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Chet Culver

Chet Culver
Democrat Chet Culver is seeking his second four-year term. The former teacher was Iowa's secretary of state from 1999-2007, when he became governor. His father, John Culver, represented Iowa in the House and Senate.

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Terry Branstad

Terry Branstad
Republican Terry Branstad was Iowa's longest-serving governor, winning four terms from 1983-99. He served as lieutenant governor from 1979-83 after being elected to the state House for three terms starting in 1972. Branstad was president of Des Moines University for six years after leaving governor's mansion. He resigned last year to take another shot at the governor's office.

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May 27, 2012

Source: Northwest Herald - Crystal Lake IL
The race is expected to be close, and the past six weeks have been volatile.

May 26, 2012

Source: CBS News
(AP) President Barack Obama faces new warning signs in a once-promising Southern state and typically Democratic-voting Midwestern states roughly five months before the election, even as he benefits nationally from encouraging economic news.

May 25, 2012

Source: The Des Moines Register - Des Moines IA
Iowaâs top environmental official has resigned, effective today, and apparently will be replaced by his top deputy.

May 25, 2012

Source: The Hawk Eye - Burlington IA
President Barack Obama delivered his harshest rebuttal yet to rival Mitt Romney on Thursday, dismissing his challenger's claims as "a cowpie of distortions" as he sought to rekindle the all-but-faded Iowa magic that launched him in 2008.

May 25, 2012

Source: The Cass County Democrat Missourian - Harrisonville MO
There's consternation in Palin Nation.

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