(Radio Iowa) – Besides the governor, there are five other statewide elected officials and the General Election matchups between Republicans and Democrats are set.
Lieutenant Governor Chris Cournoyer is the G-O-P nominee for State Auditor. She defeated Abigail Maas, an Iowa County Supervisor, in the Republican Primary and will face Democrat Taylor Wettach, a Muscatine attorney in November. Republican Brenna Bird is seeking a second term as attorney general and will be running against Democrat Nate Willems, an attorney from Mount Vernon. Secretary of State Paul Pate, a Republican who’s held the post for four terms , will face Navy veteran Ryan Peterman, a Democrat from Bettendorf.
Republican State Treasurer Roby Smith is seeking a second term and will be challenged by Democrat John Norwood, a small business advisor from West Des Moines. And Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig, a Republican, is running for a third term. Chris Jones, a retired professor who’s a water quality advocate, is the Democrat who’s running against Naig.
