Cedar Falls Election Guide

As we look ahead to November’s elections, Cedar Falls Patch is devoted to bringing you the information you need about every race in town. Here are some that locals are already talking about:

President Barack Obama: Prognosticators call Iowa a battleground state in the presidential race, and two recent visits by President Obama to the Hawkeye State seem to bear that out. In April,  to talk about the need to keep student loan interest rates down, then in May he stumped in Des Moines on the economy, abortion rights, gays in the military and his desire to lead the country forward.

GOP Presidential Nominee Mitt Romney: The former Massachusetts governor has visited the state three times in the past month, usually focusing his comments on the economy. In a May Des Moines appearance, . On June 18 Romney campaigned in Dubuque and Davenport, criticizing President Obama’s policies with dragging down the economy, according to the Dubuque Telegraph-Herald.

U.S. House Representative Democrat Bruce Braley: Incumbent Democrat Bruce Braley represents Iowa's First District. He in what looks to be a hotly contested race.

Republican candidate for U.S. House of Representatives Ben Lange: Republican is challenging Bruce Braley to represent Iowa's First District in Congress. This is the second time he's taken on Braley. During the last election , despite being vastly outspent.

Iowa Supreme Court retention: Two years ago Iowans ousted three members of the Supreme Court for their support of a unanimous ruling that allowed same-sex marriage in the state. This November, another justice who took part in that ruling, David S. Wiggins, is up for retention. Also up for retention are the three newest justices on the court, who replaced those who lost their seats. The three new justices on the ballot are Thomas D. Waterman, Edward Mansfield and Bruce Zager.

As the election season continues, we'll also keep you updated on the Matt Reisetter versus Jeff Danielson race for the Iowa Senate, as well as Bob Kressig versus James Kenyon and Walt Rogers versus Bob Greenwood for the Iowa House, along with the races for sheriff and county supervisor.