Republican Wendy Larson and Democrat Rachel Burns both live in Odebolt. They are running to replace Mike Sexton, a Republican from Rockwell City, who resigned his seat in September to take a job with the Trump administration as director of U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development in Iowa.

A special election on Tuesday features two candidates from the same small town in northwest Iowa. The outcome could be an indicator of political sentiment in rural Iowa after recent contests in the state — and across the country — have favored Democratic candidates.

Republican Wendy Larson will keep Iowa House District 7 red following a special election on Tuesday, according to unofficial results from the Iowa Secretary of State's Office.The Iowa House seat was vacated earlier this year by former Rep.

Under the proposed redistricting map, four of the five Johnson County supervisors would share a district with a current colleague.

National Democrats are adding the Iowa House and Senate to their 2026 target map, citing recent over-performance in special elections and new opportunities to cut into GOP control in Des Moines.

Tiffin Democrat Travis Terrell calls for a $20-an-hour federal minimum wage and tougher corporate accountability in his campaign for Congress, and Iowa Senate Democratic Leader Janice Weiner seeks another term after helping Democrats break GOP super majority.

Democrat Renee Hardman and Republican Lucas Loftin are competing in a special election for Iowa Senate District 16, which will be held Dec. 30.