June 7 Primary Election Information
Absentee ballots received by Jasper County Auditor, as of late Friday afternoon:
Democratic Party: 1,038. Republican Party: 91.
Absentee ballots reported by the Secretary of State, as of Friday:
District 29: Democratic Party: 1,015. Republican Party: 84.
District 28: Democratic Party: 71. Republican Party: 53.
Contested local races
Iowa House District 29 Democratic primary: Challenger Wes Breckenridge vs. incumbent Dan Kelley. Winner faces Republican Patrick Payton in the November general election.
Iowa House District 28 Democratic primary: Lois J. DeWaard vs. Marty Duffy. Winner faces incumbent Republican Greg Heartsill in November general election.
Jasper County Board of Supervisors seat being vacated by Denny Stevenson:
Democratic primary: Sandy Shaver vs. John Deegan. Republican primary: Doug Cupples vs. Mark Sutter. Winners of Tuesday’s primaries face each other in November general election.
Where to find results:
Look for primary coverage Tuesday evening on the Newton Daily News Facebook and Twitter accounts and on the paper's website, www.newtondailynews.com. Polls close at 9 p.m.
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Full coverage of the county and Iowa House races will also be featured in Wednesday's print edition.
JASPER COUNTY VOTING LOCATIONS
Open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday
IOWA HOUSE DISTRICT 29 PRECINCTS
• Precinct 1 (Clear Creek, Poweshiek Township)
Mingo Community Building, 202 E. Railroad St., Mingo
• Precincts 2, 3 and 4 (Colfax Wards 1, 2 and 3)
Jasper County Fairgrounds, 359 Walnut St., Colfax
• Precinct 8 (Kellogg, Oakland Acres, Hickory Grove, Rock Creek, Buena Vista-Richland Township)
Kellogg City Hall, 417 Front St.
• Precinct 9 (Baxter, Independence-Malaka-Mariposa Township)
Baxter Community Building, 203 S. Main St., Baxter
• Precinct 10 (Mitchellville, Mound Prairie-Washington Township)
Colfax Fire Station, 113 W. State St., Colfax
• Precinct 11 (Newton City Ward 1-Precinct 1)
Union Hall, 1813 1st St. N., Newton
• Precinct 12 (Newton City Ward 1-Precinct 2)
Park Centre, 500 1st St. N., Newton for , HD 029
• Precinct 13 (Newton City Ward 2-Precinct 1)
Immanuel Baptist Church, 1300 N. 4th Ave. E., Newton
• Precinct 14 (Newton City Ward 2-Precinct 2)
St. Lukes Methodist Church, 501 E. 19th St. N., Newton
• Precinct 15 (Newton City Ward 3-Precinct 1)
McCann Center, 1115 S. 8th Ave. E., Newton
• Precinct 16 (Newton City Ward 3-Precinct 2)
Jasper County Community Center, 2401 1st Ave. E., Newton
• Precinct 17 (Newton City Ward 4-Precinct 1)
Jasper County Historical Museum, 1700 S. 15th Ave. W.
• Precinct 18 (Newton City Ward 4-Precinct 2)
American Legion Post 111, 1101 W. 4th St. S.
• Precinct 19 (Newton-Sherman Township, Lambs Grove)
Union Hall, 1813 1st St. N., Newton
• Precinct 20 (Reasnor, Palo Alto Township)
Reasnor City Hall, 312 North St., Reasnor
IOWA HOUSE DISTRICT 28 PRECINCTS
• Precinct 5 (Prairie City and Des Moines Township)
Prairie City Community Building, 503 S. State St.
• Precinct 6 (Lynnville, Sully, Elk Creek, Lynngrove Township)
Sully Community Center, 318 6th Ave.
• Precinct 7
Monroe City Hall, 206 W. Sherman St.