艾奥瓦州州长与参议员席位同时开放：缺席选票逾46万张
11月3日，艾奥瓦州投票站从上午7时开放至晚上8时，波尔克县得梅因市选民将投票选出州长、联邦参议员、联邦众议员及多名州级官员，并对州宪法修正案和部分法官留任作出表决。这是艾奥瓦州多年来竞争最激烈的选举周期之一，共和党州长金·雷诺兹和共和党联邦参议员乔尼·恩斯特均不寻求连任，州长和参议员两项最高职位同时开放，没有现任者参选。
州长选举由共和党商人扎克·拉恩对阵民主党州审计官罗布·桑德；参议员选举由共和党联邦众议员阿什莉·欣森对阵民主党人乔什·图雷克，选前民调显示参议员之争极为接近。提前投票参与踊跃，州务卿办公室截至11月2日上午已收到并清点464216张缺席选票，显示选民投票热情高涨。
此外，州内四个联邦众议员席位中有两个没有现任者参选，其中第二选区欣森转战参议员、第四选区众议员兰迪·芬斯特拉角逐州长提名未果，众议院控制权之争也因此更受关注。选举部门提醒，普通缺席选票须在11月3日晚上8时前送达县审计官处，仅盖邮戳不足以保证计票。
（来源：艾奥瓦首府快讯）
Iowa's Governor and Senate Seats Are Both Open as Absentee Ballots Top 464,000
Iowa polls were open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. on November 3. Voters in Des Moines, Polk County, chose a governor, a U.S. senator, U.S. House members and several state officers, and decided a constitutional amendment and judicial retention questions. Both of the state's top offices were open at once for the first time in years: Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds and Republican Sen. Joni Ernst both declined to run again. The governor's race pitted Republican businessman Zach Lahn against Democratic State Auditor Rob Sand. In the Senate race, Republican U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson faced Democrat Josh Turek, and polls showed a very close contest. Early participation was strong: the Secretary of State had received and counted 464,216 absentee ballots by the morning of November 2. Two of Iowa's four U.S. House seats also had no incumbent running, with Hinson moving to the Senate race and Rep. Randy Feenstra having lost his bid for the gubernatorial nomination, putting more focus on the fight for House control. Regular absentee ballots had to reach county auditors by 8 p.m. on November 3; a postmark alone did not guarantee counting.
(Source: Iowa Capital Dispatch)
来源：艾奥瓦首府快讯
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