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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Get out the vote in 2016 with a macro photo of electioneering campaign vote buttons.

Mixed reactions locally on election

November 9, 2016

By Jenna Larson and Elianna Novitch As Iowa returns came in, Iowa City community members had mixed feelings about the voters’ decisions. Iowa returns favored Republican candidate Donald Trump,...

Donald Trump supporters toast and cheer at a Williamson County Republican watch party on election night at Old Natchez Country Club in Franklin, Tenn. on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. (Shelley Mays/The Tennessean via AP)

Trump may win, but race is close

November 9, 2016

By ASSOCIATED PRESS In the closest presidential election since 2000, the race between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump was too close to call as Election Day passed and Wednesday arrived. At time of press,a...

Blum cruises to re-election in Iowa’s 1st District

Blum cruises to re-election in Iowa’s 1st District

November 9, 2016

By Matthew Jack   [email protected] DUBUQUE — Republicans held on to Iowa’s 1st Congressional District on Tuesday after Rep. Rod Blum beat Democratic challenger and Cedar Rapids City Councilor...

Nielsen prevails in area House race

Nielsen prevails in area House race

Marissa Payne, [email protected] November 9, 2016

Two mayors had vied to move up the political chain, taking their leadership of their respective communities to the Iowa Legislature, and Democratic candidate North Liberty Mayor Amy Nielsen came out on...

Locals vote at Northwest Junior High in Coralville Iowa late Tuesday night on Nov. 8, 2016. Voting ended at 9 pm. (The Daily Iowan/ file)

Early voting numbers slip in Johnson County

November 9, 2016

By Molly Hunter [email protected] Preliminary numbers indicate early voting is down in Iowa in the 2016 presidential election. Of the 92,138 voters registered in Johnson County as of Nov. 6, 32.98...

Loebsack glides to sixth victory in 2nd District

Loebsack glides to sixth victory in 2nd District

November 9, 2016

By Maria Curi [email protected] Marking his sixth term in the U.S. House of Representatives, Rep. Dave Loebsack, D-Iowa, beat his libertarian-minded challenger Christopher Peters in Iowa’s 2nd...

Chuck Grassely speaks at the GOP's Election Night Party at the Marriott in Des Moines, Iowa on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 shortly after it was announced that he won a 7th term in the U.S. Senate. Grassely touched on topics including national security and making sure Iowan values are represented in Washington.

Grassley squashes ‘Judge he can’t ignore’

November 9, 2016

By Emily Kresse [email protected] DES MOINES — Sen. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, has cruised into a seventh term, defeating Democrat Patty Judge. The race was called by the Associated Press moments...

Former President Bill Clinton gestures while speaking at Cornell College in Mount Vernon on Thursday, October 13, 2016. Clinton was campaigning across Iowa in a four city bus tour encouraging voters to vote early for his wife and Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. (The Daily Iowan/Joseph Cress)

Bill Clinton, Kaine to visit the state

November 1, 2016

Former President Bill Clinton will join Democratic vice-presidential candidate Tim Kaine and folk-rock artist Ben Harper in Des Moines tonight for a “Get Out the Vote Event.” With just six days until...

FILE – In this March 15, 2016, file photo, a primary election voter casts a provisional ballot at a polling place in Westerville, Ohio. In Ohio, one of the biggest prizes in the 2016 presidential election, groups have challenged shortened early voting, procedures for absentee and provisional ballots and the process for purging voters from registration rolls, potentially affecting when voters can cast ballots and how ballots are counted. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Ballot landscape: Don’t stop with the president

November 1, 2016

Young voters in Iowa could have an impact up and down the ballot, if only they knew. By Emily Kresse  [email protected] University of Iowa students interviewed by The Daily Iowan are disproportionately...

Daily Iowan Voter Guide

October 30, 2016

Check out our voter guide for information on all the races and issues.

Daily Iowan Voter Guide

Daily Iowan Voter Guide

October 28, 2016

Check out our voter guide for information on all the races and issues.

Congressman Dave Loebsack walks to the Iowa Memorial Union with a group of students to vote on Madison street on Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2016 in Iowa City, IA. Congressman Loebsack came to campus to encourage students to vote early. (The Daily Iowan/Joshua Housing)

Kwan pushes youth vote in IC

October 26, 2016

By Mitch McAndrew [email protected] Michelle Kwan, the most decorated figure skater in U.S. history, has traded pirouettes for politics to stump for Hillary Clinton in Iowa. As part of a one-day...