THERE ARE TWO STATEWIDE RACES IN TUESDAY’S PRIMARY ELECTION FOR IOWA’S U-S SENATE SEAT.
REPUBLICAN CHUCK GRASSLEY IS SEEKING AN EIGHTH TERM IN THE U-S SENATE.
HE IS BEING CHALLENGED BY STATE SENATOR JIM CARLIN OF SIOUX CITY WHO SAYS HE IS OPTIMISTIC ABOUT HIS CHANCES:
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CARLIN IS WELL KNOWN IN WESTERN IOWA, AND HAS WORKED TO GET HIS MESSAGE OUT ACROSS THE REST OF THE STATE:
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THREE CANDIDATES ARE RUNNING FOR THE DEMOCRATIC NOMINATION FOR THE U.S. SENATE.
THEY ARE MIKE FRANKEN, A RETIRED NAVY ADMIRAL FROM SIOUX COUNTY, FORMER CONGRESSWOMAN ABBY FINKENAUER AND GLENN HURST, A PHYSICIAN FROM MINDEN.