The big 2024 general election season is finally almost completed.
A lot of people are raptly watching to see if Democrat Kamala Harris or Republican Donald Trump will win the presidency. Also on the November 5 ballots are a slate of traditional contests for legislative, congressional and county-level positions to be determined by voters.
Additionally, there are several public school bond issue votes on ballots in Northwest Iowa. There are also many special ballot measures in Nebraska and South Dakota, as both states have abortion measures in the wake of the summer 2022 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that stripped away federal rights to abortion.
Early voting is underway, and polls will be open on November 5 from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Iowa, from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in Nebraska, and from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. in South Dakota.
We at Siouxland Public Media also have assembled a host of election-related stories on our website. Under the Elections pull down tab, you can see all the election stories and previews in chronological order.
And for this extended-length What’s The Frequency episode, we have assembled a compilation of the items that people will see on their ballots.
In one segment, you will hear from Siouxland early voters said they trust the process, and like banking their votes ahead of Election Day.
There is a rematch of the 2022 Iowa 4th congressional district race, with incumbent Republican Randy Feenstra and Democrat Ryan Melton.
The 4th District covers more than 30 counties in Northwest and North Central Iowa, and has many more registered Republicans than Democrats.
Feenstra is a former state senator from Hull, who won his first term in 2020 in the district that had been held for 18 years by conservative firebrand Steve King.
Melton lives in Webster City, and lost to Feenstra two years ago, 67 percent to 30 percent.
We also have key details on special ballot measures in Nebraska and South Dakota, which include abortion, medical marijuana and food taxation.
There are several Iowa House races where there is only one nominee on the ballot. But there are also many contested races in Northwest Iowa where there are Democrats and Republicans running, and those are recapped.
There are county level positions before voters throughout Siouxland, and one highly watched contest includes the Woodbury County Auditor race.
Michelle Skaff is the Republican nominee, after winning a primary election in June. Seven-term Democratic incumbent Woodbury County Auditor Pat Gill is running again.
*Click on the audio link above to hear the entire show.
What's The Frequency, Episode 40
