Rep. Randy Feenstra speaks during Iowa’s Roast and Ride on Oct. 11, 2025, at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. (Cody Scanlan/The Register/USA TODAY Network via Imagn Images)
Whoever wins the governorship in Iowa this November will be a key player in the next presidential election cycle, when national attention will surge to Des Moines ahead of the Iowa caucuses in the race to replace President Donald Trump.
"Our campaign set this record of $4.3 million raised because Iowans believe in our vision to take our state to new heights and advance President Trump’s America First agenda in Iowa," Feenstra said in a statement.
Feenstra, a member of the influential House Agriculture and Ways and Means committees, was first elected to Congress in 2020.
He currently represents Iowa's heavily rural 4th Congressional District.
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The Iowa State Capitol building is seen on October 9, 2019 in Des Moines, Iowa. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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Iowa Auditor Rob Sand is seen as the frontrunner to become the gubernatorial Democratic nominee.
The Cook Report, a leading nonpartisan political handicapper, rates the Iowa gubernatorial race as Lean Republicans. Another top handicapper, Inside Elections, ranks the race as Likely Republican.
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