Iowa Republican Party Chairman Jeffrey Kauffman has called for a Special Nominating Convention, with the intention of nominating a Republican candidate to run in the Iowa House District 21 Special Election. The convention will take place 6:30-p.m. Tuesday, November 10th, at the Corning Opera House (800 Davis Ave., in Corning).

On Oct. 16th, Governor Terry Branstad called for a Special Election to be held December 8th, for Iowa House District 21,which is comprised of Adams and Union counties and parts of Cass and Pottawattamie counties. The election is needed to fill the seat held held by Representative Jack Drake, of Griswold. Drake died in Atlantic from natural causes, on Oct. 11th.