Election Day 2026: The view from Iowa

NPR | By Stephen Fowler

Published November 3, 2026 at 4:23 PM CST

Iowa has become an unexpected state to watch this midterm election.

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Stephen Fowler is a political reporter with NPR’s Washington Desk, where he currently reports on the restructuring of federal government and the future of the Democratic and Republican parties after Donald Trump’s return to office.

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