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An amendment in 1988 specified that the lieutenant governor would be elected on the same ticket as the governor. [30] If the office becomes vacant, it devolves upon the lieutenant governor for the remainder of the term or vacancy. [31] Prior to 1857, if the office became vacant, the Secretary of State of Iowa would act as governor. [32]
The 2026 Iowa gubernatorial election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the governor of the state of Iowa. Incumbent Republican Governor Kim Reynolds is eligible to run for re-election to a third full term, as Iowa does not have gubernatorial term limits. Although Iowa is now seen as a moderately red state, due to Reynolds's poor ...
Since 2010, he has been the president and CEO of The Family Leader, a socially conservative organization in Iowa. Active in Republican Party politics, Vander Plaats ran unsuccessfully for Governor of Iowa in 2002, 2006, and 2010. [1] He was the party's nominee for lieutenant governor in 2006, losing to Democrat Patty Judge.
A Republican, Reynolds has served since 2017 as the 43rd governor of Iowa. She is the first female governor in Iowa history. Reynolds was elected Clarke County treasurer in 1994 and served for four terms in that office. She then served a partial term in the Iowa Senate from 2009 to 2011. From 2011 to 2017, Reynolds served as the 46th lieutenant ...
Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during a bill signing for the state's new tax bill Wednesday, May 1, 2024, at the Iowa State Capitol. More: Kim Reynolds signs Iowa farmland law regulating foreign ownership.
Incumbent Republican Governor Kim Reynolds won re-election to a second full term, defeating Democratic nominee Deidre DeJear with 58.0% of the vote. [1] First elected as lieutenant governor in 2010, Reynolds assumed the governorship on May 24, 2017 following the resignation of Governor Terry Branstad to become the U.S. Ambassador to China.
Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump steps off his plane at the Des Moines International Airport before his visit to the Iowa State Fair, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023, in Des ...
Stephen P. Erickson has served as House minority whip, District Court judge, vice chair of the Board of Elections, adviser to two governors, and chair of the State Housing Appeals Board, serving ...