Also, a Libertarian candidate will run in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District
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Also, a Libertarian candidate will run in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District
The Iowa Democratic Party held its state convention Saturday and announced Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear will speak at the party’s annual fundraiser next month
Also, Rick Santorum to speak at Family Leader conference
Lone Tree City Council member Nicholas Gluba plans to run for Congress as a Libertarian in Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, he announced.
The goal is to have a Democrat facing off against a Republican in almost every election in the state, Democrats said during a fundraising dinner Saturday in Davenport. While the primary has passed, parties can still nominate candidates by convention.
Recap of news from across the state
History shows incumbent presidents with low approval ratings typically hurt down-ticket candidates
12 points separated Mariannette Miller-Meeks from right-flank challenger
Half of the 50 seats in the Iowa Senate and all 100 Iowa House seats are up for election in November.
Incumbent Royceann Porter is the only one of three incumbent candidates on the primary ballot who will not proceed to the general election this fall. Newcomer Mandi Remington will join incumbents Rod Sullivan and Lisa Green-Douglass on the Nov. 5 ballot.
Miller-Meeks, the Republican incumbent, will once again face Democrat Christina Bohannan in this fall’s general election
The Gazette will report primary election results as they come in from official sources.
The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Meantime, a year later Iowa has not replaced an interstate compact for comparing voter registration lists across states.
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