DES MOINES—Early voting kicked off in Iowa on Oct. 14 as voters across the Hawkeye State’s 99 counties started casting ballots in the open races for governor and U.S. Senate and all four U.S. House districts, three of which are competitive.
The Cook Political Report moved the governor’s race and Iowa’s 1st and 3rd U.S. Congressional District contests from “Toss-Up” to “Lean Democrat” while separately changing the ranks of the U.S. Senate race and Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District from “Lean Republican” to “Toss-Up.”
A handful of voters who cast their ballots at the Polk County Election Office in Des Moines on Wednesday afternoon told The Epoch Times their key issues included the state’s poor water quality, surging state cancer rates, and a rising cost of living….