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County officials win reelection with no opponents

A handful of Webster County officials coasted to reelection Tuesday with no opposition. Supervisor Austin Hayek, a Republican, won his second term. He represents District 1, which includes northeastern Fort Dodge, Badger, Vincent, Duncombe, the portion of Stratford that is in Webster County, ...

Larson easily wins House race

State Rep. Wendy Larson, R-Odebolt, easily won her first full term in the legislature Tuesday. She received 9,065 votes while Democrat Rachel Burns, also of Odebolt, won 3,752 votes, according to election results released by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. She represents House District 7, which includes Calhoun, Pocahontas and Sac counties plus western Webster County. Larson defeated Burns in a special election last December to complete the unexpired term of former state Rep. Mike Sexton, R-Rockwell City. Sexton resigned to become director of United States Department of ...

McGowan elected to Congress

Chris McGowan, a Republican from Sioux City, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday. He will represent the Fourth Congressional District, which includes Webster County and all of its surrounding counties. McGowan won 161,517 votes, according to election results posted by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. Democrat Dave Dawson won 108,040 votes. McGowan will replace U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Hull, who did no seek re-election in order to mount an unsucessful campaign for governor.

Meyer reelected in House District 8

State Rep. Ann Meyer, R-Fort Dodge, was re-elected to a fifth term in office Tuesday. She received 6,428 votes while Democratic challenger Kris Williams won 3,965, according to election results released by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. House District 8 consists of Fort Dodge and eastern Webster County.

Turek defeats Hinson in Iowa U.S. Senate race

DES MOINES — Josh Turek won Iowa's rare open U.S. Senate race in Tuesday's midterm elections, flipping a Republican-held seat and becoming the first Democrat since Barack Obama to win a federal race in the state. Turek defeated Republican Ashley Hinson to succeed retiring two-term ...

Sand will be Iowa's next governor

DES MOINES — Iowa voters chose Democrat Rob Sand to be their next governor, flipping the seat Republicans have held for more than two decades and likely ushering in a new era of divided state government. Sand defeated Zach Lahn, a first-time candidate who surprised even members of his own ...