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Two debates coming to Sioux City, with Sand-Lahn and McGowan-Dawson for Iowa contests

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Iowa Auditor Rob Sand is shown in a summer 2021 photo by Iowa Public Radio.
Iowa Auditor Rob Sand is shown in a summer 2021 photo by Iowa Public Radio.

There will be two high-profile debates held in Sioux City by mid-October, as the two major party nominees for the Iowa governor race will take part.

A live debate will air from the KTIV studios on October 14, the station announced on Thursday. The participants will be Republican Zach Lahn and Democrat Rob Sand.

Sand and Lahn will also hold a total of four debates. The others will be in Davenport on October 6, Des Moines on October 21 and in Cedar Rapids on Oct. 27.

That makes for a Lahn-Sand debate in each of the four weeks of October.

Zach Lahn for Iowa Facebook page

Concerning the Iowa 4th congressional district race, it appears there may be only one congressional race debate between Democrat Dave Dawson and Republican Chris McGowan.

That event will be held at KTIV studios in Sioux City on September 30.

Voter registration totals in Iowa show more people are registered for the Republican Party. There are almost 712,000 registered Republicans and about 530,000 Democrats.


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Bret Hayworth is a native of Northwest Iowa and graduate of the University of Northern Iowa with nearly 30 years working as an award-winning journalist. He enjoys conversing with people to tell the stories about Siouxland that inform, entertain, and expand the mind, both daily in SPM newscasts and on the weekly show What's The Frequency.
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