Iowa House Races See Mixed Returns Across Districts
Early returns show incumbent Rep. Joseph Kremer defeated by Henry Stoffer in the 31st District. Paul Johnson wins in Decorah over Gene Livesind. Two-term David Tabor leads in the 34th with Charles Schneckloth challenging. Vic Stueland and Rose Marie Vanous lose or win as results unfold and Mary Neuhauser captures the 46th seat in Iowa City. Final tallies varying across districts.
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Joseph Kremer
Jesup
Iowa House
Henry Stoffer
Hazleton
Kremer
Iowa
Paul Johnson
Decorah
Johnson
Gene Livesind
David Tabor
House of Representatives
Tabor
Jackson County
Charles Schneckloth
Preston
Vic Stueland
Grand Mound
Stueland
Chuck Hunter
DeWitt
Springville
Rose Marie Vanous
Andy McKean
Morley
McKean
Iowa City
Mary Neuhauser
Mike Ketchmark
Post
Stevenson and Schriner win Linn County supervisor and treasurer
Linn County voters reelect incumbent Supervisor Ken Schriner and elect Democrat Michael Stevenson as treasurer. Schriner beat Donald Sawyer 26 986 to 22 245, while Stevenson won 29 249 to 18 923 over Monty Bertelli. Stevenson to be sworn in after canvass. Leahy to serve as deputy.
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Linn County
Ken Schriner
Michael Stevenson
Schriner
Donald ‘Buzz’ Sawyer
Stevenson
Monty Bertelli
Post
Joe Rinas
Tom Leahy
James Hennessey
Donald
Buzz
Sawyer
Scriner
Denver
Dillard
E.F
Pat” Kane
Kane
Women in tight races for Iowa state offices
Four women disputed key statewide posts as returns came in. Joan Lipsky trailed Elaine Baxter? Zimmerman in the lieutenant governor and secretary of state races showed close margins. Incumbents and several Democrats led early while a few contests remained dead even with sparse precincts reporting.
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Joan Lipsky
Cedar Rapids
Jo Ann Zimmerman
Waukee
Iowa
Lipsky
Zimmerman
Dean Arbuckle
Robert Ray
Elaine Baxter
Burlington
Dawn Roberts
Des Moines
Baxter
Tom Miller
James Davis
Michael Fitzgerald
Jack Nystrom
Dick Johnson
Bev Dickerson
Thatcher Johnson
Dale Cochran
Robert Lounsberry
Branstad Wins Iowa Gubernatorial Victory Late Night
Incumbent Republican Terry Branstad defeats Democrat Lowell Jenkins in a tight race. Crowds at the Marriott celebrate as Branstad pledges jobs, education, tax reform, and unity. Jenkins and Democrats monitor returns from the Hotel Savery as networks call the race after 11 p.m. Marcus Branstad accompanies his father on stage.
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Iowa
Terry Branstad
Vic
Cus
Branstad
Jenkins
Roxanne Conlin
Conlin
Savery
Des Moines
Montrose
the Savery Watching Returns
Dubuque County sales tax vote faces heavy defeat
Voters in Dubuque and all county municipalities reject a 1 percent local sales tax on goods. In Iowa County 5 percent hotel motel tax passes 2319 to 942 while Jackson County decision pending. Tax would fund tourism and roadside promotions with at least half earmarked for tourism.
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Dubuque
Iowa County
Cascade
Dyersville
Iowa
Jackson County
Amana Colonies
County Board of Supervisors
Perah Read
Grandy wins NW Iowa congressional race in close contest
With most precincts counted, former Love Boat actor Fred Grandy leads Democrat Clayton Hodgson 51 to 49 in the 6th District tally. Grandy 80,954 votes to Hodgson 78,057 as results span 520 of 522 precincts.
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Fred Grandy
Clayton Hodgson
Hodgson
Berkley Bedell
Iowa
Grandy
Swearingen Hospitalized After Stroke At Courthouse
State representative candidate George Swearingen 63 of District 63 suffered an apparent stroke at the Jefferson County Courthouse while awaiting election results. He was hospitalized first in Fairfield then University Hospitals Iowa City with his condition listed as guarded. he led Lois Brokken 3335 to 3212 with 70 of 76 precincts reporting.
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Myron Oxley
Iowa
House of Representatives
Mary Lundby
Marion
Oxley
Lundby
Linn County
Manchester
Darrell Hanson
Hanson
Bob Booher
Independence
Booher
Ron Corbett
Doris Peick
Corbett
Doris
Peick
Rockwell
Gladbrook
Ward Handorf
Jane Svoboda
Handorf
Black Hawk County
Jean Lloyd-Jones
Iowa City
Iowa Senate
House
Lloyd-Jones
Michael McDonald
Johnson County
Art Small
Senate
Fairfield
George Swearingen
Jefferson County
Cindy Worley
Sigourney Republican
Swearingen
University Hospitals
Lois Brokken
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Virgil Corey
Morning Sun
Corey
Washington
Archie Lovick
Norman Goodwin
Solon
Richard Varn
Varn
Peggy Pinder
Joe Brown
D-Montezuma
Pinder
Poweshiek
Gazette
Paul Jensen
Paula Pearson
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Judy Daubenmier
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Neil Smith
Smith
Robert Lockard
Jim Ross Lightfoot
Scott Hughes
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