2 candidates are running: Brenna Bird (Republican) and Nate Willems (Democratic). Brenna Bird is the incumbent.

Unofficial result: the winner is Nate Willems (Democratic).

Attorney General

Name: Attorney General
Start: 2026-11-03
Location: Iowa

Unofficial result: Won — Nate Willems (Democratic)

Source: electionresults.iowa.gov

Iowa

My vote power: Average

What does this office do?

Suing companies that scam people in your state
Enforcing consumer protection and fraud laws
Representing the state in court

Affects: AI Regulation, Healthcare Affordability, Environment and Public Health,

Candidates:

Brenna Bird

Lost

Republican · Incumbent

Brenna Bird is Iowa's attorney general, previously the Guthrie County attorney and counsel to Governor Terry Branstad. She graduated from Drake University and the University of Chicago Law School.

Records: Corporate Accountability 6 for, Public Safety and Crime Control 4 for, Immigration 3 against,

Nate Willems is a Democratic candidate for Iowa Attorney General. His campaign biography describes him as a lifelong Iowan and attorney, a former Iowa House member who served two terms from 2008 to 2012, and a full-time labor lawyer and partner at Rush & Nicholson, P.L.C. in Cedar Rapids.

Records: Civil Rights 2 for, Corporate Accountability 2 for, Healthcare Affordability 1 for,

Sources: sos.iowa.gov 2