Woodbury County voters will hold a special election Aug. 26 to fill the seat of the late Sen. Rocky De Witt, who died of pancreatic cancer on June 25.

DES MOINES, Iowa (KTIV) - Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds has set the date for a special election to fill the state Senate seat formerly held by the late Rocky De Witt. The governor Monday afternoon issued a proclamation setting Tuesday, August 26, 2025 as the date for that special election in Senate District 1.

Abigail Maas will seek the Republican nomination for the job in 2026, setting up a primary challenge against Iowa Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer.

President Donald Trump previously sued the former pollster, who predicted former Vice President Kamala Harris would win Iowa by 3%.

Dozens of new laws, passed during the 2025 legislative session, are going into effect July 1.Stripping Gender Identity ProtectionsOne of, if not the most, contr

The original complaint revolves around a pre-election poll showing Vice President Harris with a three-point lead in Iowa.

President Donald Trump has dropped his lawsuit against Iowa pollster J. Ann Selzer and the Des Moines Register, which he filed in response to a poll she conducted for the paper right before the November election.

The lawsuit accused Selzer of fraud after she conducted a poll right before the 2024 election that showed Kamala Harris leading Trump in Iowa. He ended up winning the state.

President Donald Trump has dropped his federal lawsuit against the Des Moines Register and pollster J. Ann Selzer, refiling claims of election interference in Iowa state court.