Today (6/2) is Election Day in Iowa.  This primary election will be a bit different in Mahaska County because only two polling places are open: at the Environmental Learning Center on Highway 92 in Oskaloosa and at the Ag Extension Office Building on North I Street in Oskaloosa.  To see where you should go to vote, go online to MahaskaElections.org.  Polls are open until 9 tonight.

The two contested races with the most significance are the Democratic primary for US Senate, as five candidates seek to challenge incumbent Senator Joni Ernst…..and the Republican primary for US House District 2, the seat being vacated by Dave Loebsack’s retirement.  Five Republicans are looking for the nomination, with Rita Hart the only Democrat on the ballot.

Checking other contested races in the area, Keokuk County Sheriff Casey Hinnah is opposed by Douglas Conrad in the Republican primary.  Also in Keokuk County, Rachel Ament and Fred Snakenberg are vying for the Republican nomination for a place on the Board of Supervisors.  In US House District 1, which covers part of Poweshiek County, Thomas Hansen and Ashley Hinson are running for the Republican nomination.  In State Senate District 38, which covers Poweshiek County, there are primaries for both Republicans and Democrats who want to succeed Tim Kapucian.  And in Marion County, Sheriff Jason Sandholdt is challenged by Jeff Koder in the Republican primary.