Incumbent supervisors cruise to victory in Johnson County
In Iowa City voters re elected all three Johnson County Board of Supervisors in the primary. Rod Sullivan Lisa Green Douglass and Royceann Porter ran ahead of challenger Dean Phinney with Green Douglass at about 77 percent and Sullivan and Porter near 70 percent.
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Bohannan beats Lensing for Iowa House seat in 2021 race
Christina Bohannan wins the Democratic primary in Iowa House District 85, defeating long time incumbent Vicki Lensing. No Republican challenger for the Nov 3 general election. Bohannan emphasizes a more progressive stance and education funding and has drawn endorsements from Johnson County officials. Lensing remains a funeral home owner and former representative in the minority Democrats.
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Biden closes in on Democratic nomination after primaries
Biden gains hundreds more delegates as West Virginia and Georgia vote amid curfews health fears and National Guard lines. Trump secures Republican nod earlier, while Bernie Sanders endorses Biden. Voters faced police stations polling places and protests with passions running high in a pandemic election.
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Kunkel Wins Johnson County Sheriff Primary
Johnson County voters gave Brad Kunkel about 80 percent of the vote to secure the Republican nomination for sheriff. Fear, linked to the Eastern Iowa Heroin Initiative, posed the main challenge. If elected in November, Kunkel would lead 71 deputies and 23 civilians in a county with all current officials Democrats.
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