One of my faves I've seen tonight, it tells a lot of info with a simple, easy to read graphic. It doesn't hurt that I like the data too and not just the visualization.

Geographic map of Iowa, counties outlined with vector lines showing whether a county has shifted Democrat (blue vector points left) or Republican (red vector points right). The length of the vector indicates how much the county has shifted.

Source, snapshot taken at 10pm Central on 11/3/2026: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-elections/iowa-governor-results

Early in-person voting will run through Monday, Nov. 2, the day before the election, and all mail-in absentee ballots must be received in the auditor’s office by 8 p.m. on Nov. 3, when the polls close on Election Day.

More details in the article.

Joe Mitchell: "Thank God you're getting rid of those awful bike lanes. We don't ride bicycles in Iowa."

https://www.desmoinesregister.com/videos/news/politics/elections/2026/10/23/joe-mitchell-iowa-trump-rally-bicycles/92396023007/

Early voting in the Nov. 3 election is now underway. County auditors’ offices have started mailing out absentee ballots requested by voters and are opening their doors for early in-person voting.

Early in-person voting will run through Monday, Nov. 2, the day before the election, and all mail-in absentee ballots must be received in the auditor’s office by 8 p.m. on Nov. 3, when the polls close on Election Day.

Voters wanting to request an absentee ballot by mail must submit a written request form to their auditor’s office by next Monday, Oct. 18. That’s also the final day to register to vote by mail before Election Day. Same-day registration is available at all polling places on Election Day and during early voting.

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“I’m Christina Bohannan. As the only one in this race who ran track in high school, it matters to me that girls’ sports are fair. That’s why Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ false smear campaign is downright pathetic. What Miller-Meeks is doing in Washington, siding with the drug companies, taking their money and sticking it to Iowans, that’s what’s really unfair. I’m Christina Bohannan and I approve this message because I’ll cut middle-class taxes, shake up Washington and always put Iowa first,” Bohannan says in the television ad.

She is 5 feet, 3 inches tall and weighs around 180 pounds, the release states. Her hair is currently dyed a light green, and she was last known to be wearing a blue and black polka-dotted shirt with gray sweatpants.

If someone believes they have seen Madilyn, the release asks them to call 911.

Published Oct. 6, 2026

A jury in Red Oak found Joey Norris not guilty Thursday of felony election misconduct, in what his attorney says was the first prosecution of its kind in Iowa.

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/52897112

Iowa city council debates proper time in meeting agenda to "undo the curse that was just put on our city."

An Iowa man has kicked off controversy over religious freedom in the small town of Ottumwa, Iowa by opening a city council meeting with a prayer to Satan, which then kicked off a debate about the proper time in the meeting agenda to undo the “curse.”

Minor flooding is forecast from Monday morning to Tuesday morning.