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A bipartisan, three-member board will recount ballots cast in a Linn County statehouse race starting Tuesday.
Republican state auditor candidate Todd Halbur announced he is dropping his request for a statewide recount in his election contest with Democratic incumbent Auditor Rob Sand. Halbur said he did not have sufficient resources to proceed and claimed the Republican Party of Iowa would not help support the statewide recount.
Craig Cooper emerges at top vote-getter
Iowa’s Scott Brennan said at first it felt like national Democrats sought only to punish Iowa over the botched reporting of the 2020 caucus results
After Cedar Rapids’ casino dreams were thwarted by opponents earlier this year with a two-year moratorium on new gaming licenses, Linn County casino backers formed a political action committee ahead of November midterms and contributed about $50,000 to Iowa candidates.
Republicans won control of the U.S. House on Wednesday, returning the party to power in Washington and giving conservatives leverage to blunt President Joe Biden’s agenda and spur a flurry of investigations. But a threadbare majority will pose immediate challenges for GOP leaders and complicate the party’s ability to govern.
Republican former President Donald Trump’s announced launch of a third White House run received a muted response from Iowa Republicans Wednesday, including from those whom Trump backed in last week’s midterm elections.
Review will continue Thursday with hand recount
Tuesday night’s announcement comes just a week after an underwhelming midterm showing for Republicans.
A recount of absentee ballots was underway Tuesday in Scott County after a 470-vote discrepancy in absentee totals was found last week.
Democrat Katie Hobbs was elected Arizona governor on Monday, defeating an ally of Donald Trump who falsely claimed the 2020 election was rigged and refused to say she would accept the results of her race this year.
Scott County will be the latest to conduct a partial recount, and candidates are expected to request recounts in at least two races
Iowa House Democrats over the weekend re-elected state Rep. Jennifer Konfrst of Windsor Heights to serve as the Iowa House minority leader.
Neither political party thinks Tuesday’s election results make Iowa a “red state.”
