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DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa voters have returned two Democrat and two Republican incumbents to Congress. Voters yesterday handed victories to Democrat Reps. Bruce Braley and Dave Loebsack, and Republican Reps. Steve King and Tom Latham. The control of the Iowa Senate remains unclear with a few inconclusive races.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Democratic Senate Majority Leader Mike Gronstal has won re-election as his party fights to retain control of its narrow 26-24 majority in the chamber. Gronstal of Council Bluffs defeated Republican Al Ringgenberg yesterday by winning about 55 percent of the vote. Republicans had targeted Gronstal by calling him a roadblock to their plans in Des Moines.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Iowa voters have retained a state Supreme Court justice who faced opposition because he supported a unanimous 2009 ruling that legalized gay marriage in Iowa. The vote yesterday in support of David Wiggins’ retention is considered a barometer for the public’s changing views on gay marriage. It’s also seen as a flashpoint in the debate over the role of courts in American life.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — President Barack Obama won the battleground state of Iowa as part of his re-election victory. Obama earned the state’s six Electoral College votes last night before defeating Republican challenger Mitt Romney. Obama’s surprising victory in Iowa in the 2008 Iowa caucus helped propel him to the Democratic nomination. The state gave him an easy win in the 2008 general election.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Iowa voters have retained state Supreme Court Justice David Wiggins, who faced opposition because he supported a unanimous 2009 ruling that legalized gay marriage in Iowa. Social conservatives campaigned to oust Wiggins because of the ruling, following their success in removing three of his colleagues two years ago. Liberal groups and the Iowa State Bar Association worked to keep Wiggins on the bench.
The vote on Wiggins’ retention is considered a barometer for the public’s changing views on gay marriage and a flashpoint in the debate over the role of courts in American life. Wiggins joined six colleagues to declare that a state law banning gay marriage violated the equal-protection clause of Iowa’s constitution. The decision made Iowa the first Midwestern state to legalize gay marriage.
* Winner, with all precincts reporting unless otherwise noted….
State Representative District 20 (with 20 out of 21 precincts fully reporting)
Rep. Clel Baudler 8,094 (57.94%)*
Dem. Greg Nepstad 5,850 (41.88%)
State Representative District 21
Rep. Jack Drake 8,299* (winner) (56.88%)
Dem. John Rose 6,273 (42.99%)
State Representative District 18
Rep. Jason Schultz 8,328* (winner) (62.25%)
Dem. Kasey Friedrichsen 4,382 (34.33%)
State Representative District 16
Rep. Mary Ann Hanusa 6,806* (57.47%)
Dem. Heidi Guggisberg-Coners 5,011 (42.31%)
State Representative District 15
Rep. Mark A. Brandenburg 5,405 (52.29%)*
Dem. George Warren Yaple 4,914 (47.54%)
State Senate District 8
Rep. Al Ringgenberg 10,124 (44.87%)
Dem. Michael E. Gronstal 12,407* (54.99%)*
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Democrat Barack Obama has won the battleground state of Iowa, beating Republican Mitt Romney after a campaign that featured repeated visits by both candidates to the state. Obama earned Iowa’s six Electoral College votes, winning a state that has played crucial roles in his presidential bids.
Obama’s surprising victory in the 2008 Iowa caucus helped propel him to the Democratic nomination, and the state gave him an easy win in the 2008 general election. Both candidates campaigned frequently in Iowa during the summer and fall, and their campaigns spent millions on advertising in the state.
By Election Day, both candidates had been campaigning for president in Iowa for nearly six years. Romney ran for president in 2008 but lost the nomination to Republican Sen. John McCain.
SIOUX CITY, Iowa (AP) – Republican Rep. Steve King has won a sixth term in the U.S. House, beating Democrat Christie Vilsack in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District. King had to campaign harder for re-election than in previous years because redistricting lessened the number of registered Republican voters in the district. King also faced a better-known opponent in Vilsack, the wife of former governor and current U.S. Agriculture Department Secretary Tom Vilsack.
King is known for his outspoken conservative positions on everything from immigration to the federal budget. He kept to those positions while campaigning but placed greater emphasis on his family and success as a businessman.
In her campaign, Vilsack emphasized solving problems with less partisanship. She accused King of being more interested in his status as a conservative firebrand than on helping his district.
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Republican Tom Latham has been elected in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, beating Democrat Leonard Boswell in a race between two longtime incumbents. Latham moved into the 3rd district after the once-a-decade redrawing of boundaries left him in a district with another Republican incumbent. The victory gives Latham a 10th House term. He hadn’t faced a serious challenge until he ran against Boswell, who had served eight terms in the U.S. House. Both candidates campaigned on the need to strengthen the U.S. economy and create more jobs in Iowa.
(Other results available at: http://electionresults.sos.iowa.gov/)
County/Office Votes
CASS COUNTY
Auditor:
Dale Sunderman (R) 5,973
Board of Supervisors:
Duane McFadden (R) 1,076
Charles Rieken (R) 1,171
Frank Waters (R) 1,225
Sheriff:
Darby McLaren (R) 5,957
Union Township Clerk (vacancy term) (elect 1):
Bill Gerlock 31
Cheryl R. Christensen 80* winner
Public Measures A thru D (Should the County BOS appoint Clerk/Trustee?)
A) Benton Township Yes 58* No 26
B) Edna Township Yes 15 No 44*
C) Union Township Yes 49 No 57*
D) Victoria Township Yes 30* No 29
Soil and Water Conservation Board (elect 3)
Chase Wheatley 2,879*
Curt Behrends 4,002*
Clarke Gerlock 2,827*
Norbert Ray Wilson 2,030
County Public Hospital Trustee/NW District
Roger Herring 3,857*
Michael J. Collins 1,739
ADAMS COUNTY
Board of Supervisors – District 2 (elect 1)*
Merlin Dixson (D) 249*
Jerry Peckham (R) 187
Board of Supervisors – District 5 (elect 1)
Karl McCarty (R) 344
County Attorney (to fill a vacancy) (elect 1)
Duane L. Golden (R) 1,741
Auditor (elect 1)*
Kevin Wynn (D) 560
Becky Bissell (R) 1,395*
Kerry Mullen (NBP) 194
Sheriff (elect 1)
Alan Johannes (R) 1,979
ADAIR COUNTY
Supervisor – District 1 (elect 1)
Matt Wedemeyer (R) 687
Supervisor – District 3 (elect 1)
David L. Homan (R) 649
Supervisor – District 5 (elect 1)
John A. Twombly (R) 671
Auditor (elect 1)
Mindy Schaefer (R) 3,302
Sheriff (elect 1)
Brad D. Newton (R) 3,270
Greenfield City Council (to fill vacancy) (elect 1)
Ray Sorensen II 793
AUDUBON COUNTY
Board of Supervisors (elect 2)*
Duane Deist (R) 1,550*
Todd M. Nelsen (R) 1,817*
Jerry R. Carter (D) 1,082
Kent Grabill (D) 1,542
Auditor (elect 1)
Lisa Frederiksen (R) 2,857
Sheriff (elect 1)*
Todd W. Johnson (R) (incumbent) 2,374*
Blake Asberry (D) 1,080
Treasurer (Vacancy Term Ending 12/31/14) (elect 1)
Debbie Campbell (D) 2,679
GUTHRIE COUNTY
Board of Supervisors – District 1 (elect 1)*
James Carroll (R) 454
Jermome F. Caraher (D) 585*
Board of Supervisors – District 5 (elect 1)*
Mike Dickson (R) 593*
David Guisinger (D) 507
Auditor (elect 1)
Jerri Christman (R) 4,428
Sheriff (elect 1)
Marty Arganbright (D) 4,785
MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Board of Supervisors – District 3 (elect 1)
Bryant Amos (R) 921
Board of Supervisors – District 5 (elect 1)
Donna Robinson (R) 844
Auditor (elect 1)
Stephanie Burke (NBP) 3,742
Sheriff (elect 1)
Joe Sampson (R) 4,397
Agricultural Extension Council (elect 5)*
Karen Klocke 2,455*
Michael J. Olson 2,814*
Sabrina Johnson 1,927
Carroll Freeman 2,403*
Timothy L. Kammerer 2,286*
William Drey 2,805*
SHELBY COUNTY
Board of Supervisors (elect 2)*
Jerry Hensheid (D) 2,015
LaVon Christensen (D) 1,781
Charles Parkhurst (R) 3,282*
Steve Kenkel (R) 4,191*
Auditor (elect 1)
Marsha J. Carter (D) 4,653
Sheriff (elect 1)
Mark Hervey (R) 5,426
POTTAWATTAMIE COUNTY
Board of Supervisors (elect 2)*
Lynn G. Grobe (R) 21,034*
Melvyn J. Houser (R) 21,231*
Brian Lund (NBP) 10,857
Auditor (elect 1)
Marilyn Jo Drake (R) 32,512
Sheriff (elect 1)
Jeff Danker (R) 32,703
Treasurer – to fill Vacancy (elect 1)*
Lea A. Voss (R) 21,608*
Paula E. Danker (D) 17,915
The results of the 2012 General Election, County-by-County, are available at the Iowa Secretary of State’s website, including local precinct break-downs, where available. For the latest information, go to http://electionresults.sos.iowa.gov/resultsCountyList.aspx.
The information will be updated throughout the evening, Tuesday and early Wednesday morning. All results are not “Official,” until they are canvassed in each county.
The Adams County Sheriff’s Department reports the arrest Tuesday morning, of 22-year old Johnathan Edwin Watkins, who last known address was in Kellerton.
Watkins was taken into custody at around 11:35-a.m. in Corning, on a Felony warrant out of Ringgold County, for Failure to comply with Iowa’s Sex Offender Registry. He was arrested after authorities received information with regard to his location, and that a valid warrant existed for his arrest. Watkins was transported to the Ringgold County Jail. He was originally convicted in July 2010, for enticing away a female 13 years of age or younger.
A Corning man was arrested Tuesday morning, on an assault charge. The Adams County Sheriff’s Department says 30-year old Richard Alexander was charged with 3rd offense Domestic Abuse, a Class-D felony. He was taken into custody after deputies were called to investigate an incident which allegedly occurred earlier that morning.