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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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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...

Democrat Fred Hubbell (left) and current Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds are running for Iowa governor.

Democratic candidates have out-raised Republicans in state races this election cycle

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter November 3, 2018

Iowa Democratic candidates for state office have raised and spent more money than Republican candidates since January 2017. Bret Nilles, the Democraticchair of Linn County Democrats, said he thought...

Democrat Fred Hubbell (left) and current Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds are running for Iowa governor.

Iowa Democrats still lag Republicans in voter registration, but the gap is steadily closing

Isabella Senno, Politics Reporter November 1, 2018

With four days until the midterms, Republicans continue to lead in statewide voter-registration totals, but Democrats are closing the gap. According to data released Nov. 1 by the Iowa Secretary of State,...

Democratic candidate for Iowa Auditor of State Rob Sand speaks during the Johnson County Democratic Party Fall Barbecue at the Johnson County Fairgrounds on Sunday Oct. 14, 2018.

Two contenders race for control of the state auditor’s office

Julia DiGiacomo, Politics Reporter November 1, 2018

The race to become Iowa’s next “taxpayers’ watchdog” has heated up over the last several months. The competition between Republican incumbent Mary Mosiman and Democrat Rob Sand has resulted in...

Democratic candidate for governor Fred Hubbell speaks at a campaign event on Tuesday, Oct. 30.

Meet Fred Hubbell through a student lens

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor October 30, 2018

On the lawn of a Democratic organizer’s house in Iowa City, a party activist gathered a group of roughly 30 canvassers and launched into his story of graduating with a six-figure debt. The group gasped,...

Joe Biden addresses the crowd during the Cedar Rapids Early Vote Rally at the Veterans Memorial Building on Tuesday. The event also featured speeches by 1st Congressional District Democratic candidate Abby Finkenauer and Democratic candidate for governor Fred Hubbell.

Biden in Cedar Rapids: Leaders need to ‘set the tone and dial down the temperature’

Julia Shanahan, Politics Reporter October 30, 2018

Former Democratic Vice President Joe Biden told a crowd of Iowa Democrats to look for candidates with character who are willing to accept citizens with diverse backgrounds. A week out from Election...

Kim Reynolds talks at Hy-Vee in Coralville during her 99 Counties tour on Thursday, April 5, 2018.

Meet Gov. Reynolds through a student lens

Sarah Watson, Politics Editor October 29, 2018

When Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds stopped briefly by political hotspot Hamburg Inn No. 2 in Iowa City, she was greeted with a banner that read “Immigrants welcome. Kim go home.” She was in Johnson County,...