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Iowa House Republicans Elect Leadership Team for 89th General Assembly

Iowa House Republicans re-elect Pat Grassley as Speaker, Matt Windschitl as Majority Leader, John Wills as Speaker Pro Tem, and Mike Sexton as Majority Whip.

Iowa Senate Republicans Select Whitver as Majority Leader, Chapman as Senate President

Iowa Senate Majority Leader Jack Whitver said the pro-growth, pro-job policies Iowa Senate Republicans pursued are paying off and they want to build on that.

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Orders Recount of Jasper County Precincts

A discrepancy caused by human error in one precinct in Jasper County impacted the unofficial results in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District race.

Listen: Shane Vander Hart Discusses Iowa House GOP Wins on WHO Radio

Shane Vander Hart discusses some key Iowa House races that Republicans won on Election Night with Jeff Angelo on WHO Radio in Des Moines.

Rogers: Iowans Vote to Maintain Conservative Values and Pro-Growth Policies

Walt Rogers: The 2020 election results sent a signal that Iowans want to stay the course with conservative values and pro-growth economic policies.

In 2020, Iowa Shatters Voter Turnout Record

Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced more than 1,697,000 Iowans voted, easily surpassing the previous state record of 1,589,951 set in 2012.

Joni Ernst Wins Re-Election to the U.S. Senate

U.S. Senator Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, won re-election to a second term defeating her Democratic challenger, Theresa Greenfield, 51.8 percent to 45.1 percent.

Hinson Defeats Finkenauer, Feenstra Wins Big, Axne Survives, Miller-Meeks Leads

Ashely Hinson unseats Abby Finkenauer, Randy Feenstra defeats J.D. Scholten, Cindy Axne survives David Young, and Mariannette Miller-Meeks leads Rita Hart.

Iowa Senate Republicans Maintain and Iowa House Republicans Expand Majority

On Election Day 2020, Iowa Senate Republicans maintain their 32 to 18 majority, and Iowa House Republicans gain six seats.

Trump Wins Iowa, Presidential Election Undecided

President Donald Trump defeated former Vice President Joe Biden 53.2 percent to 45 percent in Iowa with several battleground states still too close to call.

Election Night 2020 Live Blog

Shane Vander Hart and Kelvey Vander Hart will provide live blog coverage of Election Night 2020.

What’s With the Constitutional Convention Question on the Ballot?

So, what’s with the Constitutional Convention question on Iowa’s ballot? Shane Vander Hart explains why this question is on the ballot every ten years.

Iowa Sets Voter Registration Record

Republicans lead Democrats by 20,590 registered voters in Iowa, and Republicans have outpaced Democrats in their voter registration efforts since July.

The Battle for Control of the Iowa House

Shane Vander Hart highlights some of the potentially competitive races for control of the Iowa House of Representatives in the 2020 election cycle.

Hendrickson: The Importance of Iowa’s Tax Climate

John Hendrickson: Reducing tax rates will allow Iowans to keep more of their money and lead to economic growth making Iowa a more competitive and attractive state.

Sherman: It’s a No-Brainer for Second Amendment Voters – Ernst All the Way!

Steve Sherman: I cannot more strongly endorse U.S. Senator Joni Ernst based on her strong defense of the Second Amendment.