Campaigns & Elections
Local campaign and election news from WVIK Quad Cities NPR.
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Five candidates are running in one race, and four are running in several others.
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Campaigns & ElectionsRepublican State Representative Dan Swanson announced his reelection campaign Monday.
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Campaigns & ElectionsDavenport Mayor Mike Matson has chosen an interim replacement for a disgraced Davenport alderman.
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Worried about the increasingly unpleasant state of political debate these days, the foundations supporting presidential libraries across the country have called for a re-commitment to democracy.
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GovernmentDavenport city staff provided testimony, video and even voicemails painting a picture of the mistreatment staff suffered at the hands of Davenport Alderman Derek Cornette. City Council was receptive and removed him from office. But it's an open question whether the council can do that.
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A new Fire Chief will soon take over in Bettendorf.
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Campaigns & ElectionsDavenport residents will have a lot of choices when they vote in the city primary election in October. Several races have four candidates, and one has five.
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Campaigns & ElectionsRock Island County State’s Attorney, Dora Villarreal, will run for reelection next year.
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Campaigns & ElectionsFormer President Donald Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis competed for votes at the Iowa State Fair in Des Moines on Saturday.
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Mike Pence brought his campaign for president to Davenport on Thursday. The former vice president was the keynote speaker for the Scott County Republican Party's Lincoln Club luncheon.