Lawyer Jacob Heard and Republican Iowa gubernatorial candidate Eddie Andrews, left, discuss with the State Objection Panel a challenge to Andrews’ nominating signatures during a hearing Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines.
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate speaks to reporters after Tuesday's meeting of the State Objection Panel at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines, Iowa on March 24, 2026. The panel heard objections to Iowa Republican gubernatorial candidate Eddie Andrews' nominating signatures.
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and Attorney General Brenna Bird, members of the State Objection Panel, consider objections Tuesday, March 24, 2026, to five Iowa candidates’ nominating signatures during a hearing at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines.
Iowa Sen. Mike Bousselot, left, and Charlie Smithson, the Iowa Senate secretary appearing as a private citizen, discuss with the State Objection Panel a challenge to Bousselot’s nominating signatures during a hearing Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines.
Lawyer Jacob Heard and Republican Iowa gubernatorial candidate Eddie Andrews, left, discuss with the State Objection Panel a challenge to Andrews’ nominating signatures during a hearing Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines.
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate and Attorney General Brenna Bird, members of the State Objection Panel, consider objections Tuesday, March 24, 2026, to five Iowa candidates’ nominating signatures during a hearing at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines.
Iowa Sen. Mike Bousselot, left, and Charlie Smithson, the Iowa Senate secretary appearing as a private citizen, discuss with the State Objection Panel a challenge to Bousselot’s nominating signatures during a hearing Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at the Iowa Capitol in Des Moines.
