Crawfordsville Seeks Birthplace Claim for Republican Party
Nancy and Joe Jones lead Crawfordsville boosters in arguing the town's 1854 Seceder Church meeting predates Ripon and Jackson as the party's origin. Local evidence includes period clippings and a church floorboard, while Ripon supporters push their documented history.
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Rawfordsville
Ripon, Wis
Crawfordsville
Nancy Jones
Joe
Washington County
Seceder
Canada
Republican Party
Iowa
Iowa Journal of History and Politics
O.A. Garretson
Leland L. Sage
Horace Greeley
New York Tribune
Jackson
Michigan
Sage
New Territories
Kansas
Nebraska
Ripon
Highway 218
Uncle Bill
Jones
Gregory Hunt
Ripon Area
Mich
Hunt
Ripon Group
Republican
Mrs. Jones
Grandy wins GOP nomination in Iowa 6th District
Former Love Boat actor Fred Grandy won the Republican nomination in Iowa’s 6th District on Tuesday. He led with 6,985 votes in early counting, while opponent Clayton Hodgson trailed. Hodgson led in the race for the Democratic nod in the same district.
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Associated Press
Fred Grandy
Gopher Smith
Congress
Iowa
Clayton Hodgson
Berkley Bedell
Grandy
Terry Jobst
Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod
Roehrick Wins Democratic Nomination for U S Senate
Des Moines lawyer John Roehrick won the Democratic nomination for U S Senate with 83 percent of the 93 percent precincts, defeating Juan Cortez of Cedar Rapids who received about 17 percent. Roehrick leads Grassley in fundraising and faces a tough general election challenge as Grassley seeks a second term amid strong polls.
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Ken Sullivan
Azette
Des Moines
John Roehrick
U.S
Charles Grassley
Roehrick
U.S. Senate
Juan Cortez
Cedar Rapids
Lyndon LaRouche
Iowa
Roedrick
Cortez
Grassley
Oedrick
Senate
Reagan
Johnson Cochran win agriculture races in state
The race for secretary of agriculture narrows to Thatcher Johnson of Madrid and Dale Cochran of Eagle Grove after early returns show Cochran leading the Democratic field with 36 percent and Johnson capturing the Republican nomination with 49 percent. Johnson won 18 of 20 counties. Cochran led in six counties.
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al Swegle
Rette Farm
Secretary of Agriculture
Thatcher Johnson
Madrid
Dale Cochran
Eagle Grove
Johnson
Lounsberry
Cochran
Gazette
Starlite Village
Fort Dodge
Agriculture Post
Mark Leonard
North American
Leonard
Sporholz
Douglas
Boone County
House
Theresa Sullivan
Dunlap
Gary Lamb
Chelsea
Ralph Kremer
Aurora
Lamb
Sullivan
Kremer
Buchanan
Iowa State Association of Counties
National Farmer Organization
Iowa Farm Unity Coalition
American Agriculture Movement
Tom Harkin
C-lona
Kinley
Baxter wins Democratic nomination for Iowa secretary of state
State Rep. Elaine Baxter of Burlington leads with 47 percent of the vote as 85 percent of precincts report. Dan Gray trails with 37 percent and Michael Tramontina has 17 percent. Incumbent Mary Jane Odell is not seeking re election.
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Des Moines
Elaine Baxter
Burlington
Baxter
Dan Gray
Michael Tramontina
Mary Jane Odell
East Iowa Republicans gain several 27th District nominations
Peggy Pinder won the Republican nomination for the 27th Iowa Senate District defeating Michael Jay and will face State Rep. Richard Warn in November after Joe Brown did not seek re election. Henry Stoffer won the Democratic bid for the 27th House seat, to face Rep. Joseph Kremer. Other contests: Richard Running won the Democratic nomination for the 51st House District. Ron Corbett won the Republican nomination for the 52nd House District. Phil Tyrrell seeks the 54th District seat. Robert Dvorsky captured the Democratic nomination for the 54th District. Joe Hill failed to secure a ballot spot in the 50th District write-in.
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Grinnell
Peggy Pinder
Iowa
Senate
Pinder
Michael Jay
Johnson
Poweshiek
Jaw
Richard Warn
D-Scion
Joe Brown
D-Montezuma
Henry Stoffer
Hazleton
Mary Reth
Independence
Joseph Kremer
Jesup
Stoffer
Reth
Black Hawk County
Buchanan County
Richard Running
Ninth Ave
Charles Brown
Rockford Rd
Farmstead Foods
Brown
Linn County
Walters
Old Marion Rd. NE
Corbett
Doris Peick
Phil Tyrrell
North English
House of Representatives
Tyrrell
William Sepic
Janet Carl
Carl
Lamoyne Gaard
Sepic
Tyler Johnston
Coralville
Dvorsky
Johnston
Richard Varn
Solon
Varn
Johnson Counties
Joe Hill
Phil Brammer
Cedar Rapids
Hill
First Ave
GOP
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Clear Lake
Hughes
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State Central Committee
Richard
Ron Corbett
Iowa House
Robert Dvorsky
Paul D. Pate
Darrell Walters Jr
Northview Place
Pate
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