Coverage dated October 23, 2026

Surging diesel prices put Iowa in play this election cycle

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Surging diesel prices loom over Republicans in Iowa's midterm races

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  1. PBS NewsHour

    Surging diesel prices loom over Republicans in Iowa's midterm races (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    It's been more than a decade since Iowa has had a Democratic governor or senator. But this year, with the incumbents retiring, both races are competitive. As Peter Tubbs at Iowa PBS reports, record-high diesel prices have hit the state's agriculture industry particularly hard and could influence the…

  2. Crosscut

    Surging diesel prices put Iowa in play this election cycle (opens Crosscut)

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    Surging diesel prices loom over Republicans in Iowa's midterm races

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