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Iowa almost never has an election for governor without a familiar incumbent; what will we do with this chance? asks the Register's editorial board.

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From the South to the Great Lakes, contested primaries and open Senate seat battles will determine who's serving for ...

The 2026 midterms will test candidates' viability, as governors and senators face re-election. The rise of non-traditional ...

# Today, Republicans control the Senate by 53–47, with the Democratic total including “independent” senators from Vermont and Maine who almost always oppose the president’s policies and nominees.