Iowa’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary warms up
From On Iowa Politics Podcast by The Gazette
April 17, 2026 · 36 min
About this episode
The episode discusses the warming up of Iowa's Democratic U.S. Senate primary and touches on the Republican primary and gubernatorial election forecasts.
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, Iowa’s Democratic U.S. Senate primary starts to warm up, a reminder that there is still a Republican U.S. Senate primary, and a national forecaster thinks Iowa’s gubernatorial election is Cooking (pause for laughs).This episode was hosted by Gazette Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy. It features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton, Jared McNett of the Sioux City Journal, Sarah Watson of the Quad City Times, and Gazette columnists Althea Cole and Todd Dorman. Read the articles mentioned in this episode: 2:30 Elections forecaster shifts Iowa’s governor race to ‘toss up’https://www.thegazette.com/news/elections/elections-forecaster-shifts-iowa-s-governor-race-to-toss-up/article_13789c84-81a1-4db8-a189-34c38252adee.html 15:22 Iowa Democrats Josh Turek, Zach Wahls clash over Schumer, outside…
People in this episode
Host: Erin Murphy
Guests: Tom Barton, Jared McNett, Sarah Watson, Althea Cole, Todd Dorman
Topics covered
- Iowa Democratic Senate primary
- Republican Senate primary
- Iowa gubernatorial election
- political analysis
- elections
Keywords
- Iowa
- Democratic primary
- Senate election
- gubernatorial race
- political commentary
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Gazette, Sioux City Journal, Quad City Times, Iowa Democrats
More episodes of On Iowa Politics Podcast
- Do Running Mates Matter? Edition · June 11, 2026 · 24 min
- 2026 Primary Election Review · June 4, 2026 · 48 min
- 2026 Primary Election Preview Edition · May 28, 2026 · 45 min
- Discussing Iowa gubernatorial candidates’ fundraising · May 21, 2026 · 35 min
- Discussing Iowa’s upcoming Democratic primaries · May 14, 2026 · 33 min
- The Gazette's Pints & Politics - April 23, 2026 · May 12, 2026 · 1h 29m
Explore listener stats, chart rankings, contacts and more on the On Iowa Politics Podcast podcast page.