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An amendment in 1988 specified that the lieutenant governor would be elected on the same ticket as the governor. [30] If the office becomes vacant, it devolves upon the lieutenant governor for the remainder of the term or vacancy. [31] Prior to 1857, if the office became vacant, the Secretary of State of Iowa would act as governor. [32]
Governor Lt. Governor Sec. of State Attorney Gen. Auditor Treasurer State Senate State House U.S. Senator (Class II) U.S. Senator (Class III) U.S. House; 1846 Ansel Briggs (D) no such office: Elisha Cutler Jr. (D) no such office: Joseph T. Fales (D) Morgan Reno (D) 12D, 6W 23W, 17D 2D 1847 George Wallace Jones (D) Augustus C. Dodge (D) 1848 ...
Reynolds was sworn in as lieutenant governor of Iowa on January 14, 2011. [12] She co-chaired the Governor's Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) Advisory Council, Iowa Partnership for Economic Progress board, and the Military Children Education Coalition. She was also Branstad's representative on the board of the Iowa State Fair. [13]
The 2022 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the governor of Iowa. Incumbent Republican Governor Kim Reynolds won re-election to a second full term in a landslide, [1] defeating Democratic nominee Deidre DeJear with 58.0% of the vote. First elected as lieutenant governor in 2010, Reynolds assumed the governorship ...
Democratic governor Chet Culver's first Executive Order in 2007 orders that the United States flag be flown at half staff to honor members of the Iowa National Guard, Iowa Air National Guard, or resident of Iowa who was serving as a member of the U.S. military and was killed in the line of duty. [12]
The 2002 Iowa gubernatorial election took place November 5, 2002. Incumbent Democratic Governor of Iowa Tom Vilsack sought re-election to a second term as governor. He won his party's nomination uncontested, while Doug Gross, an advisor to former and future Governor Terry Branstad, narrowly won the Republican primary in a crowded and competitive election.
Vice President Kamala Harris, 59, and her meteoric rise as the successor to President Joe Biden, 81, as the Democratic presidential candidate in the Nov. 5 election is the most significant seismic ...
In 1974, he ran for governor of Iowa, but lost in the Democratic primaries, winning 16% of the vote. [4] After his defeat, he opened Rasmussen and Sons Bicycle Shop in West Des Moines. He served as secretary of the Iowa Senate in 1975. He later served as clerk of the Polk County district court for 11 years before being elected to the Polk ...