Democrats bury LaRouche candidates in Iowa races
In Iowa, Democrats followed party guidance to dismiss LaRouche challengers in five congressional contests. Dave O'Brien won the 6th District gelding a clash with Fred Grandy, while Bill Gluba and Eric Tabor claimed strong wins in the 1st and 2nd districts, setting up rematches with Leach, Tauke, and Redfern. Nagle and Cox lost in the 3rd District, shaping November matchups and signaling a broader anti-LaRouche stance.
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Ken Sullivan
Gazete
Partcal
Town Democrats
Lyndon LaRouche
LaRouche
Democrats
Dave O'Brien
Sioux City
Fred Grandy
Bill Gluba
Davenport
Ronald Kirk
Drakesville
Gluba
Jim Leach
Eric Tabor
Juan Cortez
Cedar Rapids
Tabor
Tom Tauke
Dubuque
Dave Nagle
Cedar Falls
James Cox
Grinnell
Nagle
Donald Redfern
Marvin Simpson
Waterloo
Neal Smith
Attoona
Paul Lunde
Ames
Jim Ross Lightfoot
Shenandoah
Gene Freund
Council Bluffs
America
Redfern
HR. Gross
Gross
Tauke
Iowa
Cedar Rapids voters cast ballots at 42 polls
Primary voters Jean vonaracex Martn romster and Amelia Youngblut all Cedar Rapids residents review voter identification forms at the Greene Square building on Fourth Avenue SE Tuesday morning as polls open across Cedar Rapids for the primary election with 42 polling sites reporting votes.
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Jean Vonaracex
Martn Romster
Amelia Youngblut
Cedar Rapids
Greene Square
Fourth Avenue SE
Primary races shape Iowa House and Senate fields across districts
Official returns show David M. Tabor winning the 34th District Democratic nomination, with Turnis and Bell also securing GOP spots in the 48th and 50th districts respectively. Brammer moves from the 50th to the 51st, while others including Hannon and Kremer clinch Senate nominations. The ballot spans Jackson and Dubuque counties into Cedar Rapids areas and multiple counties statewide, with incumbents and challengers set for November.
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34Th
Iowa House
David M. Tabor
Baldwin
Dennis W. Vay
Maquoketa
Iowa
Tabor
Voy
Jackson County
Dubuque County
Houser
David Hammock
John Glack
Cedar Rapids
Richard Bunning
Iowa Senate
Linn County
Paul D. Pate
Marion
Buchanan County
Ralph Kremer
Aurora
Senate
Pate
Chris Keleher
Kremer
Myron Oxley
Raymond Franklin
Oxley
Franklin
Linn
Delaware
Buchanan Counties
Robins
Manchester
Winthrop
Central City
Turnout low in IowaHouse primary races across districts
In a tight slate of results Phil Brammer won a four way primary and will seek a new seat while opting out of re election in the 50th District. William Brand defeated Barbara Merchant for the 6th District Democratic nomination and will face Kyle Hummel in November. Jack Woods failed in a bid to return to the Legislature against Tony Bisignano.
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Iiona Rae Bond
Montezuma
Charles S. Hartwig
Millersburg
Iowa House
Bond
Hartwig
Phil Tyrrell
North English
Poweshiek County
Iowa County
Hnnel B. Wentzie
Gladbrook
Dallas Wiese
Toledo
Iowa
Wentzien
Wiese
Jane Svoboda
Clutter
Black Hawk
Tama
Marshall
Surtwin L. Day
Norway
Galen Delis
Dysart
Day
Delfs
Emil Husak
Benton
Tabor
Dennis Voy
Maquoketa
Hannon
Anamosa
Phil Brammer
Cedar Rapids
Brammer
William J. Brand
Vinton
Barbara J. Merchant
Rural Garrison
Brand
Merchant
Kyle Hummel
Benton County
Black Hawk County
Jack Woods
Woods
Tony Bisignano
Des Moines
Linn County Primary Voter Turnout Hits 8 Percent
Linn County voters cast 8,084 ballots from 98,353 registered, an 8.21 percent turnout. Auditor Linda Langenberg had predicted about 12 percent. Lowest turnout was Cedar Rapids precinct 13 at Grant Wood AEA with 2.48 percent. High turnout was Jackson Township with 18.91 percent.
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Ry Usek Nogan
Gazette County
Linn County
County Elections Office
Linn
Linda Langenberg
Cedar Rapids
Grant Wood Aea
Nixon School
Jackson Township
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Allamakee
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Dackson
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Poweshiek
Tama Winneshiek
David Nag
Turmis
Howard F. Wellemeyer
Colesburg
Turnis
Wellemeyer
Darrell Hanson
Vedor Rapids
James P. Bell
Joyce Nielsen
House of Representatives
Bell
Kenneth Barger
Nielsen
Suzanne Smith
Shawn Gallagher
Cedar’ Rapids
E Gamoie Paia
Philip £. Brammer
Towa House of Representatives
James Houser
Gary Shea
Ron Corbett
Shea
Shirley Henderson
Center Point
Covington
Hiawatha
Palo
Toddville
Corbett
Beverly Hannon
Hurley Hall
Oxford Junction
Vogourney
Craig J. Downing
Fremont
H. Hay Hedge
Owning
Larry Hiemstra
Leighton
Hedge
Raymond T. Plowman
Oskaloosa
Fairfield
Forrest Schwengels
Jefferson
Keokuk
Mahaska
Wapello
Stourney
David Tabor
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H. Kay Hedge
James Turis
Philip
Michael Wentzier
Craig Downing
Wiliam J. Brana
Paul Pate
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