Campaigns & Elections

John Delaney is making a big bet on Iowa. The former Maryland congressman and Democratic candidate for president has already visited every county in the state, and on Sunday in Davenport opened his 8th Iowa campaign office.

Municipal elections will be held in Illinois Tuesday. Voters will elect aldermen and school board members, plus decide some tax questions.

Democratic presidential candidate John Delaney will campaign in Iowa this weekend, including stops in Dubuque and the Quad Cities. The former congressman from Maryland is making his 26th trip to the state, including the opening of his 7th and 8th campaign offices.

She is the one who can beat Donald Trump. That's what Democratic presidential candidate Kirsten Gillibrand told a standing room only crowd Tuesday night in a downtown Davenport bar. 

The next Democratic presidential candidate to visit Iowa will be Kirsten Gillibrand. The US Senator from New York will make six stops in the state Tuesday and Wednesday, including several along the Mississippi River.

Democratic presidential candidate Amy Klobuchar will campaign in eastern Iowa this weekend. The US Senator from Minnesota has stops scheduled in Dubuque and Davenport.

The next Democratic presidential candidate to visit Iowa will be John Hickenlooper, and he'll include stops in the eastern part of the state. The former governor of Colorado will start in Des Moines Friday night, then on Saturday campaign in Charles City, Cedar Falls, Dubuque, Clinton, and Cedar Rapids.

A few residents of Bettendorf's Third Ward filled a vacant seat on the city council Tuesday. They chose Bill Connors to fill the un-expired term of Debe LaMar who died last fall.

Some residents of Bettendorf can help fill a vacancy on the city council Tuesday. A special election will be held in the Third Ward to fill the unexpired term of Debe LaMar who died in November.

Truth and justice were the themes for Kamala Harris during a campaign stop in Bettendorf . On Sunday afternoon a crowd of about 800 turned out to hear one of the many democrats competing for next year's presidential nomination.