Black candidates secure election victories across Iowa: Here’s who won

Black political power expanded with election victories in Iowa and nationally. Nationally, five Black governors won their elections.

✅Wes Moore (Democrat) — Maryland, reelected

✅Byron Donalds (Republican) — Florida, first Black governor of the state

✅Keisha Lance Bottoms (Democrat) — Georgia, first Black woman elected governor of a U.S. state

✅David Crowley (Democrat) — Wisconsin, first Black governor of the state

✅Aaron Ford (Democrat) — Nevada, defeated incumbent Gov. Joe Lombardo

In addition, the first Native American woman was elected governor in U.S. history in New Mexico, Deb Haaland; Gina Hinojosa, a Latina, was elected governor of Texas, and Xavier Becerra, became the first Latino governor of California, all Democrats.

Here are the Black Iowa winners in the 2026 Midterm Elections:

✅Incumbent State Rep. Ross Wilburn (D-50) Ames (unopposed)

✅Incumbent State Rep. Jerome Amos (D-62) Waterloo (unopposed)

✅Incumbent State Rep. Rob Johnson (D-34) Des Moines (unopposed)

✅State Rep. Ivette Muhammad (D-33) Des Moines

✅Incumbent State Rep. Mary Madison (D-31) West Des Moines

✅Incumbent Mary Wells, Polk County Treasurer, Des Moines (unopposed)

✅Izaah Knox (D), Polk County Supervisor, District 5 Des Moines (unopposed)

✅Tavis Hall, (D), Black Hawk County Supervisor, District 4 Waterloo

✅State Rep. Vincent Collis (D-61) Waterloo

✅State Rep. Shawn Olorundami (D-1) Sioux City (not photographed)

(If there are other Black Iowa winners we should know about, email us at dana@blackiowanews.com). 

(This story will be updated).

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