Iowa Midterm Turnout Reaches 63%, Highest in 30 Years

Iowa's voter turnout broke records for midterm elections

Iowa voters broke midterm turnout records in the general election Tuesday, with more than 1,380,528 residents casting their ballots. Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate told reporters Wednesday the 2026 general election was “the largest midterm in three decades here in Iowa” in voter turnout. This year’s election fell slightly short of the turnout in […]

Iowa midterm turnout reaches 63%, highest in 30 years

Iowa’s midterm turnout was 63%, the highest in 30 years, with more than 1.3 million people casting ballots. Democrats won the governor’s race, the U.S. Senate race and three of four U.S. House seats.

Iowa sees highest midterm voter turnout in more than three decades

More than 1.38 million Iowans voted in this year's midterm election. Secretary of State Paul Pate says the candidates helped drive the historic turnout.

Iowa breaks midterm voter turnout records in 2026 election

Iowa sees highest turnout in a Midterm in over three decades, says Secretary Pate

(Des Moines) Iowa saw the highest turnout for a midterm election in over three decades, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate has announced. At a press co...

Iowa Midterm Turnout Hits 63.34%, Highest Since 1990, Secretary of State Pate Says

DES MOINES — Iowa voters turned out for the 2026 midterm election at the highest rate in more than three decades, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate announced Wednesday. Speaking …