Woodbury County voters will hold a special election Aug. 26 to fill the seat of the late Sen. Rocky De Witt, who died of pancreatic cancer on June 25.

DES MOINES, Iowa (KTIV) - Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has set the date for a special election to fill the state Senate seat formerly held by the late Rocky De Witt. The governor Monday afternoon issued a proclamation setting Tuesday, August 26, 2025 as the date for that special election in Senate District 1.

Abigail Maas will seek the Republican nomination for the job in 2026, setting up a primary challenge against Iowa Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer.

Dozens of new laws, passed during the 2025 legislative session, are going into effect July 1.Stripping Gender Identity ProtectionsOne of, if not the most, contr

TIMES-REPUBLICAN New Iowa laws on issues from transgender civil rights protections to changes to Iowa’s unemployment insurance tax system will be officially enacted Tuesday. July 1, the beginning of the fiscal year,

President Donald Trump previously sued the former pollster, who predicted former Vice President Kamala Harris would win Iowa by 3%.

Two months after launching his bid to try to unseat Iowa Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson, former U.S. Attorney Kevin Techau of Cedar Rapids announced Monday he is suspending his congressional campaign,

The original complaint revolves around a pre-election poll showing Vice President Harris with a three-point lead in Iowa.

The lawsuit accused Selzer of fraud after she conducted a poll right before the 2024 election that showed Kamala Harris leading Trump in Iowa. He ended up winning the state.