ELECTION RESULTS: Jones, Naig vie to become next Iowa Agriculture Secretary
By KCRG Staff
Published: Nov. 2, 2026 at 11:33 PM GMT+1
| Updated: 15 minutes ago
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DES MOINES, Iowa (KCRG) - Democrat Chris Jones is challenging two-term Republican incumbent Mike Naig to become Iowa’s next Agriculture Secretary.
Polls close at 8:00 PM on Tuesday. Results will be posted live shortly afterwards.
Naig has served in the position since 2018, after Bill Northey resigned. Prior to that, Naig was the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture.
Jones is a research scientist who managed the water quality testing laboratory at Des Moines Water Works for eight years. He also worked as an environmental scientist at the Iowa Soybean Association.
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