Election Day 2026 in photos
T-R PHOTOS BY LANA BRADSTREAM AND ROBERT MAHARRY
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 ...
Voters across the country reject data centers
In local elections across the country, Americans voted overwhelmingly to restrict the buildout of data centers in their communities. Late Tuesday evening, 33 ballot measures to restrict data centers were passed by voters or were leading in ongoing vote counts, according to the tracking ...
Yes votes lead for Iowa constitutional amendment limiting income tax increases
Iowa lawmakers are likely to need a supermajority vote to increase personal and corporate income taxes after approval for a proposed constitutional amendment took the lead Tuesday night. Amendment 1 had received 56% yes votes to 44% no votes with with all 99 counties reporting Wednesday morning, according to the Iowa Secretary of State’s website. The amendment would require a two-thirds majority of both the Iowa House and Senate to increase personal or corporate income taxes. Supporters, mostly Republicans, said imposing the restriction in the state constitution would preserve ...
Voters reject most big tax overhauls, with Iowa among a few notable exceptions
Despite the blue wave that swept the nation on Tuesday, voters were more cautious about making sweeping changes to their taxes. Most states with tax policy on the ballot saw voters reject large-scale change, though some passed smaller changes or reined in officials’ ability to make ...
School board rejects only bid for Franklin shot put, discus pad
In a 3-2 vote, a Franklin Field bid was rejected by the Marshalltown School Board on Monday during the regular meeting. Clapsaddle-Garber Associates Vice President Adam Daters recommended Con-Struct, which was the only bidder, be awarded an $85,580 bid for the shot put and discus pad to be ...