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06/06/2026

Chase Ramey, the Iowa City Community School District deputy superintendent, has accepted a new position with the Council Bluffs Community School District. Ramey will serve as the school district’s interim superintendent for the 2026-27 school year.

Chace Ramey, the deputy superintendent of the Iowa City Community School District has accepted the position of interim superintendent at the Council Bluffs Community School District. He has been signed to a one-year contract. According to a post from the Council Bluffs Community School District, the...

06/05/2026

Iowa women's wrestler Kennedy Blades will forgo her final year of eligibility with the Hawkeyes to pursue her professional wrestling career full-time, she announced on Instagram Friday. The two-time national champion compiled a 44-0 record in her two seasons at Iowa and will continue training in Iowa City in pursuit of a gold medal at the 2028 Olympics.

Iowa women’s wrestler Kennedy Blades will forgo her final season of eligibility with the Hawkeyes to pursue her professional wrestling career full-time, she announced on Instagram Friday. The two-time national champion will join Real American Freestyle, a freestyle wrestling promotion started in 2...

06/03/2026

Incumbents Lisa Green-Douglass, Jon Green,V Fixmer-Oraiz, Mandi Re*****on, and newcomer Sue Dvorsky win nominations in an unprecedented Johnson County Board of Supervisors election. Greg Erceg, Phil Hemingway, and Jennie Wunderlich secure republican nominations in District One, Two, and Three.

In an unprecedented Johnson County Board of Supervisors election, Lisa Green-Douglass, Jon Green, Sue Dvorsky, V Fixmer-Oraiz, and Mandi Re*****on all won the Democratic nomination for the Johnson County Board of Supervisors district seats in the June 2 primary elections. Greg Erceg, Phil Hemingway,...

06/03/2026

Zach Lahn beat out four other nominees during the Midterm primary election Tuesday night after winning 37.8 percent of the vote. U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra came in close behind with 37 percent of the vote.

Coming in hot towards the end of the primary campaign season, Iowa farmer Zach Lahn landed major last-minute donations and endorsements, pushing him to the top of the republican ticket for Iowa governor. The race was a nail-biter, as he received 37.8 percent of the vote, defeating U.S. Rep. Randy Fe...

06/03/2026

U.S. Representative Ashley Hinson defeated challenger Jim Carlin and secured Iowa’s Republican nomination for the U.S. Senate, receiving over 74 percent of the vote. Hinson had support from GOP leaders, including U.S. President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst.

A self-described American-First conservative and mama bear, Republican Ashley Hinson will be the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate on Iowa’s ballot for the Midterm Election in November. After serving three terms in the U.S. House of Representatives, Hinson garnered 74 percent of the votes to rece...

06/03/2026

Christina Bohannan defeated Travis Terrell in a Democratic primary for Iowa’s first congressional district on Tuesday.

Christina Bohannan won the Democratic primary for Iowa’s 1st congressional district on Tuesday, defeating newcomer Travis Terrell and securing the party’s nomination. Bohannan, a University of Iowa law professor and former state representative, received 81 percent of the votes, defeating Terrell...

06/03/2026

Iowa Rep. Josh Turek beat out state Sen. Zach Wahls during the Midterm primary election Tuesday night after winning 63 percent of the vote. Wahls came in behind with 37 of the vote.

06/03/2026

Representative Marianette Miller-Meeks secured the Republican bid for District One. The win marks the third rematch between Miller-Meeks and Christina Bohannan.

06/02/2026

Reporters from The Daily Iowan are covering the 2026 primary election. Check back for updates throughout the day.

Community members emphasize the importance of primary voting | 10:24 a.m. Voting in precinct 7, Paul Wiebe of Iowa City cast his vote in the Democratic Primary. He said he thinks it’s the public’s right to vote in the primary election. “If we want to complain, if we want to rejoice, we should ...

06/02/2026

Johnson County's new district map has reshaped local politics, forcing Supervisors Rod Sullivan and V Fixmer-Oraiz to compete for the same Democratic nomination in District Four. The two incumbents discuss redistricting, progressive priorities and what they hope to accomplish if elected to another term.

Wearing a bright green tie-dye shirt with the words “Vote Sullivan” written boldly across his chest, Johnson County Supervisor Rod Sullivan has spent the past several months introducing himself to voters in a way he never had to before — campaigning within a newly drawn district rather than ac...