Democratic candidate Christina Bohannan, left, and Republican incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks, running in Iowa's First Congressional District, participate in a debate Sept. 26, 2022 on Iowa PBS. (Pool photo by Zachary Boyden-Holmes/Courtesy of Iowa PBS)
Though there have been many shake-ups in Iowa races heading into the 2026 campaign season, Republican candidates have largely kept their fundraising leads in Iowa’s U.S. Senate and House races, according to the most recent Federal Election Commission reports.
Iowa will have open races for two U.S. House seats, as well as for governor and U.S. Senate in 2026 – a large change from previous recent election cycles, in which Republican incumbents were largely able to hold on to their seats. Democrats hope the shifting campaign landscape, al