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Katarina Sostaric

Here's why more people aren't running for governor in Iowa's primary

Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds and Democratic candidate for governor Deidre DeJear. (Madeleine King/Iowa Public Radio; Charlie Neibergall/AP Photo/Iowa Public Radio/AP)

DES MOINES, Iowa — Even though Iowa is one of 36 states with a race for governor this November, voters won't get to choose between different candidates for governor in Tuesday's primary.

On the Republican side, incumbent Gov. Kim Reynolds is running unopposed, with a late-in-the-primary endorsement from former President Donald Trump. Reynolds became governor in 2017 and has worked with the Republican-led legislature to enact a very conservative agenda. They've drastically cut income taxes, rolled back gun regulations, passed abortion restrictions and cut the amount of time allowed for voting.

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