{"id":20695,"date":"2026-06-01T10:00:06","date_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/primary-election-day-set-for-tuesday-kqradio\/"},"modified":"2026-06-01T10:00:06","modified_gmt":"2026-06-01T10:00:06","slug":"primary-election-day-set-for-tuesday-kqradio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/globalnewstoday.uk\/index.php\/2026\/06\/01\/primary-election-day-set-for-tuesday-kqradio\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary election day set for Tuesday! – KQRadio"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/i>June 1, 2026<\/a><\/span> <\/i>Pat Powers<\/a><\/span> <\/i>Local News<\/a><\/span> <\/i>0<\/a><\/span>
Webster City- Tuesday is primary election day across Iowa. In Hamilton County, the contested races for the primary will feature the two Republicans vying for Iowa House District 55. The district includes all of Franklin and Hamilton Counties and portions of Story and Wright Counties. The candidates facing each other will be Kurtis Bower of Roland and Beau Klaver of Kamrar. The winner of the Tuesday primary will face Democratic candidate Cynthia Oppedal Paschen this November. The winner will succeed Shannon Latham who is not seeking re-election this year. Other Hamilton County races in the Tuesday primary are all unopposed. They are Republicans Matt Matteson who is seeking another term as Hamilton County Treasurer and Kim Anderson as Hamilton County Recorder who is seeking another term. On the Democratic ballot, Bridget A. Chambers is running as Hamilton County Attorney who is uncontested in Tuesday’s election Current Hamilton County Attorney Patrick Chambers is not seeking re-election this year.
There are other key races in the Tuesday primary. On the Republican ballot for the U.S. Senate, it will be Jim Carlin facing Ashley Hinson. Chris McGowan is running unopposed for U.S. Representative District 4 which is the seat that has been held by Randy Feenstra. There is a five-way race for governor on the GOP side with Eddie Andrews, Randy Feenstra, Zach Lahn, Brad Sherman and Adam Steen. The Republican winner for governor will face Democrat Rob Sand this November. Sand is unopposed in the Tuesday Democratic primary. As for the other Democratic candidate, there is a two-way race for U.S Senator between Josh Turek and Zach Wahls with the winner to face the Republican winner this November. Current U.S. Senator Republican Joni Ernst is not seeking re-election. The same goes for Republican Governor Kim Reynolds who will not be running for her seat. There will be a three race for U.S. Representative District 4 in the Tuesday primary. The candidates are Dave Dawson, Stephanie Steiner and Ashley WolfTornabane.\u00a0 There will also be races for Iowa Secretary of State, State Auditor, State Treasurer and State Ag Secretary.
Here are the Hamilton County polling locations. They will all be open from 7:00 a.m.\u00a0 until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday….
WEBSTER CITY 1 & WC 1\/Cass -Ed Prince Building, 1200 Bluff St, Webster City, IA
WEBSTER CITY 2 & WC 2\/Freedom -Ed Prince Building, 1200 Bluff St, Webster City, IA
WEBSTER CITY 3- Ed Prince Building, 1200 Bluff St, Webster City, IA
PRECINCT 4 Northwest City of Kamrar, and Townships of Cass, Freedom, Fremont, Independence
St Paul\u2019s Lutheran Church, 1005 Beach St, Webster City, IA
PRECINCT 5 Northeast Cities of Blairsburg & Williams, and Townships of Blairsburg, Liberty, Rose Grove, Williams
Missionary Alliance Church, 501 3rd St, Blairsburg, IA
PRECINCT 6 Southwest Cities of Stanhope and Stratford, and Townships of Clear Lake, Hamilton, Marion, Webster
Stanhope Community Center, 600 Main St, Stanhope, IA
PRECINCT 7 Southeast Cities of Ellsworth, Jewell, Randall, and Townships of Ellsworth, Lincoln, Lyon and Scott
Bethesda Lutheran Church 439 Main St, Jewell, IA
 
If you have any questions about the Tuesday primary, you may contact the Hamilton County Auditor’s office at 515-832-9510. Today, Monday, is the last day for absentee voting at the Hamilton County Auditor’s office from 8:00 until 4:30 p.m.
Near normal temperatures and below normal rainfall define the May weather for Webster City.
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