This week on the On Iowa Politics podcast, we preview Iowa’s primary election coming up on Tuesday, June 2, including the gubernatorial, U.S. Senate, 2nd Congressional District and 1st Congressional District races.

On Iowa Politics is a weekly news and analysis podcast that aims to recreate the kinds of conversations that happen when you get political reporters from across Iowa together after the day’s deadlines have been met. Tackling anything from local to state to national, On Iowa Politics is your weekly dose of analysis and insight into the issues affecting Iowa.

This episode was hosted by Gazette Des Moines Bureau Chief Erin Murphy. It features Gazette Deputy Bureau Chief Tom Barton and Gazette opinion columnists Althea Cole and Todd Dorman.

This episode was produced by Gazette Social Video Producer Bailey Cichon.

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(1:22) Here are the 5 Republicans who want to be Iowa’s next governor

(17:54) Meet the Iowa Democrats running for U.S. Senate

(25:43) Meet the Iowa Republicans running for U.S. Senate

(32:15) Meet the Democrats running for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District seat

Meet the Democratic candidates running for Iowa's 1st Congressional District