Election analysts at the Cook Political Report said Wednesday Iowa’s 3rd District Congressional race is now considered a “toss up” between Democrat Cindy Axne and Republican incumbent Rep. David Young. The race previously was rated “leans Republican.” The district, which covers 16 counties and includes Des Moines, is “exactly the kind of seat that will…
DetailsCandidates in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District race are reacting to President Trump’s statements following his meeting with Russian leader Vladimir Putin. Trump and Putin held a two-hour closed door meeting in Helsinki, Finland earlier this week. Following the meeting, Trump complimented Putin in a news conference, and questioned U.S. intelligence findings regarding Russian collusion in…
Details(Shenandoah) — Candidates running in key federal, state and local races in the November general election assembled in Shenandoah Tuesday night for an important event. Democrats from several southwest Iowa counties packed the Depot Restaurant’s back room for a “Conversation With the Candidates.” Cindy Axne, Democratic nominee in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, was among the…
DetailsDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — New data shows Democrats recently outraised Republicans in two closely watched Iowa congressional races, though those GOP incumbents have more available cash to spend. Fundraising totals released this week for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District in northeast Iowa shows Democrat Abby Finkenauer raised more than $605,000 between May 17 and June…
DetailsDemocrat Cindy Axne’s bid to unseat incumbent Republican David Young will get a boost from the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee’s Red to Blue program. The program provides organizational, strategic and fundraising support to Democratic candidates running competitive campaigns against sitting Republicans in the U.S. House. Axne, 53, is a former state government official and a…
DetailsWeAreIowa.com:
The new Democratic nominee Cindy Axne stopped by Good Morning Iowa to tell us what her campaign will look like heading to November 6th’s general election. Axne will challenge Congressman David Young (R) for his Third Congressional District seat.
DetailsKMALAND:
Cindy Axne won the Democratic nomination in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, easily defeating Eddie Mauro and Pete D’Alessandro. Axne tells KMA News she credits the hard work of her campaign staff with the victory.
DetailsDes Moines Register:
The mood at Cindy Axne’s campaign headquarters became increasingly jovial as election results in Iowa’s 3rd District’s largest county gave her a massive lead against her Democratic opponents.
DetailsDes Moines Register:
Cindy Axne won the Democratic nomination for Congress Tuesday in Iowa’s 3rd District and will oppose U.S. Rep. David Young in November’s general election.
DetailsU.S. Rep. David Young’s campaign proposed three debates Wednesday for his fall re-election bid, and Democratic challenger Cindy Axne immediately responded by proposing 16 debates — one in every county in Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District. “I say, ‘Bring it on,’ ” Axne told the Des Moines Register. “I think that Iowans deserve to hear us…
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