According to Polk County Auditor Jamie Fitzgerald, 52,000 residents have voted in the first three hours of the polls being open. 88,000 voted early. #iowa #Election2024

Today is the General Election. If you experience a barrier at your polling place, call the hotline for assistance. DRI will be at the SOS office to help answer your calls. learn more here disabilityrightsiowa.org/news-events/ge…

#Iowa updated voter turnout as of 4:20p🧵 Polk: 124k as of 4:00. Auditor calls turnout "heavy". Black Hawk: 14% of total registered voters came to the polls as of 11:00 a.m. Linn: 11k (5% total registered voters) in person as of 8:30 a.m. 36k in-person early absentee. 15k mail

Here’s why these Iowans came out to vote on Election Day.

Most Iowans vote in churches, community centers, libraries and the like. But Iowans in two central-Iowa precincts got to cast their ballots in slightly more festive surroundings: wineries. iowacapitaldispatch.com/briefs/iowans-… via Iowa Capital Dispatch

Iowa voter Tara Myers said being unsure shouldn’t stop you from making your voice heard.

I've been to several precincts around the Des Moines metro and in Marshalltown. Everything's been quiet. Voters I've talked to said they've had no issues getting to vote and have been in and out quickly.

Every precinct I visited was steadily busy with people coming and going. Security people and other staff I talked to said they hadn’t seen or heard any major issues either

Johnston Democrats Chair Deb Hanson says the energy and enthusiasm for this election reminds her of 2008.

Kelcey Brackett, chair of the Muscatine County Dems, talks about organizing with just hours left in the election.

Currently at the Iowa Democratic Party watch party at Hotel Fort Des Moines

The race for Iowa Senate District 22 has been called: Democrat Matt Blake flips the seat. Senate District 22 includes Johnston and Urbandale. Read more here: iowastartingline.com/2024/11/05/mat…

The race for Iowa House District 43 has been called: Republican Eddie Andrews wins reelection. This will be Andrews’ second term in the Iowa House. House District 43 includes Johnston, part of Urbandale, Saylor, Crocker, and Ankeny. Read more here: iowastartingline.com/2024/11/05/edd…

KWWL (NBC) in Waterloo, IA will cut ties with all of its local meteorologists in favor of national weather coverage in March. they also serve Cedar Rapids, Iowa City, & Dubuque, an area hit by 140mph winds from a derecho in 2020, the costliest thunderstorm in US history

ZIMMER WINS 35 - Iowa Democrats picked up a seat in an eastern Iowa special election tonight. Local School Board President Mike Zimmer of DeWitt carried a Trump +20 district. The vacancy was left by Republican Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer.

Despicable. As families grieve, Trump should be leading, not lying. We put safety first, drove down close calls, grew Air Traffic Control, and had zero commercial airline crash fatalities out of millions of flights on our watch. President Trump now oversees the military and the

Iowa Starting Line “A town hall is not a performative event. It's an expression of the people's right to petition their government. It's also about free speech to be able to stand up and speak.” - MN Gov Tim Walz says taking the stage.