Iowa Democratic Party Announces Results of Official Recanvass Request
Updated results can be found at results.thecaucuses.org DES MOINES — Today, the Iowa Democratic Party announced the results of the limited-scope recanvass requests from the Buttigieg and Sanders campaigns. The list of recanvassed precincts and changes can be found here. The recanvass process resulted in no change to national delegate allocation. The IDP recanvass administrators […]
Ernst’s Election Year About-Face on Prescription Drugs Won’t Fool Iowa Voters
Today, after Senator Joni Ernst attempted to rewrite her long record of blocking meaningful prescription drug reform and fighting against efforts to reduce health care costs, Iowa Democratic Party spokesperson Jeremy Busch released the following statement: “Senator Ernst’s eleventh hour flip-flop to pretend she’s fighting to lower health care and prescription drug costs is an […]
Iowa Democratic Party Elects Representative Mark Smith As New Chair
Today, the Iowa Democratic Party announced that Mark Smith has been elected as the new chair, by a majority vote of the IDP State Central Committee. Chair Smith represents Marshalltown in the Iowa State House, and formerly served as House Minority Leader. A sixth generation Iowan, Mark has the breadth of experience and record of […]
Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price Delivers Letter of Resignation
Today, Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price delivered the following letter to the IDP State Central Committee and Secretary Don Ruby: Dear Members of the Iowa Democratic Party State Central Committee, Serving as Chair of the Iowa Democratic Party has been one of the greatest honors of my life. When I took over this party, […]
IDP Accepts Full Requests For Limited-Scope Recanvasses
DES MOINES – Today, the Iowa Democratic Party returned recanvass assessments to the Sanders and Buttigieg campaigns accepting their full limited-scope requests. See attached for the complete letters. The campaigns have 24 hours to acknowledge receipt of the letter. On Friday morning, the IDP Recanvass/Recount Committee, in consultation with the State Central Committee, will transmit […]
Remarks by Iowa Democratic Party Chair Troy Price
The following remarks were made by IDP Chair Troy Price at a press conference in Des Moines: Thank you all for coming today. Today, the Iowa Democratic Party received two requests for limited-scope recanvass from the Sanders and Buttigieg campaigns, for a total of 143 unique precincts. Within 48 hours, the IDP will return its […]
Iowa Democratic Party Receives Requests for Limited-Scope Recanvass
DES MOINES — Upon today’s noon CST deadline for a presidential campaign to request a recanvass, the Iowa Democratic Party announced it has received two requests, both of which are limited in scope. Today, the Sanders campaign filed requests for recanvass for 28 precincts, and the Buttigieg campaign filed requests for recanvass for 66 precincts […]
Iowa Democratic Party Releases Reporting Updates for 2020 Iowa Caucus
Today, the Iowa Democratic Party released updated results for 55 precincts, accounting for 3% of the total 1,765 precincts. Additionally, the IDP released projected national delegate allocations. All results can be found here. Prior to reporting the totals, the IDP shared with each campaign the analysis of the submissions and any resulting corrections. Corrections were […]
IDP Update on Deadline to Request Confirmation of Precinct Results
Today the Iowa Democratic Party announced it is reviewing reports of 95 precincts – 5% of the 1,765 precincts across Iowa, the nation, and overseas. The IDP has initiated the process of review of the requested precincts, and any corrections will be released before Monday at 12pm CST in a single update – reported prior […]
Remarks by IDP Chair Troy Price on Updates in 2020 Iowa Caucuses
The following remarks were delivered by IDP Chair Troy Price at a press conference in Des Moines: Thank you for coming here today. As I’ve stated, the challenges in reporting data, and delays in publicizing results were categorically unacceptable. Iowa Democrats demand better of us, and we demand better of ourselves – and last night […]