Democrat Rob Sand elected Iowa governor, first since 2006
Briefing by News4U · First published
The Guardian reports that Democrat Rob Sand has been elected governor of Iowa, defeating Republican Zach Lahn, a political newcomer backed by Robert F Kennedy Jr’s “Make America healthy again” movement. Sand, the state auditor and the sole Democrat holding statewide office in Iowa, is the first Democrat to win the governor’s office since 2006. The outlet states that Sand, 44, is a native Iowan who has cast himself as a unifier who would restore balance to the state’s politics. [1]
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- Democrat Rob Sand wins Iowa’s gubernatorial race as party plans rebuild
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