Hiawatha City Councilmember Aime Wichtendahl is running for the Iowa House of Representatives in District 80. Democrat Art Staed currently represents the Linn County district, which cover Hiawatha, Robins and part of Cedar Rapids, but he announced last week he’s running for the Iowa Senate seat held by fellow Democrat Todd Taylor, who, in turn, […]
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One month after Reynolds endorsed DeSantis, Trump’s lead in the Iowa Poll has increased
Donald Trump was the first choice of 51 percent of respondents in the latest Iowa Poll of likely Republican caucusgoers. That’s an eight percentage point increase from Trump’s previous best showing this year, 43 percent in the Iowa Poll conducted in late October. The poll of 502 registered Republicans who said they will “definitely or […]
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Iowa Democratic Party sets the lineup for its 2024 presidential caucus
Dean Phillips is not a name often seen in the news. The Minnesota congressman appeared occasionally in national news stories throughout the first half of the year, when he was saying he might challenge President Biden for the 2024 Democratic presidential nomination. After formally announcing his candidacy on Oct. 27 in Concord, New Hampshire, Phillips […]
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Melissa Vine becomes second Democrat to announce a run for Nunn’s District 3 seat
A second Democrat has entered the race in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District. Melissa Vine, a small business owner and executive director of a Des Moines nonprofit that assists women in need who are working to overcome trauma, made her announcement in an online video in which she drew a sharp contrast between herself and first-term […]
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Quad Cities Prayer Breakfast organizer David Pautsch announces run against Miller-Meeks
David Pautsch of Davenport announced this week he will challenge Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks for the Republican nomination in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, which covers much of southeast Iowa, including the Iowa City area. Pautsch considers Miller-Meeks to be too liberal, and told the Quad City Times the two-term incumbent is “too often out of step […]
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Tim Scott drops out of the Republican presidential race, leaving seven candidates vying for second place behind Trump
The field of Republican candidates running for president in hopes that something — anything — will prevent Donald Trump from winning the party’s nomination shrunk again this weekend, as Sen. Tim Scott quit the race. Last month, Scott’s campaign said the junior senator was going “all-in on Iowa,” so his announcement on Sunday may have […]
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Democrat Lanon Baccam launches a run for Rep. Zach Nunn’s District 3 seat
Democrat Lanon Baccam announced on Thursday he is running for Congress in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District. Baccam is the first person to launch a campaign challenging Republican Zach Nunn, who is in his first term representing the district. “We can all sense and feel our country is incredibly polarized,” Baccam said in a video posted […]
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Election roundup: History is made in DSM and CR, an incumbent defeats an incumbent in IC, school board voters send a message, bond votes go both ways
There were some history-making victories in the city and school board elections on Tuesday, as voters in Des Moines elected the city’s first woman mayor and, in Cedar Rapids, a member of the LGBTQ community won a seat on the city council for the first time. But for the most part, Tuesday’s elections followed the […]
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Election Day FAQ: Where you need to go and what you need to know to vote on Tuesday
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7. City offices and seats on local school boards will be on the ballot, and in some areas public measures involving bond issues and taxes will also be submitted to voters. In Johnson County, voters in Hills, Lone Tree and West Branch will decide whether their city will add the […]
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Trump still has overwhelming lead among Republican caucusgoers, even though they feel he isn’t anti-abortion enough
Donald Trump has an overwhelming lead over every other GOP candidate for president in the latest Iowa Poll, just as he has in every other poll conducted this year. According to the new poll results, which the Des Moines Register published over the course of this week, Iowa Republicans aren’t concerned that the 91 felony […]
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Iowa Democratic Party starts its new caucus process: Democrats can now request mail-in ballot to vote for president
The Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) began accepting requests on Wednesday for the mail-in ballots it will use for the presidential candidate preference part of its 2024 caucus. The new mail-in vote replaces the in-person selection process at precinct caucus meetings. The in-person part of the 2024 Iowa Caucus on Jan. 15 will be devoted to […]
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‘Ashley’s been in D.C. too long’: Cedar Falls Democrat Sarah Corkery is running for Congress in Iowa’s 2nd District
Sarah Corkery announced on Tuesday she is running for Congress in Iowa’s 2nd District, which covers Linn County and northeast Iowa. Corkery, a Democrat, is the first challenger to enter the race against Rep. Ashley Hinson, the Republican who is in her second term in the U.S. House of Representatives. “Ashley’s been in D.C. too […]
