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Linn County Leads in Democratic and Republican Votes
Linn county stands as the district’s political fulcrum in the 2nd Iowa congressional race. The article tracks shifts since 1964 under Clark Culver and later figures, noting Riley’s past wins and Dubuque’s large GOP edge. It details registration drives, competitive sheriff races, and eight of nine legislative contests shaping Linn’s 1976 outcome.
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Linn County
Iowa
Polk County
Gerald Ford
Jimmy Carter
Tom Riley
Cedar Rapids
Mike Blouin
Dubuque
Linn
Clinton County
BCC
Clark
Culver
U.S
Dick Clark
John Culver
Culver and Clark
Riley
Blouin
Dubuque County
Allamakee
Cedar
Clinton
Delaware
Winneshiek
Clayton
Fayette
Jackson
Jones
Frances Palmer
GOP Central Committee
The
National Committee
Mary Louise Smith
Larry Sanderson
Sanderson
Rita Huber
Democratic Committee
Democratic
Jeff Wallman
Blouin-Riley
Robert Ray
Huber
Nan
Tom
Walter
Grant
Orlie Workman
Larry Kelchen
Stan McClurg
George Ferris
Ferris
McClurg
Merle Kopel
Kenneth Perry
Jean Oxley
Marion
Richard Wenzel
Pelton
John Patchett
North Liberty
Darrell Slabaugh
Solon
Joan Lipsky
Burtine Motley
Palmer
Ford
Congress