Miller-Meeks Wins Third Iowa District Primary
Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks clinched the 2nd District GOP nomination with 49 percent of the vote as 390 of 425 precincts reported. She defeated Mark Lofgren and Matthew Waldren to face Democrat Dave Loebsack in November. Waldren trailed with 12 percent.
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U.S
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Iowa
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Washington
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Waldren
Loebsack
Scott County
Linn County
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Muscatine
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Lohrville
Tom Hoefling
Hoefling
Bennett and Horn win Iowa primary races in Cedar Rapids area
Democratic activist Liz Bennett won the Democratic nomination for Iowa House District 65 in Cedar Rapids with 63.7 percent over Gary Anhalt. Sen. Wally Horn easily won his Republican primary for Cedar Rapids area seat, while Kevin Kinney led in Senate District 39 Democratic race and Bob Anderson led the GOP three-way primary in Johnson County.
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Kinney
Johnson County
Oxford
Richard Gilmore
Washington
Bob Anderson
Swisher
Branstad Hatch set sights on Iowa governor race
Gov. Terry Branstad and Sen. Jack Hatch claimed the Democratic and Republican nominations for Iowa governor and outlined plans for a broad general election campaign. Branstad touted budget stability and $8 billion in new business investments while Hatch vowed to appeal to voters tired of Branstad’s tenure amid ethics concerns.
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Jack Hatch
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Massachusetts
Harris and Houser win Linn County primaries
In Cedar Rapids Linn County District 5 Republican incumbent John Harris won 61 percent 1028 votes over Mark Banowetz 39 percent 670. In District 1 Democratic race veteran Jim Houser led with 799 votes 36.4 percent ahead of Kim Taylor 30 percent and Andrea Jackson 28 percent with Ian Cullis 5 percent. Houser faces Dennis Petersen in November and Harris meets Becky Shoop after she ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.
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Cedar Rapids
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Linn
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Linn County
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Palo
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Shoop
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