Iowa state Sen.-elect Catelin Drey took the political world by storm after she won a victory in Iowa’s special election to fill the Sioux City-area seat of Republican state Sen. Rocky De Witt, who died in June from pancreatic cancer.

Iowa U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst's announcement that she will not seek a third term in office creates an open seat for the 2026 election. Not since 2014 — and only four times in nearly six decades — has a U.

Six candidates are vying to fill three open seats in this fall's Iowa City City Council election. Who's running?