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Also in the Capitol Notebook: Iowa Department of Transportation approves $3.5 million for trails
County officials across the state will meet this week to publicly canvass and certify the results of the Nov. 5 election. Here’s a look at what happens next and how Iowa will certify the election results.
Also in the Capitol Notebook, Also, Iowa’s Ashley Hinson not seeking to replace New York’s Elise Stefanik in House GOP leadership
Also, the Solon school board will interview applicants to fill a vacancy on the board
Christopher Larimer, a political science professor at the University of Northern Iowa, spoke to The Gazette on the takeaways and questions from the 2024 general election.
While total statewide figures are not yet known, information from the state’s largest counties shows more than 200 challenges from the Iowa Secretary of State’s list of more than 2,000 names.
Former University Heights Police Chief Troy Kelsay will be the town’s first city administrator. The part-time position is being added on a trial basis, to determine whether the 1,000-resident city needs an administrator.
Unofficial results from Tuesday’s election appeared to show the Highland school district’s $15M bond issue passed. But the bond question didn’t appear on all the ballots that were supposed to include it. Now, the Washington County auditor says those results are likely null, and a special election may have to be scheduled.
This week on the podcast, political journalists across Iowa debrief the 2024 Election.
Eastern Iowa Republican incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks extended her narrow lead by roughly 400 votes in an unsettled U.S. House race that was still too close to call Wednesday afternoon. The two-term incumbent declared victory, but said she expects a recount, which would be the second time in three elections that her narrow victory went through a recount.
All Iowa judges up for retention votes retained by wide margins, will serve for another term.
Three of Iowa’s four GOP House representatives won reelection, and the fourth was too close to call Wednesday morning.
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