Election Day is approaching and dozens of seats are up for grabs.
Voters from around the Des Moines metro will decide who leads the nation and their communities in federal, state and local elections.
Before voters cast their ballot, we’ve asked candidate about their positions on top issues facing the U.S., Iowa and local cities and counties, including water quality, high costs, tariffs, cancer rates, eminent domain use and health care access.
Below you will find candidate questionnaires from each race in the Des Moines metro. Check back to read about more races as additional questionnaires are published.
Jump to the races you want to see:
| Federal | Statewide | Iowa Senate | Iowa House | Polk County | Dallas County |
Federal races
US Senate
US House of Representatives
1st Congressional District
2nd Congressional District
3rd Congressional District
4th Congressional District
Iowa statewide races
Iowa Governor
Iowa Secretary of State
Iowa Auditor of State
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
Iowa House of Representatives races
Iowa House District 21
Iowa House District 22
Iowa House District 23
Iowa House District 27
Iowa House District 28
Iowa House District 29
Iowa House District 30
Iowa House District 31
Iowa House District 32
Iowa House District 33
Iowa House District 34
Iowa House District 35
Iowa House District 36
Iowa House District 37
Iowa House District 38
Iowa House District 39
Iowa House District 40
Iowa House District 41
Iowa House District 42
Iowa House District 43
Iowa House District 44
Iowa House District 45
Iowa House District 46
Iowa House District 47
Iowa House District 48
Iowa House District 49
Iowa House District 50
Iowa House District 51
Iowa Senate races
Iowa Senate District 11
Iowa Senate District 15
Iowa Senate District 17
Iowa Senate District 19
Iowa Senate District 21
Iowa Senate District 23
Iowa Senate District 25
Polk County races
Polk County Attorney
Polk County Supervisor District 1
Polk County Supervisor District 4
Polk County Supervisor District 5
Polk County Recorder
Polk County Treasurer
Dallas County races
Dallas County Attorney
Dallas County Supervisor District 1
Dallas County Supervisor District 2
Dallas County Supervisor District 3
Dallas County Supervisor District 4
Dallas County Supervisor District 5
Dallas County Recorder
Dallas County Treasurer
Read more about all the midterm candidates at: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/news/elections/.
Mike Trautmann is the News Director/Politics Editor for the Des Moines Register. Reach him at mtrautmann@gannett.com and follow him on X: @DMRPoliticsCzar.
This article originally appeared on Des Moines Register: Get to know Iowa’s primary candidates before you vote
Reporting by Emery Glover and Mike Trautmann, Des Moines Register / Des Moines Register
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