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A roundup of Iowa's congressional races in next week's election

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River to River, hosted by Ben Kieffer

President of the United States is not the only consequential race to watch in the Nov. 5 election.

We hear about Iowa's four congressional races on the ballot, two of which that may tip the scale on who controls the U.S. House in 2025. Natalie Dunlap, Grant Leo Winterer, Isabella Luu, and Sheila Brummer have been covering the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th races.

Then, we talk with Nicole Grundmeier of the Midwest Newsroom and IPR's Natalie Krebs about how why Midwestern voters contradict their beliefs on certain issues with their ballot picks, as local Democratic candidates are using abortion rights to try to sway voters this election.

Then, are you unsure of which candidates or issues are on your ballot? IPR's Matt Sieren gives the lowdown on our Iowa election voter guide and planned coverage of the results once the polls close Tuesday.

Guests:

  • Natalie Dunlap, IPR digital talk show producer
  • Isabella Luu, IPR central Iowa reporter
  • Grant Leo Winterer, IPR Weekend Edition host and reporter
  • Sheila Brummer, IPR western Iowa reporter
  • Nicole Grundmeier, senior content editor, Midwest Newsroom
  • Natalie Krebs, IPR health reporter
  • Matt Sieren, IPR digital director
Ben Kieffer is the host of IPR's River to River
Samantha McIntosh is a talk show producer at Iowa Public Radio. Prior to IPR, Samantha worked as a reporter for radio stations in southeast and west central Iowa under M&H Broadcasting, and before that she was a weekend music host for GO 96.3 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.