The following is a list of events of the year 2026 in Iowa.

Incumbents State government Governor: Kim Reynolds (R)

Events February 11 – A bus carrying the Iowa Lakes Community College baseball team crashes near Twin Lakes, killing one person and injuring 32. April 19 – Five people, including three University of Iowa students, are injured in a shooting in Downtown Iowa City. June 1 – A man kills six people in a series of shootings in Muscatine. The victims were all family members of the shooter, who commits suicide as police confront him. August 8 – Senator Chuck Grassley announces that his long-time vacuum cleaner "Beth", which he has been using for 49 years, has died.

Scheduled

November 3: 2026 Iowa Senate election 2026 Iowa Attorney General election 2026 Iowa State Auditor election 2026 Iowa gubernatorial election 2026 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture election 2026 Iowa Secretary of State election 2026 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa 2026 United States Senate election in Iowa

November 4: 2026 Iowa House of Representatives election

See also 2026 in the United States

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