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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 06, 1986
Page
5
Gov. Terry Branstad, after a re election victory over Lowell Jenkins, says the win affirms Iowans support his issue positions. Jenkins vows not to sit out and criticizes the controversial bonding plan surrounding the election.
After a tough race Iowa Republican Terry Branstad touted voter support for a $400 million bond plan to fund education and development. Democrats accused the move of debt and higher taxes while Branstad credited the plan as essential and promised bipartisan action to pass it.
Voters in Dubuque and Davenport rejected a one cent local option sales tax while Ames approved a levy to draw shoppers from out of town. Sioux City joined Ames as approving cities. several nearby towns rejected the tax amid countywide votes. A hotel motel levy passed in unincorporated Amana County areas. Jackson County's effort failed.
Voters in Linn, Johnson, Benton, Iowa, Tama and Jones counties kept seven judges on the 6th Judicial District bench with retention above 80 percent. Lead held by Associate Judge Jane Spande at 83.4 percent. Hansell tops lawyer surveys though voters trusted the incumbents across districts. Other district results show retention in Districts 1A 1B 7 and 8A with varying favorable percentages.
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