Campaigns & Elections

Democrats running for Iowa governor and a northeast Iowa U.S. House seat spent Wednesday afternoon trying to the turn out the vote among students on the campus of Coe College.

The Iowa City Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a resolution opposing proposed gun rights amendment and urging residents to vote “no” on the Nov. 8 ballot question.

Long before they officially announce their White House hopes, members of both parties campaign alongside Iowa’s politicians, getting their names in voters’ minds and in headlines.

Democrat Brent Oleson faces Republican Paul Talley for the open seat.

This week’s Fact Checker focuses on claims from Sen. Chuck Grassley’s attack ads in the lead-up to Election Day.

He contends U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley has lost his bipartisan streak and has become more supportive of right-wing causes and special interests over the needs of Iowans.

“The best is yet to come” is the title for the final ad in Republican incumbent Gov. Kim Reynolds’ 2022 re-election campaign.

She touted Iowa’s fiscal health; her pledge to support law enforcement; three rounds of tax cuts enacted over the past five years; and giving parents more authority in their children’s education.

Iowa’s Republican Secretary of State’s Office has been trying to tamp down voting misinformation, while members of his own party are pushing conspiracy theories, including those running for office in Linn and Johnson counties.

Supporters of a measure on Allamakee County voters’ ballots Nov. 8 say transferring ownership of Veterans Memorial Hospital from the city of Waukon to the county would provide more money to keep the doors open and better serve patients.

Voters asked to approve levy that would create a steady revenue stream for emergency medical services, which are largely volunteer operated.

The longtime incumbent the has skewered President Joe Biden’s policies on energy production, inflation and border security.