Wahls wins Johnson County edge in Iowa Senate race
Iowa City native Zach Wahls led Johnson County Democrats in the District 37 primary, with 2,614 votes at 9 50 p m Tuesday, nearly doubling rival Janice Weiner who had 1,358. He faces Libertarian Carl Krambeck in November. the open seat stems from Sen. Bob Dvorsky's retirement. District 37 spans Cedar and northeastern Johnson counties and part of Muscatine. Wahls raised over 120000 in contributions, more than rivals Dirth and Youssif combined.
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Johnson County primary reshapes board with Rettig and Heiden favored
In Iowa City the Democratic primary elevated incumbent Janelle Rettig and challenger Pat Heiden for two supervisor seats with Mike Carberry, incumb ent, trailing. Voter turnout reached 18,661 countywide, surpassing 1994 and 2006 records, with no Republican or Libertarian opposition expected in November. Rettig won 63 percent, Heiden 53 percent of two-candidate tallies. Carberry 40 percent.
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Iowa Lottery Draws Tuesday Pick 3 4 7 3 Mega Millions
The Iowa Lottery results show Pick 3 Midday 9 1 1 and Evening 3 7 3. Pick 4 Midday 6 1 0 1 and Evening 4 6 5 6. Mega Millions numbers are 22 33 41 48 52 Mega Ball 4. Jackpot stands at 1.10 million.
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Naig Leads GOP Field For Iowa Agriculture Secretary Nomination
Mike Naig led the five man Republican primary for Iowa agriculture secretary with 37 percent as 16 percent of precincts reported. Dan Zumach followed at 23 percent, Craig Lang 17 percent, Ray Gaesser 15 percent, Chad Ingels 8 percent, with a potential nomination decided at a convention if no candidate hits 35 percent. Tim Gannon is the sole Democrat contender.
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Walker defeats Houser in Linn County primary for District 1
Stacey Walker 30 defeats James Houser 64 in the Democratic primary for Linn County District 1. Walker, the county’s youngest supervisor and first African American in 2016, won 3 682 votes 66 percent to Houser 1 608 29 percent as turnout supports a shift amid the board’s three seat future.
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