State Rep. Ann Meyer, R-Fort Dodge, was re-elected to a fifth term in office Tuesday. She received 6,428 votes while Democratic challenger Kris Williams won 3,965, according to election results released by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. House District 8 consists of Fort Dodge and eastern Webster County.
Chris McGowan, a Republican from Sioux City, was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives Tuesday. He will represent the Fourth Congressional District, which includes Webster County and all of its surrounding counties. McGowan won 161,517 votes, according to election results posted by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. Democrat Dave Dawson won 108,040 votes. McGowan will replace U.S. Rep. Randy Feenstra, R-Hull, who did no seek re-election in order to mount an unsucessful campaign for governor.
State Rep. Wendy Larson, R-Odebolt, easily won her first full term in the legislature Tuesday. She received 9,065 votes while Democrat Rachel Burns, also of Odebolt, won 3,752 votes, according to election results released by Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate. She represents House District 7, which includes Calhoun, Pocahontas and Sac counties plus western Webster County. Larson defeated Burns in a special election last December to complete the unexpired term of former state Rep. Mike Sexton, R-Rockwell City. Sexton resigned to become director of United States Department of ...
Larry Mitchell, who was the driving force behind musical theater in Fort Dodge for about 42 years, died Friday night. His death was confirmed by friends and several organizations, including Comedia Musica Players, the theater troupe he established, and the Fort Dodge Community School ...
After months of campaigning, the 2026 general election has arrived. In Webster County, voters can cast their ballots from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. today in the Webster County Courthouse. All polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday. A list of polling places and a map showing their locations is on page AX of today’s edition of The Messenger. Voters in and around Webster County will be picking a U.S. senator, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, a governor, members of the state House of Representatives, and various other state and county officials. The ballot also ...
Rob Sand and Dave Muhlbauer were back in Fort Dodge Saturday, working to motivate Democratic volunteers in the final days before the general election. “We have a unique opportunity in front of us in Iowa,” said Sand, the state auditor who is his party’s nominee for governor. “We ...
