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Attorney General of Iowa

Statewide — all of Iowa

General election · Tuesday, November 3, 2026

  • Neither primary was contested on June 2, 2026: Brenna Bird (R) received 181,319 votes and Nate Willems (D) 175,692.[1]
  • Ballotpedia classifies the race as a battleground; Bird, first elected in 2022, was the first Republican to hold the office since 1979.[2][9]
  • The Iowa Secretary of State's general-election candidate list (updated Aug. 19, 2026) shows only Bird (Republican) and Willems (Democratic) for Attorney General.[10]

On the ballot · 2 candidates

Brenna BirdRINCUMBENTAttorney General of Iowa (since 2023)Full profile →Nate WillemsDFull profile →

Research notes & limits

Slate confirmed on the Iowa Secretary of State's general-election candidate list (updated 8/19/2026). Bird's priorities and background rest on Ballotpedia (blocked by an automated challenge), which could not be re-read; her campaign site confirms Drake and Chicago degrees and prosecutor background but does not mention Steve King.

Sources · 20

Researched 2026-10-19. Green citations are official government records.

  1. 1.Iowa Attorney General election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
  2. 2.Brenna Bird · Ballotpedia Reference
  3. 3.Nate Willems · Ballotpedia Reference
  4. 4.Nate Willems for Iowa Attorney General · Nate Willems campaign Candidate's own words
  5. 5.Attorney General Brenna Bird Announces Lawsuit against OpenAI for Deceiving Iowa Parents and Iowans about the Safety of ChatGPT · Iowa Attorney General · 2026-10-14 Official record
  6. 6.Attorney General Brenna Bird Sues TP-Link Systems for Violating Iowa Consumer Fraud Act and Allowing China Access to Iowans' Routers · Iowa Attorney General · 2026-10-06 Official record
  7. 7.Attorney General Brenna Bird Leads Coalition Demanding 9/11 Victims and Families Get Frozen Taliban Funds · Iowa Attorney General · 2026-10-05 Official record
  8. 8.Attorney General Brenna Bird Seeks Court Approval for $400 Million Settlement with Sandoz · Iowa Attorney General · 2026-10-02 Official record
  9. 9.Ballotpedia key messages: Brenna Bird (citing Iowa's News Now, June 23, 2026) and Nate Willems · Ballotpedia · 2026-08-01 Reference
  10. 10.2026 General Election Candidate List · Iowa Secretary of State · 2026-08-19 Official record
  11. 11.Iowa Attorney General election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
  12. 12.Brenna Bird · Ballotpedia Reference
  13. 13.Attorney General Brenna Bird Announces Lawsuit against OpenAI for Deceiving Iowa Parents and Iowans about the Safety of ChatGPT · Iowa Attorney General · 2026-10-14 Official record
  14. 14.Attorney General Brenna Bird Sues TP-Link Systems for Violating Iowa Consumer Fraud Act and Allowing China Access to Iowans' Routers · Iowa Attorney General · 2026-10-06 Official record
  15. 15.About Attorney General Brenna Bird · Iowa Attorney General's Office · 2026-10-19 Official record
  16. 16.Iowa Attorney General election, 2026 · Ballotpedia · 2026-10-19 Reference
  17. 17.Nate Willems · Ballotpedia Reference
  18. 18.Nate Willems for Iowa Attorney General · Nate Willems campaign Candidate's own words
  19. 19.Ballotpedia key messages: Brenna Bird (citing Iowa's News Now, June 23, 2026) and Nate Willems · Ballotpedia · 2026-08-01 Reference
  20. 20.Willems announces campaign for Iowa attorney general · KCRG · 2025-05-07 News report