AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoIowa’s Political Shift: Democrat Rob Sand won the governor’s race, Josh Turek captured the U.S. Senate seat, and Democrats flipped three U.S. House seats and the attorney general’s office. Republicans kept both chambers of the Legislature but lost seats, narrowing their majorities. Turnout topped 63%, Iowa’s highest in a midterm since 1990. Ballot Review: Johnson County found 2,017 absentee ballots missing from election-night results. Officials say they won’t change any race outcome and are auditing roughly 36,000 absentee ballots before Tuesday’s official canvass. Tax Policy: Voters approved a constitutional amendment requiring a two-thirds legislative vote to raise taxes, adding a new constraint on state budget decisions.
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