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Primary elections underway in six Iowa cities, Davenport mayor faces primary challengers

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October 10th, 2023 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Voters in half a dozen Iowa cities can cast ballots in person today in primary elections for municipal offices. There are primary elections for city council seats in Burlington, Carter Lake, Davenport, Iowa City, Ottumwa and Sioux City. Polls opened at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.

There’s also a primary in Davenport for mayor. Three candidates are challenging incumbent Mike Matson. Matson, a Democrat who briefly ran for governor in 2017, led the city’s response to the collapse of an apartment building in downtown Davenport this spring.