Vote For The 2026 Coolest Thing Made In Iowa: Meet The 16 Finalists

It's time to submit your vote!

The Coolest Thing Made In Iowa contest is back. The field of 58 nominees has been narrowed down to the top 16 finalists.

From farm equipment to food to a basketball hoop, there are plenty of categories that the finalists are in. They were just announced and now, the first round of voting is open until April 22nd, before the top 8 are announced on April 23rd.

There will be a few more chances for you to vote for your favorites until the winner is announced on June 3rd.

Meet The Top 16

In no particular order, here are the contenders for this year's Coolest Thing Made In Iowa winner.

Beer Caves (Walk-in coolers & freezers)

Butter Braid

Did you ever sell these for school or clubs? I did for years and bless everyone at my parents' offices who bought them.

Gushers

Marie Callender's Pot Pie

If you haven't had these at some point in your life, are you really American?

Spalding Arena Renegade Basketball Hoop

Cedar Ridge Straight Bourbon Whiskey

dScribe studio 55"- Digital lightboard

Flexilla Garden Hose

Ironclad Tornado Shelter & Gun Safe

Multi-tasking but make it Iowa.

Load Cell (Scale-Tec)

Mi-T-M ePower Station

Pella Steady Set

Sterzing Potato Chips

And 3 finalists I couldn't find good pictures of:

• 23-28XL Scraper
• Weiler D1075 Blasthole Drill
• Winnebago EKKO 23B

Here's the full announcement from the Iowa Association of Business and Industry:

Make sure you vote before voting closes on May 15th!