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Monday, July 02, 2012  Recent Congressional legislation has prompted Congressional candidate John Archer to push for simple, easy-to-understand legislation.

Tuesday, June 05, 2012  The results of the contested races from Iowa's June 5 primary.

Tuesday, June 05, 2012  Tuesday is primary election day and voters in Iowa will be choosing which candidates they would like to see on the ballot in November.

Thursday, June 10, 2010  Hours after the primary election ballots were counted, the general election race for Iowa governor began with Democratic Gov. Chet Culver heading to a school and Republican challenger Terry Branstad meeting with business leaders.

Tuesday, June 08, 2010  Turnout appeared to be light as Iowa voters went to the polls to choose a Republican candidate for governor and a Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate.

Tuesday, June 08, 2010  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Monday, June 07, 2010  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Wednesday, June 02, 2010  The deadline for requesting an absentee ballot for the June 8 primary election is Friday.

Friday, May 28, 2010  The Iowa primary election is less than two weeks away.

Friday, May 21, 2010  The Iowa Secretary of State's Office says more than 9,000 absentee ballots have been received so far for this year's primary election.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Monday, January 18, 2010  The primary election is nearly six months away, but the pace of campaigning is picking up with a flurry of fundraising announcements and organizational moves.

Tuesday, October 06, 2009  One of the hottest campaign issues thus far has been public safety spending.