Democrat Nate Willems Is Iowa's Attorney General-Elect

Blue wave topples one more Iowa executive office

Of the five executive offices in Iowa, four were occupied by incumbent Republicans leading up to the 2026 midterm elections.  Following a blue wave that flipped not only the U.S. House and Senate seats in Iowa, but much of the nation, a Democrat managed to flip the Iowa Attorney General race to bring a two-to-three split in state executive offices.  Attorney General  Incumbent Republican Attorney General Brenna Bird and labor attorney and former…

Incumbent Bird loses to challenger Willems in costly Iowa ...

Democrat Nate Willems is Iowa's Attorney General-elect

Democrat Nate Willems has defeated Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, who was seeking a second term. Willems said his victory, alongside other Democrats on the 2026 ticket, will “rebalance” Iowa politics. “It’s not a red state, it’s not a blue state,” Willems said during a phone interview with Radio Iowa. “I don’t know if it’s […]

Democrat Willems declares victory in race for Iowa attorney general

Democratic challenger Nate Willems declared victory late Tuesday over GOP incumbent Brenna Bird in the race for Iowa attorney general. Unofficial results showed that with 85 percent of the vote counted, Willems had claimed 53% of the vote in unofficial results, while Bird had claimed 47% of the ballots. The Associated Press had yet to […]

Democrat Nate Willems Defeats Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird

Democrat Nate Willems has defeated Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird, who was seeking a second term. Willems says his victory, alongside other Democrats on the 2026 ticket, will rebalance Iowa politics. Willems is an attorney who made combatting wage theft the centerpiece of his campaign. He pledges to refocus the office on helping regular Iowans. […]

SEAT FLIPPED: DAGA Congratulates Iowa AG-Elect Nate Willems on Election Win

WASHINGTON, DC – The Democratic Attorneys General Association (DAGA) is excited to congratulate Iowa Attorney General-elect Nate Willems on his resounding win defeating Republican extremist AG Brenna Bird and officially flipping the AG seat from red to blue. This is a notable win as Iowans were suffering under Bird’s Trump-first agenda. Iowans can rest assured […]