Politics & Government
Ben Lange Wins Primary Race Against Rod Blum
The ballots are in, and we are at the official election party for U.S. District 1 Congressional candidate Ben Lange.
Ben Lange is the new Republican candidate for Iowa's 1st Congressional District, if Tuesday's election results stand.
The counting of the ballots was recently completed and Lange pulled ahead of Republican primary rival Rod Blum. Lange has 52.15 percent of the vote. That leaves Blum with 47.28 percent of the vote.
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