Rita Hart was reelected chair of the Iowa Democratic Party (IDP) by the party’s state central committee on Saturday. There were three other candidates for the position: Kim Callahan, IDP chair of the 3rd Congressional District; Alexandra Nickolas-Dermody, a community organizer in Davenport; and former chair of the Boone County Democratic Party, Tim Winter. Hart […]
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Alleging ‘fraud’ and ‘election interference,’ Trump sues the largest newspaper in Iowa, a state with no anti-SLAPP law
“I’m doing this not because I want to,” President-elect Donald Trump told reporters on Monday during his first news conference since the election. “I’m doing this because I feel I have an obligation.” Trump was talking about suing news organizations and others who published stories he considers unfair. The president-elect was responding to a reporter’s […]
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Sen. Nate Boulton concedes race to GOP challenger Mike Pike after recount
Iowa Sen. Nate Boulton, D-Des Moines, conceded his race for reelection Friday after the recount for Iowa Senate District 20 concluded and found Republican Mike Pike maintained his lead. Boulton served in the Iowa Senate since 2017 and held the position of Iowa Senate Democratic whip in the most recent General Assembly. In his concession […]
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J. Ann Selzer will no longer conduct the Iowa Poll; Trump makes baseless accusation about ‘ELECTION FRAUD’
After 27 years of surveying Iowans for the Des Moines Register, J. Ann Selzer will no longer be conducting the Iowa Poll for the newspaper. “Over a year ago I advised the Register I would not renew when my 2024 contract expired with the latest election poll as I transition to other ventures and opportunities,” […]
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Bohannan calls for a recount in the 1st Congressional District, as unofficial totals show Miller-Meeks ahead by 801 votes
Democrat Christina Bohannan announced on Thursday she will request a recount of the vote in all 20 counties of Iowa’s 1st Congressional District. According to current vote totals reported by the Associated Press, incumbent Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks leads Bohannan by 801 votes out of the 413,079 votes cast in the district. The official canvas […]
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Election 2024: Trump and the GOP dominate Iowa, Wichtendahl makes history and Johnson County secures conservation
Donald Trump won Iowa in a landslide, as he defeated Vice President Kamala Harris to win the 2024 presidential election. This was Trump’s third run for president, and he has won Iowa each time. Each time he has also increased the margin by which he won the state. According to unofficial vote totals from the […]
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Election Day FAQ: Where to go and what to know to vote in Iowa
Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 5. The 2024 general election in Iowa includes the races for president, Congress, the Iowa House, some Senate districts and some county offices, in addition to two constitutional amendments, and in Johnson and Story counties, conservation bonds. Q: When are polls open on Tuesday? Also, where do I vote? A: […]
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New Iowa Poll shows Harris with an edge ahead of Election Day; Trump calls poll ‘fake,’ says it ‘should be illegal’
At a campaign rally in Lititz, Pennsylvania on Sunday, Donald Trump attacked the results of a new Iowa Poll showing Vice President Kamala Harris leading Trump by 3 percentage points in Iowa as the campaign draws to an end. The poll, conducted by Selzer & Co., was published on Saturday night by the Des Moines […]
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Judge upholds state guidance to challenge ballots of potential noncitizens
A federal judge on Sunday upheld the Iowa Secretary of State’s guidance to challenge the ballots of more than 2,000 Iowans listed as potential noncitizens leading into the Nov. 5 election. The ACLU brought a lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of naturalized citizens and the League of United Latin American Citizens. It sought to block Pate’s […]
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Early voting enters its final days in Iowa
In the last presidential election four years ago, voters using mail-in absentee ballots just had to make sure their ballots were in the mail and postmarked by Election Day. As long as those ballots were received by the auditor’s office in the county where the voter lives by the end of the Monday following Election […]
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Sen. Joni Ernst rallies Pennsylvanians for Trump in lead-up to Nov. 5
U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst told a group in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania on Friday that she was on the national campaign trail supporting Donald Trump because Iowa was already guaranteed to support the former president. The Iowa Republican has been on the campaign trail in Pennsylvania since Wednesday, holding events alongside other surrogates across the state as […]
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Where to go and what you need to vote early this weekend
As the 2024 general election enters its penultimate weekend, registered voters will be able to cast an early ballot in many counties around the state on Saturday, and in a few on Sunday. Except in Polk County, any registered voter will be able to vote at any satellite early location in their county. In Polk, […]
