The Libertarian Party of Iowa will hold a last-minute nominating convention to select a new candidate for the state’s 3rd Congressional District after nominee Marco Battaglia experienced a medical emergency preventing him from moving forward with his campaign.…
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Iowa Libertarian Gubernatorial Candidate Plans to File Appeal in Ballot Removal Case
This article was originally published by Iowa Capital Dispatch on July 29, 2026. It is republished here under a CC BY-ND 4.0 license. Any views expressed are the author’s alone and do not necessarily reflect those of Independent Political Report or the Outsider Media Foundation.…
Iowa State Attorney Seeks to Combine Libertarian Ballot Cases
This article was originally published by Iowa Capital Dispatch on July 10, 2026. It is republished here under a CC BY-ND 4.0 license. Any views expressed are the author’s alone and do not necessarily reflect those of Independent Political Report or the Outsider Media Foundation.…
Libertarian Gubernatorial Ticket Appeals Iowa Objection Panel Ballot Removal
The Libertarian gubernatorial ticket in Iowa has filed a petition for judicial review in Polk County District Court, asking a judge to reverse a recent State Objection Panel decision that removed Nicholas Gluba and Jules Cutler from the general election ballot.…
Iowa State Objection Panel Takes Libertarian Candidates Off November Ballot
This article was originally published by Iowa Capital Dispatch on June 15, 2026. It is republished here under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 license. Any views expressed are the author’s alone and do not necessarily reflect those of Independent Political Report or the Outsider Media Foundation.…
Independent Dave Bushaw Says Congressional Campaign Has Met Iowa Ballot Access Requirements
Independent congressional candidate Dave Bushaw said this week that his campaign has collected enough signatures to qualify for the November ballot in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District.…
Libertarian Ballot Access Committee Seeks Up to $115,000 for 2026 Petition Drives
The Libertarian National Committee’s Ballot Access Committee is seeking up to $115,000 for 2026 petition drives, including for a state auditor campaign in Massachusetts that the committee says could help secure the party’s presidential ballot access in the state for 2028.…
American Solidarity Party Denounces Farm Bill Livestock Provision as “Anti-Federalist, Inhumane”
The American Solidarity Party denounced language included in a Farm Bill approved this month by the U.S. House Committee on Agriculture, arguing that a provision governing interstate livestock sales would undermine state authority and weaken animal-welfare protections.…
Kentucky, Iowa, and Vermont Libertarian Parties Back Rep. Thomas Massie for Secretary of Agriculture Role
The Libertarian parties of Kentucky, Iowa, and Vermont have all recently endorsed Republican Congressman Thomas Massie in a series of statements as their choice for Secretary of Agriculture in President-elect Donald Trump’s next administration.…





