Democrats could be fighting an uphill battle to gain votes, said the publicity chair for the Story County Republican Party. Iowa Primaries took place on June 2, providing insight into who will be on the ballot for the general election on Nov 3.

Candidate accessibility will be one of the keys to winning in the general election in November, said the chairperson of the Story County Democrats. Last week’s Iowa primaries gave Iowa and Story County residents the answers to who would be on the 2026 election ballot.

Ballots cast in the Iowa 2026 primary on Tuesday produced a picture of which candidates will represent their party for state and federal offices in the upcoming general election on Nov. 3. Listed are results for Story County and full election results for races that extended beyond the county.

Iowa Democrats and Republicans will vote on Tuesday to determine who is on the November ballot representing their party. An assortment of offices will be up for election at the federal, state and county levels. Some of them are highly contested, such as most of the federal offices as well as the Republican race for governor.