The 2026 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture election will be held on November 3, 2026, to elect the Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa. Primary elections were held on June 2. Incumbent Republican secretary Mike Naig is running for re-election.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mike Naig (incumbent) 183,135 99.46
Write-in 1,002 0.54
Total votes 184,137 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

  • Chris Jones, author and water quality advocate[4]

Withdrawn

  • Wade Dooley, farmer[5]

Results

Democratic primary results[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Chris Jones 176,017 99.70
Write-in 534 0.30
Total votes 176,551 100.00

References

  1. ↑ "Naig announces re-election campaign for agriculture secretary, will not run for Iowa governor". KCCI. May 20, 2025. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  2. ↑ Opsahl, Robin (May 20, 2025). "Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig rules out gubernatorial bid, seeks reelection in 2026". Iowa Capital Dispatch. Retrieved November 23, 2025.
  3. 1 2 "2026 Primary Election June 2, 2026". Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved June 3, 2026.
  4. ↑ "Iowa Democrat Chris Jones announces campaign for Secretary of Agriculture". KCCI. January 9, 2026. Retrieved January 9, 2026.
  5. ↑ Koons, Cami (March 11, 2026). "Democrat Wade Dooley ends campaign for Secretary of Agriculture". Iowa Capital Dispatch. Retrieved March 17, 2026.
Official campaign websites
source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_Iowa_Secretary_of_Agriculture_election