Strong support in downtown Des Moines helped DMPS bond measure pass

Johnston voters took sides in a politically-charged school board race

Tight city council races in Ankeny and Des Moines hinged on Election Day turnout

Odd-year general elections rarely turn out voters the way even-year statewide and national elections do, but that doesn't mean impactful local races still don't exist up and down the ballot.

This year's slate of races was headlined by a $265 million bond issue for Des Moines Public Schools that, despite a month of turmoil for district leadership ahead of Election Day, ended up passing by a "decisive" margin over the required 60% threshold of support.

Elsewhere, there were close races seemingly everywhere you looked on election night, from tight city council races in

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