In addition to the races further up the ballot, a numb er of contested races dot local ballots for the Iowa House and Senate.
A State Senate race locally features Republican Steve Baier is facing Democrat James Uhlenkamp in District 9.
In local House races, in District 23, Republican Ray “Bubba” Sorensen is challenged by Democrat Karen Varley. In District 11, Republican Craig Williams is facing Democrat Bill Owen. In District 18, Incumbent Republican Tom Moore is running against Democrat Tripp Narup. In District 47, Republican Carter F. Nordman and Democrat Chris New are battling. In District 15, four people are on the ballot, including, Republican Jason Sherer, Democrat Benjamin Schauer and Independent candidates Blake Johnson and Marilyn J. Mentzer. In District 16, the race features Republican David A. Sieck and Democrat Jack Goodman. In District 19, Republican Brent Siegrist faces Benjamin Thomas Larson. In District 20, Republican Keith Jones and Democrat Eric Armstrong are the choices. Also, In District 12, the match-up features Republican Steven Holt and Democrat Dustin Durbin.
