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DES MOINES — Sensing an opportunity this year, a sizeable number of challengers have stepped forward to run against incumbent elected officials in Iowa. Friday marked the deadline for candidates for state and federal office to file papers to appear on the ballot for the June 8 primary election. As expected, three Republicans will vie for the [...]
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) - Political rivals have framed a crowded and competitive fight in the June primary, setting up heated contests for the state's top two offices.
Sheri Carnahan has spent her life as a “worker bee,” stayingbehind the scenes to help get things accomplished, whether it wasfor displaced workers, union members or political candidates.
Terry Branstad is officially on the ballot. The former Iowa governor, who has announced he wants that job back, filed nomination papers with the Secretary of State’s office Tuesday that will add his name to the ballot for the June 8 primary.
Our Fact Finder team has learned all of the state's U.S. Congressional Representatives will face a challenger in this election cycle.
Ames business owner Karin Sev-de will be a Republican candidate for the 45th District state representative seat now held by Democrat Beth Wessel-Kroeschell.
Glenn Beck and Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) expressed harmonized outrage on Beck's radio program Thursday about news that the House might vote on the health care reform package this Sunday. Voting on a Sunday, they said, was offensive and heretical.
Vowing to keep the state moving forward, Iowa Gov. Chet Culverlooked back on the past four years Saturday as he energized a crowdof Scott County Democrats for the upcoming political season.
Politicians want your vote, but they’ll take your tweet … for now. With elections creeping near, candidates and their staff — Republican and Democrat alike — are taking a page out of the Obama campaign playbook and using social media to spread their messages, bolster support and raise money. “When we started out, we wanted to use [...]
Despite the snowy weather outside, Iowa Gov. Chet Culver heatedup Scott County Democrats who gathered this morning for theircounty convention.
Bob Vander Plaats, a Republican gubernatorial candidate for Iowa, made a campaign stop in Boone Friday afternoon, where he spoke to a group of 20 supporters about his campaign vision in regards to several different areas at Godfather’s Pizza, 1720 Story St.