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.

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.

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.

The special election for Iowa House District 7 in north-central Iowa will take place Dec. 9, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday. The state legislative seat was previously held by former Rep. Mike Sexton,

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.

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.Voters will have to write-in candidates’ names because of the errors.

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

Errors by filing officers in several Iowa counties mean dozens of candidates for this fall’s city-school elections won’t appear on the ballot.

A special election to fill a vacant Northwest Iowa statehouse seat will be held Tuesday, Dec. 9, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday.

Secretary of State Paul Pate said the candidates will need to undergo write-in campaigns after school board secretaries and city clerks failed to submit candidate filing paperwork by the deadline.