Primary Election Day

IT'S PRIMARY ELECTION DAY IN IOWA.

MOST OF THE INTEREST IS IN U.S. SENATE AND CONGRESSIONAL CANDIDATES, AS LOCALLY, IN FAYETTE COUNTY, THERE ARE NO RACES, AND VERY FEW CONTESTS IN THE REST OF NORTHEAST IOWA.

FOR FAYETTE COUNTY VOTERS, ON THE BALLOT
ON THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY:

CURRENT U.S. REPRESENTATIVE BRUCE BRALEY IS RUNNING UNOPPOSED FOR U.S. SENATOR, A SEAT BEING VACATED BY LONGTIME INCUMBENT, TOM HARKIN, WHO IS RETIRING.

ON THE REPUBLICAN SIDE: THERE IS A FIVE-WAY RACE FOR THE NOMINATION OF U.S. SENATOR: SAM CLOVIS, JONI ERNST, MARK JACOBS, SCOTT SCHABEN, AND MATT WHITAKER.

FOR THE SEAT BRALEY IS GIVING UP, FIVE CANDIDATES ARE VYING FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION: SWATI DANDEKAR, ANESA KAJTAZOVIC, PAT MURPHY, DAVE O'BRIEN, AND MONICA VERNON.

THREE ARE ON THE REPUBLIC BALLOT: ROD BLUM, GAIL BOLIVER AND STEVE RATHJE.
CURRENT GOVERNOR TERRY BRANSTAD FACES OPPOSITION FROM TOM HOEFLING, WHILE JACK HATCH IS THE ONLY DEMOCRAT.

THERE ARE NO RACES FOR STATE OFFICES OF SECRETARY OF STATE, AUDITOR, TREASURER, AGRICULTURE, AND ATTORNEY GENERAL.

FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 64, ON THE DEMOCRATIC SIDE, BRUCE BEARINGER IS RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION. CRAIG JOHNSON IS THE ONLY REPUBLICAN OPPONENT.

FOR STATE REPRESENTATIVE, DISTRICT 55, RICK EDWARDS IS THE ONLY DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE, AND DARRAL BRANHAGEN IS THE LONE REPUBLICAN.

FOR FAYETTE COUNTY OFFICES:
DARRELL DOLF AND JEANINE TELLIN ARE RUNNING FOR RE-ELECTION ON THE REPUBLIC BALLOT; THEY WILL FACE DEMOCRATS JOAN BEHRLE AND JOE KASEL IN NOVEMBER.

COUNTY INCUMBENTS WHO DON'T FACE A CHALLENGE INCLUDE:
COUNTY TREASURER KYLE JACOBSEN, COUNTY RECORDER KAREN FORD, AND COUNTY ATTORNEY WAYNE SAUR.

POLLS OPENED AT 7AM, AND WILL CLOSE AT 9PM.

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