New Year’s Eve is still a few weeks off, but the 2026 race for the Iowa Statehouse is already well underway in the Des Moines metro.

And it seems like nearly every legislative seat in the metro will be up for grabs.

Retirements, bids for higher office and contested primaries are set to change central Iowa’s legislative lineup in a crucial midterm election year when high-profile races for governor and U.S. Senate will lead the ticket.

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