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CARROLL — With rich Catholic and Democratic traditions, but growing social conservative and evangelical demographics, Carroll County, the economic hub of west-central Iowa, can be considered something of a bellwether for the Hawkeye State in today’s election.
As of last Friday, Carroll County had 14,969 registered voters: 5,310 Democrats, 3,155 Republicans, 6,499 no party voters, and [...]

John Deeth spent Saturday morning on the floor of the Republican State Convention; check below the fold for the play by play.

An uncontested political race is like a forfeit in sports. It helps the won-loss record, but it’s no fun for the fans and, even though it’s the other team’s fault, feels vaguely unsportsmanlike.

There’s 125 ballgames this fall in the battle for the Iowa Legislature. More players may yet get on the field, but as of [...]

The Republican Party of Iowa has announced it is postponing its state convention, scheduled for this Saturday, until July 11 and 12.

County canvasses on Monday and Tuesday changed few votes in two close Republican contests from last week’s primary.

Christopher Reed held both his lead in the U.S. Senate race over George Eichhhorn and, more importantly, his percentage above the required 35 percent.

In a race marked by open loathing of Peter Teahen by Iowa’s conservative bloggers, Mariannette Miller-Meeks overcame a big Teahen margin in Linn County to claim a 109 vote win in the 2nd Congressional District. The Ottumwa doctor will now challenge first-term Democrat Dave Loebsack in the fall.

So did Miller-Meeks win, or did Peter Teahen [...]

The only contested Republican U.S. House primary in Iowa will take center stage Saturday at the 2nd Congressional District convention in Iowa City.

Lee Harder, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, and Peter Teahen will face off in the June 3 primary for the right to face first term Democrat Dave Loebsack in November.

Johnson County Republicans had an unusual problem Saturday: too many people wanting to be delegates to the district and state conventions.

In the first installment of Iowa Independent’s video series Highlight Reel Part 1, we covered candidate introductions.

In this installment, we continue with supporters and the people surrounding the candidates. But these videos will be more like full-blown testimony and praise for the candidates.

These videos are interviews with the people who have decided on their candidates [...]

This story is a collaborative effort between Iowa Independent and Huffington Post’s OffTheBus Project.  As part of our investigation, OffTheBus members spoke with more than a third of Iowa’s Republican county chairs. The team was coordinated by Theresa Weathers and Steven Greenberg, and interviews were conducted by Kirsten Anderson, Mariangela Anzalone, Robin Carpenter, Adam Dancy, [...]