Campaigns & Elections

Longtime Linn County Supervisor Jim Houser won’t challenge his narrow election loss. “I am not going to call for a …

Results of the Nov. 2 election show Iowa is ready for a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage, according to the …

As far as Republican challenger Roger Arthur is concerned, the House District 18 race against incumbent Rep. Andrew Wenthe, D-Hawkeye, …

Linn County Auditor Joel Miller and his staff are conducting a recount this afternoon of last week’s election results in …

Democrats outspent Republicans for the Iowa House, but they lost the vast majority of competitive races in last week’s election. …

So long, 2010. Welcome to the 2012 presidential caucus cycle. Republican victories in Tuesday’s midterm elections have emboldened the party, …

Federal officials in Iowa have charged a 19-year-old from Germany with falsely claiming U.S. citizenship so he could vote. The …

Mark McCormick, a former Iowa Supreme Court justice, said Wednesday the retention vote will have a negative impact on the …

Conservative activist Bob Vander Plaats, who spearheaded a successful campaign to oust three Iowa Supreme Court justices in Tuesday’s retention …

A young Linn County resident casting his or her first vote Tuesday would have been born after Jim Houser became …

UPDATE: U.S. Rep Bruce Braley, D-Waterloo, has become the official winner in the First District congressional race after Republican Ben …

Fresh from Tuesday’s decisive election win, Gov.-elect Terry Branstad has started to assemble a team to guide his transition effort …