(Radio Iowa) – Republicans scored clear wins in Iowa’s first, second and fourth congressional districts, but the Associated Press and other media organizations have not yet called the race in Iowa’s third district. Unofficial results show Republican Zach Nunn leading Democratic Congresswoman Cindy Axne by just over two-thousand votes and Nunn declared victory shortly before midnight. “I have been privileged to fight for you on the battlefield…I now am humbled to serve as your congressman in Washington, D-C,” Nunn said.

The race was touted as one of the keys to Republicans taking back control of the U-S House. “This district, this race, changes the course of America,” Nunn said to cheers. “So I want to say thank you.” By 2 a.m., all 21 counties in the third district had reported results and Nunn’s lead was just over half a percent.

Republican Congresswoman Ashley Hinson of Marion defeated Democrat Liz Mathis by 18 points in the second district race. In a speech to supporters, Hinson celebrated her win and other G-O-P victories. “I think it goes without saying, but wasn’t this a decisive victory for Iowa tonight?” Hinson said, to cheers. “It was very clear that tonight Iowans embraced the Iowa way and we rejected the D.C. way.” The outcomes of several House races around the country are yet to be decided, but Republicans appear poised to have a narrow majority in 2023. “When I’m seeing, it is the most critical time to stand up and speak up and fight for our values,” Hinson said.

Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks of LeClaire has won a second term in the U.S. House. At 2 a.m., Miller-Meeks held a 20-thousand vote lead — far larger than her narrow six-vote win in 2020.  “People wanted to send a message to Washington, D.C., that they wanted to get the country back on track,” Miller-Meeks says, “and they wanted someone who was paying attention to their pain and suffering.” Miller-Meeks says the Republican-led congress needs to hold the Biden Administration accountable for the mistakes made during the withdrawal from Afghanistan and congress should investigate how the Centers for Disease Control responded to COVID-19 under the Trump and Biden Administrations.

“There certainly may be other things that other members of congress want to investigate,” Miller-Meeks says. “I think we need to be very tempered in our approach and, most importantly, we need to pass legislation to show that we can govern and that we’re attentive to the needs of people.”

Secretary of State Paul Pate says due to technical issues, two counties in the first congressional district have not yet released the results from 30-thousand ballots that were cast in Warren and Des Moines Counties. Christina Bohannan, the Democrat who challenged Miller-Meeks, told supporters in Iowa City there were still votes to count and she was not conceding the race, but would accept the final results.

In Iowa’s fourth district, Republican incumbent Randy Feenstra of Hull won with 67 percent of the vote. Feenstra held an election night event at the library in Hull. “The voters look at whatever has done the past two years and they understand that they need somebody with a loud voice,” Feenstra said, “when I think of our agriculture community, our small businesses and our families — they need somebody that can have a seat at the table and get things done for them — not for the nation, but for Iowans.” Feenstra’s Democratic opponent Ryan Melton of Nevada says he woke up feeling invigorated — and getting 30 percent of the vote was a solid result considering all the variables involved in a district with 95-thousand more Democrats than Republicans.

(Radio Iowa) America’s longest serving Attorney General was defeated by Republican Brenna Bird. Democrat Tom Miller called Bird last (Tuesday) night to concede.

(as said) “I told her she’s going to get a great job and it is an absolutely great job,” Miller says. “You know we’re disappointed in the result and this who wave that hit so many people. I’m very thankful for the 40 years that I had.”

Miller, who is 78, says he’s not sure what’s next for him.

(as said) “But it’s been a great run and I’m grateful to the voters, to the staff, to my family and wonderful supporters,” Miller said.

With 97 of 99 counties reporting unofficial results, Republican Roby Smith defeated long-time State Treasurer Mike Fitzgerald 51 to 49 percent. Republican incumbents Paul Pate, the secretary of State, and Mike Naig, the state ag secretary, were the top vote getters as they easily won reelection Tuesday.

(Cass & area Counties) – There were no surprises with regard to the County winners of the General Election, Tuesday, at least in Cass, Audubon, Montgomery and Shelby Counties, where the candidates on the ballot ran unopposed.

Voter turnout in Cass County was 55.26% (5,320 ballots cast out of 9,628 registered voters).

For more detailed results, see our separate reports posted Tuesday night, or click HERE

In Adair County, Nathan Baier defeated challenger Doug Davidson for the Adair County Board of Supervisors District 4SE seat. The final tally showed Baier with more than 67% of the vote, 395-191. Voter turnout in Adair County was a little more than 48%, with 3,583 ballots cast, five blank ballots and 175 write-in ballots.

In Adams County there were six people running for five open seats on the non-partisan Adams County Extension County. The winners were Kyle Shipley, Laura Bowman, Clifford Mann, Rex Townsend and Chris Gilbert. Voter turnout was 59%. The same number of voters turned out in Audubon County.

Voters in Guthrie County elected Maggie Armstrong to the Board of Supervisors in District 3. She garnered more than 76% of the vote over her opponent, Tom Flanary. And, Steve Smith won the District 4 seat on the Board of Supervisors in Guthrie County. He defeated Michael Herbert, 674-to 273. And, Dana Minteer won the race with John A. Maschmann for County Attorney, by a vote of 3,252 to 1,566. Officials say there was a 61% voter turnout in Guthrie County.

Voters in Pottawattamie County had to choose from four people to fill three At-Large seats on the County Board of Supervisors during Tuesday’s General Election. The recipients of the most votes include: Susan Miller (17,163); Scott A. Belt (16,307), and Jeff Jorgensen (16,016). Jeff Shudak missed the cut with 12,478 votes. Voter turnout was 45%.

There were no contested races in Tuesday’s General Election in Shelby County, so here’s a link to the complete County-wide results:

ELECTION RESULTS

Voters in Pottawattamie County had to choose from four people to fill three At-Large seats on the County Board of Supervisors during Tuesday’s General Election.

The recipients of the most votes include: Susan Miller (17,163); Scott A. Belt (16,307), and Jeff Jorgensen (16,016). Jeff Shudak missed the cut with 12,478 votes.

The rest of the vote results are found HERE.

Board of Supervisors/District 2: (I) R – Mark O’Brien     726

Board of Superisiors/District 3: R – Wendy Richter     1,002

State Senate/District 9:

D- Tripp Narup     1,212

(I) R – Tom Shipley     3,941*

State Representative/District 18: (I) R – Thomas Jay Moore    4,219

Cass County Treasurer: (I) R – Tracey J. Marshall   3,922

Cass County Recorder: (I) R – Mary Ward     4,366

Cass County Attorney: (I) R – Vanessa Strazdas   3,957

Cass County Auditor (To fill a Vacancy): Kathy Somers     3,978

Unless otherwise mentioned, persons running for: Hospital Trustee (4); Soil & Water Conservation Commission (2); and Ag Extension Council (5)…were elected to their respective seats. See those results HERE

There were no contested seats in any Audubon County position. Here are the County results:

Adams County Extension Council, Non-Partisan (select 5):

Chris Gilbert     908*

Laura Bowman     1,062*

Sue Privett     719

Rex Townsend     916*

Kyle Shipley     1,066*

Clifford Mann     967*

Other results can be found HERE

County Supervisor District 4SE (Vote for 1):

R- Nathan Baier     395*

Doug Davidson (No Party)     191

ALL OTHER COUNTY CANDIDATES ARE RUNNING UNOPPOSED

Those and other results from Adair County can be found HERE

Guthrie County Board of Supervisors/District 1 (Vote for 1)

Jacki Sloss     332

Jerome J.D Kuster     664*

Guthrie County BOS/District 2 (Vote for 1)

Brian Johnson     910

Guthrie County BOS/District 3

Tom Flanary     261

Maggie Armstrong     850*

Guthrie County BOS/District 4 (Vote for 1)

Michael Herbert     273

Steve Smith     674*

Guthrie County Attorney (Vote for 1)

John A. Maschman     1,566

Dana Minteer     3,252*

The remaining election results can be found HERE