2022 Iowa Senate Election
News coverage of the Iowa Senate election. See the race between Chuck Grassley, polling at 50%, and Mike Franken, polling at 42%. Chuck Grassley has been the Senator from Iowa since 1980. See their news, bias in the media coverage and more in our Iowa election page. See other states and more information on our 2022 U.S. Senate page.
Top Iowa Candidates
Republican CandidateChuck Grassley Polls: 50% Sample: 14,687Percentage of News: 70%
News Diet Breakdown
14%
Center: 86%
Democrat CandidateMike Franken Polls: 42% Sample: 11,687Percentage of News: 30%
News Diet Breakdown
Left: 38%
Center: 53%
9%
Coverage Breakdown
Coverage Breakdown is based on the number of articles published per candidate.
Chuck Grassley
Mike Franken
Top 2022 Iowa Senate Election News
US & Canada · Sioux CityFormer President Donald Trump is scheduled to return to Iowa ahead of the Nov. 8 midterms, to headline a rally for Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds and Sen. Chuck Grassley, Trump’s organization announced Wednesday. The event, set for Nov. 3 in Sioux City, the hub of Iowa’s conservative northwest, comes as Trump has continued to tease interest in a White House comeback campaign as he has campaigned around the country for Republican candidates.See the Story
Trump to rally in Iowa ahead of Nov. 8 as he teases 2024
50% Center coverage: 16 sources
App · WashingtonPresident Biden "was aware of Hunter Biden’s business arrangements and may have been involved in some of them," Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley said Monday, suggesting that the FBI has "voluminous evidence" related to the potential criminality of those ventures.See the Story
FBI has ‘voluminous evidence’ against Hunter, James Biden: Sen. Grassley
100% Right coverage: 20 sources
US & Canada · IowaRepublican Chuck Grassley will serve an eighth term. Grassley has served Iowa since 1981. He is the 8th longest-serving senator in U.S. history. See the Story
Iowa's Chuck Grassley wins another term in the U.S. Senate
42% Center coverage: 17 sources
Latest 2022 Iowa Senate Election News
Abortion · WashingtonSen. Chuck Grassley (Iowa) says he would vote against a national 15-week abortion ban. Grassley previously co-sponsored Graham's bill, introduced last year, to ban abortion after 20 weeks. Iowa Republican says abortion is an issue that should be handled at the state level.See the Story
Grassley a ‘no’ on Graham’s 15-week abortion ban
100% Center coverage: 13 sources
US & Canada · Washington“The American people deserve to know whether the FBI used Facebook as part of their alleged plan to discredit information about Hunter Biden,” wrote Sens. Ron Johnson and Chuck Grassley.See the Story
GOP senators demand Facebook hand over FBI communication on Hunter Biden
100% Right coverage: 12 sources
US & Canada · IowaIowa Democrats had high hopes earlier in the campaign season of unseating seven-term Republican Sen. Chuck Grassley. When Michael Franken won the June primary, those hopes were growing. But last month, a police report was released alleging Franken kissed a former campaign aide without permission.See the Story
Once hopeful Iowa Democrats running uphill vs. Sen. Grassley
69% Center coverage: 13 sources
U.S. Senate · IowaKimberley Strope-Boggus filed an incident report with the Des Moines Police Department. She accused Mike Franken of kissing her on the mouth without her permission. The case was closed as "unfounded," and no charges were filed. Franken said he was not interviewed by police, who he said investigated and found the allegation "baseless"See the Story
Ex-Staffer Accused Democratic Candidate of Assault
86% Center coverage: 7 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonRepublican Senators Chuck Grassley and Ron Johnson are sharing more than 200 pages of bank records related to Hunter Biden and the Biden family’s alleged connections to China with the U.S. attorney leading the criminal investigation into President Biden’s son.See the Story
Grassley, Johnson share Hunter Biden's China-linked bank records with US attorney leading criminal probe
100% Right coverage: 7 sources
US & Canada · IowaThe latest Des Moines register poll shows the lead between Sen. Chuck Grassley and Democrat Mike Franken has narrowed to just three percentage points. Four percent of those polled say they would vote for someone else, while another 4% says they won't vote at all. Three percent are not sure who they are voting for. This slim margin indicates Grassley's toughest re-election fight in 40 years.See the Story
Grassley Barely Leads In Iowa
83% Center coverage: 6 sources
Business · IowaSen. Chuck Grassley (Iowa) pressed new Twitter CEO Elon Musk over data security concerns raised by a Twitter whistleblower. Grassley asked Musk to respond to questions he and Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin raised in September. In September, former Twitter security chief Peiter Zatko alleged widespread security deficiencies at the platform in a whistleblower disclosure.See the Story
Grassley presses Musk over Twitter data security concerns, whistleblower allegations
75% Center coverage: 4 sources
US & Canada · WashingtonThe Iowa Poll shows Chuck Grassley leads Mike Franken 53% to 41% among likely voters ahead of Election Day Nov. 8.See the Story
Iowa Poll: Chuck Grassley widens lead over Mike Franken in US Senate race
75% Center coverage: 4 sources
Chuck Grassley · Sioux CityFormer president Donald Trump will be in Sioux City Thursday, rallying for Republican candidates on next week's midterm ballot. Three candidates will join him on stage: Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds, U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley and Brenna Bird, who is running for Iowa attorney general. This is Trump's second trip to Iowa since losing the 2020 election. About 52% of Iowans surveyed say they now view Trump unfavorably.See the Story
Donald Trump holds rally in Sioux City with Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, Sen. Chuck Grassley
60% Right coverage: 5 sources
Media Bias Breakdown
How is the media covering 2022 Iowa Senate Election?2022 Iowa Senate Election often is covered by Center and Right Media sources.
22%
Center: 40%
Right: 30%
