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21 state legislative seats uncontested

By John Deeth 8/16/08

Democrats have a slight edge over Republicans in filling slots on the ballot in Iowa’s 125 state legislative races. Democrats have fielded 114 candidates, while Republicans have 108. The two parties break nearly even on uncontested races.

Building Blue Trims Long Shots

By John Deeth 6/5/08

The finalists in Tom Harkin’s Building Blue contest all look to be on the Iowa Democratic Party’s targeted race list, as some long shots were weeded out in the second round of voting.

The Harkin campaign has conducted a vote by email contest in which the top five winners in state House and Senate races each [...]

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