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Linn
County
County Seat: Cedar Rapids More Cities and Towns: Alburnett, Center Point, Central City, Coggon, Covington, Ely, Fairfax, Hiawatha, Indian Creek, Lisbon, Marion, Midway, Mount Vernon, Palo, Paris, Prairieburg, Robins, Springville, Sutliff, Toddville, Troy Mills, Viola, Walker, Waubeek, Whittier. Media
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POPULATION ESTIMATES (Census
Bureau)
VOTER REGISTRATION (Nov. 1, 2007 Active)
86 precincts of 1,784 precincts statewide |
Democrats
Auditor Joel Miller Edwards County Attorney Harold Denton Recorder Joan McCalmant Sheriff Donald Zeller Edwards Treasurer Mike Stevenson Supervisor Lu Barron Obama Supervisor James Houser Supervisor Linda Langston Obama State Senators 19-Rob Hogg of Cedar Rapids. Clinton 17-Wally E. Horn of Cedar Rapids. Clinton 15-Robert E. Dvorsky of Coralville (Johnson County). Obama State Representatives 36-Swati Dandekar of Marion. Clinton 29-Ro Foege of Mt. Vernon. Edwards 38-Tyler Olson of Cedar Rapids. Obama 37-Art Staed of Cedar Rapids. Edwards 33-Dick Taylor of Cedar Rapids. Biden 34-Todd Taylor of Cedar Rapids. Clinton and
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Republicans
State Senators 18-Mary Lundby of Marion. Giuliani State Representatives 35-Kraig Paulsen of Hiawatha. FThompson |
Local Party Leadership
Democrats
Linn County Democratic Central Committee. (319) 362-6275 Chairman - Michael Robinson of Central City. 319-438-6145 MikeCentralCityIowa@hotmail.com 1st Vice Chair - Diane Hoffmann 2nd Vice Chair - Norm Sterzenbach Secretary - Linda Chavez Treasurer - DJ Arnold Financial Secretary - Kay Hale Dodd |
Republicans
Linn County Republican Party. Chairman - Jim Conklin of Marion. (319) 721-8023 chairman@linncountygop.org Co-Chairman - Harold Barnes of Marion. Treasurer - Lauri Hamilton of Cedar Rapids. Secretary - Janet Johnson of Cedar Rapids. |
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DELEGATES
TO THE STATE CONVENTION
202 of 2,500 (8.08%) |
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of REGISTERED REPUBLICANS STATEWIDE
5.76% (34,586 of 600,572) |
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BIDEN Field Office: 215 3rd St. S. W., Suite 1, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404 319.366.0218 Endorsements: State Rep. Dick Taylor of Cedar Rapids (7/3/07) (12/05/07) Margaret Moore, Walker City Councilwoman Everett Moore, former Walker Mayor Sara Riley, Attorney CLINTON
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GIULIANI State Chair: Former Cedar Rapids Mayor Paul Pate State Co-Chair (one of five): Iowa Senate Minority Leader Mary Lundby of Marion County Chair: Craig Nelson County Co-Chairs: Will Gries, Jacob Nieuwsma, Nicholas Pottebaum McCAIN
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Brent and Renee Schulte: Renee ran as the Republican candidate for the Iowa Senate in 2006. She currently is an adjunct professor at Mt. Mercy College in Cedar Rapids. She serves as a board member of House of Hope, Aid to Women, and the League of Women Voters. They are both active members of Antioch Christian Church, where Brent is Discipleship Pastor at Antioch Church, and Renee is a women's ministry leader. Tom and Kathy Potts: Kathy is a former Chair of the Linn County Republican Party. She is an advisory board member for the Iowa Federation of Republican Women, as well as the National Federation of Republican Women. Tom is an engineer at Rockwell Collins. They have four children. Tim Palmer: Tim is a small business owner in the food manufacturing industry, founding Clover Hill Creations in 2001. He serves on the Board of Directors for Hawkeye Area Council of Boy Scouts of America. Tim and his wife, Carol, are members of Antioch Christian Church and have nine children. Don Palmer: Don was the Republican candidate for the Iowa House District 38 in 2006. He is a lifelong Iowan, Boy Scout Leader and teaches Sunday School at First Lutheran Church. Frank Sladek: Frank has been involved in Linn County Republican politics for nearly 30 years. He is currently an Adjunct Professor of Speech Communication Theatre at Kirkwood Community College. He is very active in Spirit of Faith Family Church, the Boy Scouts of America, and the Hawkeye Area Council. Campus Chairs >
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Election Results >
Nov. 7, 2006 General
Election
Registered Voters 139,370.
Ballots Cast 78,275.
Governor/Lieutenant Governor
Culver/Judge (Dem.) |
45,622
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58.57
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Nussle/Vander Plaats (Rep.) |
31,112
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39.94
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Others (3+w/in) |
1,145
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1.39
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Total |
77,889
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Nov. 2, 2004 General Election
Registered Voters 145,523
Ballots Cast 111,110.
President and Vice President
Kerry/Edwards (Dem.) |
60,442
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54.58
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Bush/Cheney (Rep.) |
49,442
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44.65
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Others (6+w/in) |
856
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0.77
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Total |
110,740
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