Kim Reynolds easily defeats Deidre DeJear in Iowa governor race - KCCI Des Moines

PARTY. ALL RIGHT. THANK YOU, DENNIS. WE HAVE GOT RACE RESULTS FOR YOU. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAS PROJECTED GOVERNOR REYNOLDS, THE WINNER OF THIS ELECTION. TONIGHT, SHE WILL GET ANOTHER TERM IN OFFICE AND AGAIN, VERY EARLY WE COULD ONLY EVEN HAVE PRECINCTS REPORTING. BUT AGAIN, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAS PROJECTED GOVERNOR REYNOLDS THE WINNER AND CHRIS TODD MAGEL IS ON WHAT THE REPUBLICANS TONIGHT. AND TOM, DO YOU HAVE THE REACTION IN THE ROOM, SIR? YEAH, STEVE AND STACY WERE DOWN AT THE HILTON TO THE REPUBLICAN WATCH PARTY AND JUST MAYBE TWO OR 3 MINUTES AGO WAS THE NATIONAL NEWS NETWORKS THAT THEY’RE WATCHING TONIGHT CAME OUT WITH THE REYNOLDS VICTORY. THERE WAS A HUGE ROUND OF APPLAUSE AND CHEERS FROM THE FOLKS HERE. I DON’T THINK ANYBODY WAS COMPLETELY SURPRISED BY THAT. I THINK IT WAS PRETTY MUCH EXPECTED, BUT IT WAS CERTAINLY CONFIRMATION IN THAT THE GOVERNOR, REYNOLDS LEAD IN THE POLLS HAS CERTAINLY HELPED HER IN THIS RACE. AND TO GO ON TO BE THE WINNER. SO THIS CROWD NOW HAS BEEN WAITING FOR THE POLLS TO CLOSE, TO KIND OF START THE CELEBRATION. THE GOVERNOR’S ANNOUNCEMENT CERTAINLY WILL BE A BEGINNING TO THAT CELEBRATION. BUT THERE ARE OTHER CANDIDATES, MOST OF THE TOP REPUBLICAN CANDIDATES IN THE STATE ARE HERE. SENATOR GRASSLEY IS EXPECTED TO BE HERE AND SOME OF THE OTHERS, INCLUDING ZACH NUNN RUNNING FOR CONGRESS, THAT RACE, OF COURSE, MUCH CLOSER AND NO CALL ON THAT YET. SO WE’LL BE HERE HEARING REACTION FROM SOME HAPPY REPUBLIC