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Miller-Meeks wins GOP Primary by 12 points, faces Bohannon in first district rematch

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June 5th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Davenport has cleared a Republican Primary challenge in Iowa’s first congressional district and will be on the November ballot as she seeks a third term in the U-S House. Miller-Meeks finished 12 points ahead of David Pautsch, a Republican businessman from Davenport.

“The work that we have done has been solid work, solid effort in making sure that we address the needs and issues of people and that feel they have been listened to and that someone is working to solve their problems and issues,” Miller-Meeks says, “and to make their lives better.” Miller-Meeks says having Trump at the top of the Iowa ticket gives Republicans tail-winds — and Biden will be a drag on Democrats.

“The economy is struggling,” Miller-Meeks says. “We’ve got two wars abroad with Iran looking to become even more aggressive and China looking to be more aggressive they see a weak president and a weak response.” Democrats have again nominating Christina Bohannon of Iowa City in the first congressional district. Bohannon, who lost to Miller-Meeks by about seven points in 2022, says the political environment in 2024 is different.

“People are really fed up with what’s been happening here both at the state level and the federal level,” Bohannon says. “At the federal level, we see nothing but dysfunction.” Bohannon says Miller-Meeks is out of step with voters on the abortion issue. “It’s why people are so fired up to knock doors and donate to this campaign because they know she is too extreme for Iowa on this issue,” Bohannon says.

Republicans have a voter registration edge in the first congressional district of just over 17,000.

2024 Guthrie County Primary Election Results – FINAL

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June 5th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(I) = Incumbent; Note: Results are unofficial until canvassed by the Board of Supervisors

COUNTY OFFICE

County Auditor – Republican Party

Danielle (Dani) Fink (I)     204

2 Write-In

County Sheriff – Democratic Party

Marty Arganbright (I)     155

6 Write-In

County Sheriff – Republican Party

Matt Harmann     186

10 Write-In

County Board of Supervisors District 5 – Republican ballot (Elect 1)

Mike Dickson     25

4 Write-In

County Board of Supervisors – Republican ballot (Elect 1)

Brian E. Johnson (I)     36

FEDERAL OFFICE

U.S. Representative – District 3

Democratic Party (Elect 1)

Lanon Baccam     171

Melissa Vine     18

2024 Pottawattamie County Primary Election Results – FINAL

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June 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(I) = Incumbent; Note: Results are unofficial until canvassed by the Board of Supervisors

65,591 registered voters; Voter turn-out 5.29%; 3,419 votes cast

COUNTY OFFICE

Board of Supervisors – Republican Party (Elect 2)

Adam Houser     870

Charlie Johnson     1,016

Brian Shea (I)     1,117

Tim Wichman (I)     1,139

Karis Crilly     417

County Sheriff – Republican Party

Andy Brown (I)     2,343

County Auditor – Republican Party (Elect 1)

Melvyn J. Houser (I)     831

Mary Ann Hanusa     1,708**

State Representative – District 4 (Republican Party) (Elect 1)

Kevin Virgil     755

Randy Feenstra (I)    1,733

2024 Cass County Primary Election Results – FINAL

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June 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(I) = Incumbent; Note: Results are unofficial until canvassed by the Board of Supervisors

Registered voters: 9,408; Votes cast (Voter turnout): 680 (7.22%

DEMOCRATIC PARTY

U.S. Representative – District 3 (vote for 1)

Lanon Baccam     94

Melissa Vine     63

Board of Supervisors – District 5

Phyllis Stakey     44

REPUBLICAN PARTY

U.S. Representative – District 3

Zach Nunn (I)     469

4 Write-In

State Representative – District 18

Thomas Jay Moore (I)     464

3 Write-In

Board of Supervisors – District 1

Stephen S. Green (I)     73

2 Write-In

Board of Supervisors – District 4

Steve Baier (I)     74

2 Write-In

Board of Supervisors – District 5 (Vote for 1)

J Ford Lillard     31

Bernard Pettinger (I)     85**

County Auditor

Kathy Somers (I)  446

12 Write-In

County Sheriff

John Westering     497

2 Write-In

2024 Shelby County Primary Election Results – FINAL

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June 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(I) = Incumbent; Note: Results are unofficial until canvassed by the Board of Supervisors

COUNTY OFFICE

Board of Supervisors – Republican Party (Elect 2)

Mike Kolbe     692**

Alexis Carter     392

Charles Parkhurst (I)     470**

15 Write-In

County Sheriff – Republican Party (Elect 1)

Neil W. Gross (I)     848

25 Write-In

County Auditor – Republican Party (Elect 1)

Melissa Arkfeld     380

Taryn Napp     504**

4 Write-In

FEDERAL OFFICE

State Representative – District 4 (Republican Party) (Elect 1)

Kevin Virgil     294

Randy Feenstra (I)      540

2 Write-In

2024 Montgomery County Primary Election Results – FINAL

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June 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(I) = Incumbent; Note: Results are unofficial until canvassed by the Board of Supervisors

COUNTY OFFICE

County Auditor

Republican – Jill Ozuna (I)  308

4 Write-in votes

County Sheriff – Republican Party

Jon D. Spunaugle (I)     330

5 Write-In

County Board of Supervisors District 3– Republican Party (Elect 1)

Bryant Amos     57** winner

Randy Cooper (I)     45

County Board of Supervisors District 5 – Republican Party (Elect 1)

Jill Cooper (Withdrew due to medical issues)     15

Alex Burton     92**

2024 Adair County Primary Election Results – FINAL

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June 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(I) = Incumbent; Note: Results are unofficial until canvassed by the Board of Supervisors

FEDERAL OFFICE

U.S. Representative – District 3 (vote for 1)

Democrat – Lanon Baccam     105

Melissa Vine     21

Republican – Zach Nunn (I)     231

State Senate – District 12

Democrat – Nicole Loew     122

State Representative – District 23

Democrat – Karen Varley     127

Republican – Ray Bubba Sorsensen (I)     239

1 Write-In vote

COUNTY OFFICE

Board of Supervisors (BOS) – District 1

Republican – Matt Wedemeyer (I)     46

1 Write-In

BOS – District 3

Republican – Jerry Walker (I)     43

BOS – District 5

Republican – Michael Christoffersen     55

Sheriff

Republican – Jeff Vandewater (I)     243

1 Write-In

Auditor

Republican – Mandy Berg (I)     242

1 Write-In

Recorder (To Fill A Vacancy)

Republican – Kelly Mitchell     242

2 Write-In

2024 Audubon County Primary Election Results – FINAL

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June 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(I) = Incumbent; Note: Results are unofficial until canvassed by the Board of Supervisors

COUNTY OFFICE

County Auditor

Republican – Lisa Frederiksen (I) 231

Write-In 6

County Sheriff

Republican – Todd Johnson (I) 237

Write-in: 14

County Board of Supervisors – Republican ballot (Elect 2)

Donald Mosinski   167

Kent Grabill   211

Write-In: 19

County Board of Supervisors – Democratic ballot (Elect 2)

Nathan Wahlert  68

Write-In: 4

(No candidates on the Democrat ballot for Sheriff and Auditor)

2024 Adams County Primary Election Results – FINAL

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June 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

(I) = Incumbent; Note: Results are unofficial until canvassed by the Board of Supervisors

FEDERAL OFFICE

U.S. Representative – District 3 (vote for 1)

Republican

Zach Nunn (I) 150 votes

Democrat (Elect 1)

Lanon Baccam  51

Melissa Vine  18

State Representative – District 17

Republican – Devon Wood 147 votes

Write-in: 3

COUNTY OFFICE

County Auditor

Republican – Becky Bissell (I) 146

Write-in 2

County Sheriff

Republican – Alan Johannes (I) 153

Write-In 4

County Supervisor – District 2

Republican – Tony Hardisty (I) 26

Write-in: 3

County Supervisor – District 5

Republican – Christopher Standley (I) 35

 

Nunn Campaign Statement on “Messy Democratic Primary” Results

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June 4th, 2024 by Ric Hanson

DES MOINES, Iowa – Well before the full results of Tuesday’s Primary Election in Iowa were compiled, the campaign of U.S. Representative Zach Nunn (IA-03) released the following statement this (Tuesday) evening, on the Iowa 3rd Congressional District primary election:

“Tonight, the Democrats’ messy primary finally came to a close. Clinton, Pelosi, and Biden hand-selected their paid political activist, Lanon Baccam, to move to Iowa after years as a D.C. bureaucrat. We’re confident Iowans will reject Lanon and his former bosses’ tax-and-spend, open-border policies that he has made his life’s mission to defend. While Lanon tries to run from his past to deceive Iowans, Zach will continue to deliver results for families.”