Iowa Agriculture Commissioner election, 2026

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Iowa Secretary of Agriculture
Election details
Filing deadline: Pending
Primary: Pending General: November 3, 2026
How to vote
Poll times: 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Voting in Iowa
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Iowa is holding an election for secretary of agriculture on November 3, 2026.

Candidates and election results

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General election

The general election will occur on November 3, 2026.

General election for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture

Incumbent Mike Naig is running in the general election for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture on November 3, 2026.

		Candidate
		Mike Naig (R)

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Voting information

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Past elections

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2014.

2022

See also: Iowa Agriculture Commissioner election, 2022

General election

General election for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture

Incumbent Mike Naig defeated John Norwood in the general election for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Naig (R)	61.1	730,285
		John Norwood (D)	38.8	463,652
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	770

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,194,707
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture

John Norwood advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		John Norwood	99.8	139,730
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	348

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 140,078
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture

Incumbent Mike Naig advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Naig	99.7	171,646
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	508

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 172,154
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2018

See also: Iowa Agriculture Commissioner election, 2018

General election

General election for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture

Incumbent Mike Naig defeated Tim Gannon and Rick Stewart in the general election for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Naig (R)	50.4	651,552
		Tim Gannon (D)	46.6	602,916
		Rick Stewart (L)	3.0	38,965
		Other/Write-in votes	0.0	597

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 1,294,030
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture

Tim Gannon advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Tim Gannon	100.0	148,258

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 148,258
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture

Incumbent Mike Naig defeated Dan Zumbach, Craig Lang, Ray Gaesser, and Chad Ingels in the Republican primary for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mike Naig	34.8	30,870
		Dan Zumbach	21.4	18,938
	Submit photo	Craig Lang	18.6	16,514
	Submit photo	Ray Gaesser	16.3	14,437
		Chad Ingels	8.9	7,915

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 88,674
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2014

See also: Iowa down ballot state executive elections, 2014

Agriculture Commissioner of Iowa, 2014
Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Republican	Bill Northey Incumbent	62.2%	675,781
	Democratic	Sherrie Taha	34.1%	370,209
	New Independent Party	Levi Benning	3.6%	39,349
	Nonpartisan	Write-in votes	0.1%	891
Total Votes				1,086,230
Election results via Iowa Secretary of State

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