About this episode
The episode reviews the 2026 Primary Election with insights from various political reporters.
On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to recreate the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s deadlines have been met. Tackling anything from local to state to national, On Iowa Politics is your weekly dose of analysis and insight into the issues affecting Iowa. This week on the On Iowa Politics podcast, we review the 2026 Primary Election. This episode was hosted by Gazette Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy. It features Gazette Deputy Des Moines Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, and Gazette columnists Althea Cole and Todd Dorman. This episode was produced by Gazette Social Video Producer Bailey Cichon. Read the articles mentioned in this episode: Lahn tops Feenstra for GOP nomination How did Zach Lahn win Iowa’s GOP gubernatorial primary? Iowa primary takeaways: Democrats see opening, economy dominates and Lahn reshapes governor’s race Turek wins Democratic nomination for Iowa U.S. Senate seat, setting up showdown with Hinson Miller-Meeks, Bohannan advance to rematch in Iowa's 1st District race Adam Peters defeats…
People in this episode
Host: Erin Murphy
Guests: Tom Barton, Sarah Watson, Jared McNett, Althea Cole, Todd Dorman
Topics covered
- 2026 Primary Election
- Iowa politics
- political analysis
- gubernatorial primary
- Democratic nomination
- Republican nomination
Keywords
- 2026 Primary Election
- Iowa politics
- gubernatorial primary
- Democratic nomination
- Republican nomination
- political analysis
- Gazette
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Gazette, Quad City Times, Sioux City Journal
Books & works: Lahn tops Feenstra for GOP nomination, How did Zach Lahn win Iowa’s GOP gubernatorial primary?, Iowa primary takeaways: Democrats see opening, economy dominates and Lahn reshapes governor’s race, Turek wins Democratic nomination for Iowa U.S. Senate seat, setting up showdown with Hinson, Miller-Meeks, Bohannan advance to rematch in Iowa's 1st District race, Adam Peters defeats incumbent Ken Croken in Iowa House District 97 race, King counties from 2020 Fourth District primary stayed with Lahn in gubernatorial primary
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