vs. Chris McGowan (R)

    Now held by Randy Feenstra (R) · PVI R+15.

    Counties in this district (36)

    Audubon County, Boone County, Buena Vista County, Calhoun County, Carroll County, Cherokee County, Clay County, Crawford County, Dickinson County, Emmet County, Franklin County, Fremont County, Hamilton County, Hancock County, Harrison County, Humboldt County, Ida County, Kossuth County, Lyon County, Marshall County, Mills County, Monona County, O'Brien County, Osceola County, Palo Alto County, Plymouth County, Pocahontas County, Pottawattamie County, Sac County, Shelby County, Sioux County, Story County, Webster County, Winnebago County, Woodbury County, Wright County

Nominees from Wikipedia's Iowa election tables; race ratings from the Cook Political Report; counties matched to districts with the Census Bureau's 2020 district file; checked Today, 7:41 PM ET. Spot something out of date? Tell us and we will fix it.

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