Campaign primary shapes Nov. 7 general election
Report summarizes Tuesday's primary results with winners in contested races and percent of precincts reporting as election officials set expectations for the November general.
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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 2006
Page
1
Report summarizes Tuesday's primary results with winners in contested races and percent of precincts reporting as election officials set expectations for the November general.
The document lists candidates by district and party for several Iowa U S House races. Names include Braley Dickinson Globa Heath Dix Kennedy Leach Loebsack Lamberti Leiden Latham Boswell Leiby Jim Leach and Loebsack with party markers Democrat or Republican and incumbents noted. The 5th District shows King and Schulte with a vote percentage.
Incumbent Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald and Attorney General Tom Miller both Democrats, and Auditor David Vaudt a Republican, are unopposed. Governor candidates Mike Blouin Jim Nussle Chet Culver Ed Fallon Sal Mohamed and others are listed with party affiliations. State officials include Michael A. Mauro Chuck Allison Robert C. Dopf Denise O'Brien Dusky Terry Mark Leonard Bill Northey.
In a contested race for local office, candidates including Mike Lehman Richard L Benn Larry Meyers John F Schneider face Sally Stutsman with attorney Janet No Lyness also mentioned as part of the slate. Nick Maybanks linked to the race.
Chet Culver, 41, defeats Mike Blouin and Ed Fallon in a four candidate Democratic primary to secure the 2006 nomination and face Republican Jim Nussle in November. Culver led early and built support with a strong fundraising edge and grass roots organization aided by labor groups and Planned Parenthood PAC. Blouin conceded at 11 15 p.m. pledging support for Culver.
The Iowa secretary of state, age 40 from Des Moines, announces a bid for governor. He holds a political science degree from Virginia Tech and a master's in education from Drake University and is married to Mari Thinnes Culver with two children.Running mate is Patty Judge, 63, current Iowa secretary of agriculture from Albia.
Iowa City longtime assistant Johnson County Attorney Jan Lyness captured the Democratic nomination with 70 percent of the vote over Nick Maybanks. If elected in November, she will succeed J. Patrick White as county attorney, a four year term with no Republican challenger. Lyness touted jail diversion and a drug court, while White endorsed her and her campaign raised more money.
Janet Lyness holds her daughter Gabrielle Wad sworth as they celebrate results showing Lyness winning the Johnson County attorney Democratic primary. The scene is at Bob's Your Uncle in Iowa City with polling returns overnight.
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