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Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis draws hundreds in first Iowa trip
DeSantis shared the Davenport stage with Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds Friday morning, calling her “America’s governor.” The two will appear together at a second event in Des Moines on Friday afternoon. → Read More
Secretary of state to ask lawmakers to make recounts uniform in Iowa
County auditors seeking more time to mail absentee ballots → Read More
Roby Smith plans ‘deep dive’ into state Treasurer’s programs
In November’s elections, Roby Smith ousted Mike Fitzgerald, the longest-serving state treasurer in U.S. history, and took office this week → Read More
Miller-Meeks registered to vote at state senator’s home in LeClaire
Mariannette Miller-Meeks, who last month won re-election to Congress representing Iowa's 1st District, is registered to vote at a state senator's home in Scott County. → Read More
Republican wins Iowa House seat by 11 votes
Democrat Craig Cooper (right) on Wednesday congratulates Republican Luana Stoltenberg on winning the race for House District 81 in Davenport. He asked her to represent all voters in the district, and Stoltenberg invited Cooper to coffee. (Sarah Watson/Quad-City Times) DAVENPORT — Nearly a month after Election Day, a Republican was declared the victor in the tight House District 81 election in… → Read More
Scott County recount shows a new winner in Davenport House district
Voting stickers. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette) The lead has flipped in Scott County's closest election contest after a lengthy administrative recount concluded Friday. Democrat Craig Cooper is just six votes ahead of Republican Luana Stoltenberg for the House District 81 seat, which covers the northwest quadrant of Davenport. The new totals, posted to the Iowa Secretary of State Office’s website… → Read More
Scott County recount finds 19-ballot discrepancy, down from 470
DAVENPORT — Iowa Democrats are saying the absentee-ballot discrepancy in Scott County now involves just a handful of ballots. The Iowa Democratic Party, which had a representative in attendance at this week's recount, described a 19-ballot discrepancy after all the early ballots were rerun through the machines. Republican House candidate Luana Stoltenberg, who is in a narrow race for a Davenport… → Read More
Scott County absentee recount gets underway
A recount of absentee ballots was underway Tuesday in Scott County after a 470-vote discrepancy in absentee totals was found last week. → Read More
Mariannette Miller-Meeks re-elected to Congress
Republican prevails over challenge from Democrat Christina Bohannan → Read More
Past political foes team up to campaign for Christina Bohannan
In 2006, Dave Loebsack defeated 30-year incumbent Republican U.S. Rep. Jim Leach to represent southeast Iowa. On Saturday, they campaigned together in Davenport for a Democrat they both hope will next represent southeast Iowa in Congress — Christina Bohannan. → Read More
Democrat Mike Franken opposes proposed merger of 2 rail companies
Mexico-to-Canada line would triple train traffic through Mississippi River cities → Read More
Davenport lawmaker aims to unseat longest-tenured state treasurer
Republican Davenport state lawmaker Roby Smith is aiming to unseat Democrat Michael Fitzgerald as the state’s elected banker. → Read More
Who is Mariannette Miller-Meeks? Meet the Republican running to defend her seat in Congress
Political forecasters have rated the race as competitive, and each candidate has attracted support from their national party. → Read More
Who is Christina Bohannan? Meet the Democrat running for 1st Congressional District
Bohannan is running to unseat Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in what many election forecasters are predicting to be a competitive race in the newly drawn 1st Congressional District. → Read More
Clinton County Dems rally Sunday for their standard-bearers
No one mentions ‘kissing’ allegation involving Mike Franken → Read More
Sen. Chuck Grassley to support change aimed at smooth transition of power
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley, Iowa's senior Republican, said he would most likely support a measure that aims to ensure a peaceful transition of power from one president to the next after attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election. → Read More
Former GOP congressman endorses two Democrats
Jim Leach says he’s looking for ‘decency’ in candidates → Read More
Republican Nikki Haley: ‘If we don’t win in 2022, there is no 2024’
Former U.N. ambassador and 2024 GOP presidential hopeful campaigns for Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Davenport. → Read More
Sens. Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst split initial votes on bipartisan gun bill
Ernst votes ‘yes’ to advance legislation; Grassley votes ‘no,’ citing concerns about vague language. → Read More
Sen. Chuck Grassley sees opportunity to strongly condemn racism in wake of Buffalo shootings
Iowa senator sees opportunity to strongly condemn racism in wake of Buffalo shootings → Read More