Judge rules Iowa Libertarians did not correctly replace 3rd District, lieutenant governor candidates

By: Robin Opsahl

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: August 28, 2026

Words: 465

Last Updated: 1 month, 3 weeks ago

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Iowa Libertarian candidates’ names will not appear on the ballot for the Iowa gubernatorial and 3rd District elections, a Polk County judge ruled Thursday.

Polk County District Court Judge Joseph Seidlin ruled the Libertarian Party of Iowa did not correctly conduct their replacement nomination process as outlined by Iowa law when the party nominated Charles Aldrich as lieutenant governor candidate and Jake Heard as 3rd Congressional District candidate at a party meeting earlier in …

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