Commentary: Iowa Down Ballot: The final push before Election Day, Trump’s return, closing arguments

The “ballot drop” box at the Polk County Election Office in Des Moines, Iowa, on the first day of early voting, Oct. 14, 2026. (Photo by Robin Opsahl/Iowa Capital Dispatch)

Iowa Down Ballot 10/31/26 by Iowa Writers Collaborative

We’re days away from the election so our all-star team of Kathie Obradovich, Laura Belin, and Eric Woolson give you the lay of the land in all the major races the final stretch.

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The view from the Friday morning before Election Day: President Donald Trump’s off-again-on-again Iowa rally, final debates in the governor’s race and the 3rd Congressional District, closing candidate arguments, the get-out-the-vote effort, early voting and more. Watch or listen here.

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