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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Iowa State Auditor-elect Rob Sand speaks to supporters during the statewide Democratic candidates' watch party at Embassy Suites in Des Moines on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2018.

Democrat Rob Sand unseats Republican Mary Mosiman for Iowa state auditor

Aadit Tambe, News Reporter November 7, 2018

Among a host of Republican election winners, Democrat Rob Sand won Iowa State Auditor after a heavily funded campaign Tuesday night. Sand out-raised Republican incumbent Mary Mosiman in the race. According...

Pate reclaims his position as Iowa’s secretary of state

Pate reclaims his position as Iowa’s secretary of state

Kit Fitzgerald, News Reporter November 6, 2018

On Tuesday, Paul Pate was re-elected to his position as Iowa’s secretary of state. Pate beat opponent Democrat Deidre DeJear 52.86 percent to 44.74 percent, with all counties reporting results. The...

Gov. Kim Reynolds addresses her supporters at the Hilton in Des Moines on Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018. Reynolds defeated her opponent, Democratic candidate Fred Hubbell on Tuesday.

Kim Reynolds wins, becoming Iowa’s first elected female governor

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor November 6, 2018

DES MOINES — Former lieutenant governor and current acting governor Kim Reynolds, a Republican, became the first woman to be elected to Iowa’s highest political office Tuesday night. There are...

Iowa acting Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig sits for a portrait in The Daily Iowan newsroom on Monday, Sept. 24, 2018. Naig is running for election, after serving as Deputy Secretary of Agriculture since 2013.

Mike Naig secures executive office of Iowa agriculture

Jordan Prochnow, News Reporter November 6, 2018

Republican Mike Naig won the Secretary of Agriculture position on Tuesday night. Naig received 50.48 percent of votes, while Democratic opponent Tim Gannon received 46.48 percent of votes with all counties...

Congressman Steve King speaks at the Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition in Des Moines on Saturday, Sept. 27, 2014. Iowa Faith and Freedom Coalition is a dedicated to educating the public and training Christians for effective political action. (The Daily Iowan/Margaret Kispert)

Steve King maintains seat in Congress for Iowa’s 4th district

Josie Fishels, News Reporter November 6, 2018

Republican Steve King prevailed over well-funded Democrat J.D. Scholten Tuesday night. King, despite facing last-minute sponsorship withdrawals and condemnations from the national Republican Party, won...

Iowa 3rd Congressional District-elect Cindy Axne speaks to supporters during the statewide Democratic candidates' watch party at Embassy Suites in Des Moines on Nov. 6, 2018.

Cindy Axne flips Iowa’s 3rd District blue, unseating David Young

Josie Fischels, News Reporter November 6, 2018

By a 1.51 percent margin, Democratic candidate Cindy Axne defeated Republican incumbent Rep. David Young, R-Iowa. Axne, 53, garnered 49 percent of the votes with all counties reporting results in Iowa’s...

Kevin Kinney stands in a field on Sept. 14, 2018 in Iowa City outside of Midtown Family Restaurant.

Sen. Kevin Kinney re-elected to seat in District 39

Kelsey Harrell & Mastura Ibnat, [email protected] November 6, 2018

Sen. Kevin Kinney’s re-election keeps the Iowa Senate District 39 seat blue. The Democrat was re-elected on Tuesday over Republican candidate Heather Hora by a margin of  15,738 to 13,098. Hora is...

Democratic candidate for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District Abby Finkenauer is greeted by supporters during a watch party at 7 Hills Brewing Company in Dubuque on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. Finkenauer defeated incumbent Republican Rod Blum and, along with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, NY-14, has become one of the first women under 30 elected to the U.S. House of Representatives. 
(Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Abby Finkenauer unseats Republican Rod Blum in Iowa’s 1st District

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter November 6, 2018

DUBUQUE — Voters elected Dubuque native and Democratic state Sen. Abby Finkenauer to Congress over two-term Republican incumbent Rod Blum, tipping Iowa’s 1st Congressional District blue Tuesday night...

Rep. Bobby Kaufmann poses for a portrait on Sept. 14, 2018 in Iowa City at the Adler Journalism Building.

Kaufmann re-elected in Iowa House District 73 race

Katie Ann McCarver, News Reporter November 6, 2018

Republican Bobby Kaufmann was re-elected to the state House on Tuesday night, with unofficial tallies showing he secured 55 percent of the vote. Kaufmann defeated Democrat Jodi Clemens for the House...

LEFT: Gov. Kim Reynolds speaks during a rally at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids on Nov. 5 as Lt. Gov. Adam Gregg and Rep. Rod Blum, R-Iowa look on.  RIGHT: Democratic candidate for governor Fred Hubbell speaks to supporters at the home of Janice Weiner on Nov. 5.

In eastern Iowa, governor contenders make pitches and rally their troops

Julia Shanahan and Sarah Watson November 6, 2018

Polls will close at 9 p.m. today to end a competitive and expensive gubernatorial race. Both candidates have been barnstorming the state in the last weekend to reach last-minute voters and energize volunteers...

Governor Kim Reynolds speaks during a rally at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Capids on Monday, Nov. 5, 2018 as Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg, Congressman Rod Blum, R-Iowa, Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate, and Senator Chuck Grasley, R-Iowa, look on. The event was part of Reynolds’ flying tour of Iowa on the day before the midterm elections. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Reynolds: ‘This is the most important election ever’

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor November 5, 2018

CEDAR RAPIDS — Republican candidate for Iowa Governor, Kim Reynolds, touched down at the Eastern Iowa Airport to rally voters in the final day before polls open. Reynolds and a host of Iowa Republicans...

Hubbell rallies Iowa City Democrats two days ahead of Election Day

Hubbell rallies Iowa City Democrats two days ahead of Election Day

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter November 4, 2018

Fred Hubbell, Democratic gubernatorial candidate, hammered down his pitch on stripping away privatized Medicaid in a campaign stop in Iowa City, just two days before Election Day. “Everywhere we go...