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Iowa's 2024 Primary is June 4. Take a look at the ballot for each district
By Zachary Oren Smith, Grant Gerlock, Sheila Brummer,
29 days ago
A "vote here" sign is seen outside a polling place in 2022. (Madeleine Charis King)
Iowa’s 2024 primary election will be held Tuesday, June 4, and early voting is already in progress. Polling places are open from 7 a.m. until 8 p.m, where Iowans can also register to vote if they haven’t already done so. Iowa requires an ID to vote.
During a primary election, voters select who they believe should be a political party's candidate to run in the general election in November. This year, there are key races in Iowa's 1st, 3rd and 4th Congressional Districts.
Only voters registered with a party may participate in that party’s primary, but any voter may register or change party affiliation on the day of the primary. Depending on where a voter lives and which political party’s primary they’re voting in, Iowans can vote for candidates running for positions in Congress, the state legislature and county government.
Learn more about each district's race:
1st District
U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks (center) speaks at congressional subcommittee she chairs that looks at veterans’ healthcare on May 13. (Zachary Oren Smith/IPR News)
It's the first time since Miller-Meeks won her seat in 2020 that she's facing a Republican challenger. Davenport's Pautsch is facing an "uphill" challenge in his bid. Pautsch is a social conservative who runs a marketing agency. He founded the Quad Cities Prayer Breakfast and leads Thy Kingdom Come Ministry in the Quad Cities.
He has attacked Miller-Meeks, saying her support for same-sex marriage and affirmation of the election of Joe Biden in 2020 puts her out of line with today's Republican Party.
Rep. Ashley Hinson won reelection Tuesday night, clearing one of toughest hurdles for a candidate: Winning their first race as an incumbent. (Zachary Oren Smith)
In Iowa's 2nd District, incumbent Ashley Hinson is running unopposed in the Republican primary, while Sarah Corkery does the same in the Democratic primary.
3rd District
Melissa Vine, a nonprofit director from West Des Moines, is a Democratic candidate for Iowa’s 3rd District. (Grant Gerlock / IPR News )
Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate says Iowans can trust the state’s election system, and he always likes to see “robust” turnout.
"But that is driven by the candidates and campaigns," he said. "You’ll see across the state, those areas where you have primaries that have generated a lot of interest, I think you’re going to have a higher turnout.”
The absentee ballot in-person deadline is June 3 and the absentee ballot receipt deadline is on Election Day. Read more about how to vote in Iowa, including information about polling places and accepted forms of ID.
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