Laura Bergus was reelected to Iowa City Council with 66 percent of the vote, despite Mayor Bruce Teague asking voters to back her opponent.
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Laura Bergus was reelected to Iowa City Council with 66 percent of the vote, despite Mayor Bruce Teague asking voters to back her opponent.
As the crowd of candidates thins and voting in the Iowa caucuses and other early states nears, the memos from the DeSantis, Haley, Scott campaigns reflect a shared opinion that Trump will run away with the nomination if his opposition does not consolidate around one candidate.
Iowans are likely to see more of Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds on the campaign trail for fellow governor Ron DeSantis following her endorsement this week.
The Gazette’s team of reporters and photojournalists is out in Eastern Iowa, talking with voters and capturing Election Day 2023 moments.
Voters will head to the polls today to choose representatives on their local city councils and school boards, and to weigh in on ballot initiatives.
Iowa political experts are skeptical the endorsement will move the needle significantly in a race still dominated by former President Donald Trump
Tuesday is Election Day in cities and school districts across Iowa. Early voting numbers reported in two Eastern Iowa counties show interest in these elections is lagging compared to 2021.
Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds plans to endorse Ron DeSantis for president, giving the Florida governor’s 2024 campaign a boost as he struggles to show progress against Donald Trump in the Republican primary, two people familiar with the matter said Sunday.
Dressed in his signature gym shorts and a sweatshirt, Democratic Pennsylvania U.S. Sen. John Fetterman advocated for party unity and made the case for backing President Joe Biden in 2024 at an iowa Democratic Party fundraiser in Altoona on Saturday.
In Linn County, the trickle-down effect of state and national politics seems to have swayed campaign donors in some Cedar Rapids and Linn-Mar school board races that are on the ballot Nov. 7, with right-leaning candidates out-raising some incumbents.
The group leading the charge to pass Cedar Rapids’ $220 million school bond referendum on Nov. 7 is relying on voter outreach and trying to combat public confusion over what’s part of the bond issue.
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Cedar Rapids City Council candidates at-large talk key issues
Republican to focus presidential campaign on Iowa
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