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THE POLLS HAVE NOW BEEN CLOSED FOR TWO HOURS ON PRIMARY NIGHT IN IOWA. RHEYA: ����vlog HAS TEAM COVERAGE AS THE CANDIDATES SEE THE RESULTS COMING IN. IN STUDIO, WE HAVE ANALYSTS DENNIS GOLDFORD, KHIATE OBRADOVICH, JEFF LINK, AND ERIC WOOLSON. WE ALSO HAVE A TEAM OF REPORTERS AT THE CANDIDATES’ WATCH PARTIES AROUND THE STATE OF IO.WA STACEY: ONE OF THE RACES WE ARE WATCHING CLOSELY IS THE DEMOCRATIC RACE FOR SENATOR IN IO. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS HAS PROJECTED MICHAEL FRANKEN THE WINNER OF THAT RACE. WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE OF THAT RACE TONIGHT, BUT WE START WITH TODD MAGEL, WHO IS FLOOLWING THE MICHAEL FRANKEN CAMPAIGN. HE JOINS ULIS VE FROM THEIR WATCH PARTY IN DES MOINES. REPORT:ER GOOD EVENING. WE ARE AT A VICTYOR PTYAR THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WERE NOT EXPECTING TONIGHT. YOU CANEE S CANDIDATE MICHAEL FRANKEN THE B TUTHE DEMOCRATIC CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR. THIS HAPPENED ABOUT AN HOUR AND A HALF AGO WHEN MOST OF THE NATIONAL NEWS OUTLETS HAD STARTED CALLING THE RACE FOR MICHAEL FRANKEN. THEY HAVE BEEN CELEBRATING EVER SINCE. LET’S TAKE A LOOK AT WHAT MR. FRINK INSIDE HIM YOU MOMENTS AGO -- WHAT MICHAEL FRANKEN SAIAD FEW MOMENTS AGO. >> WHAT MUST HAPPEN IS WE STMU DEFEAT CHUCK GRASSY. FOR TOO LONG, HE HAS SAID WE’RE WORKING ON THAT. THERE’S A COMMITTEE ADDRESSING THAT, FROM NRA, TO A HOST OF OTHER THIN.GS HE KEEPS SAYING MANANA, WE’RE WORKING ON IT. WE’RE DONE WITH TS.HI WE’RE ABSOLUTELY DONE, I’M GOGIN TO HELP LEAD US. I’M NOT GOING TO BE THE JUNIOR SENATOR FROM IA.OW I’M GOING TO BE THE LEADING SENATOR FROM THE STATE OF WAIO WITH A CAST OF BLUE DEMOCRAT RETURNING THIS FROM A THIRD TIER SENATORIAL RACE TO A TIER ONE. THE MOST INTERESTING RACE IN THE NATI. REPORTER: KEEP IN MIND, THE NEXT STOP IS INCUMNTBE CHUCK GRASSLEY. MICHAEL FRANKEN SAYS HE HAS A PLAN TO BEAT HIM. WE ARE LIVE IN BEAVERM.DA STACEY: ABBY FINKENAUER WAS MICHAEL FRANKEN’S TOP OPPONENT. RHEYA: LET’S TAKE ANOTHER LOOK AT THE NBEUMRS IN THE DEMOCRATIC U.S. SENATE PRIMARY RA.CE MICHAEL FRANNKE WAS AT 55%. ABBY FINKENAUER WAS A 43%. ����vlog’S AMANDA ROOKER IS AT NKFIENAUER’S WATCH PARTY IN CEDAR RAPI. REPORT: THIS IS WHERE ABBY FINKENAUER JUST GAVE HER CONCESSION EESPCH A FEW MINUTES AGO. PEOPLE HAVE ALREADY CLEARED OUT. IT WAS A SOMBER GROUP. HER FIRST PHONE CALL WAS TO ADMIRAL MICHAEL FRANKEN. SHE WAS ALREADY RALLYING AROUND HIM, EVENAL CLING HIM THE NEXT U.S. SENATOR. FOR GET TOGETHER THE STATE OF IOWA TO FEDEAT CHUCK GRASSLEY. THE MAIN THEME OF HER SPEECH WAS THINKING FRIENDS AND FAMILY, CAMPAIGN STA.FF ENEV SOME STUDENTS CONCERNED OUABT ABORTION ACCESS OR KEEP IN SCHOOL SAFE FROM GUN VIOLENCE. AND OF COUE,RS ENCOURAGING DEMOCRATS TO TURN OUT AND VEOT. >> STEP UP WHEN IT’S HARD, STEP UP WHEN YOU GET KNOCKED DO.WN YOU MIGHT GET KNOCKED DOWN AGAIN, BUT FOLKS STEP UP. THAT IS WHO WE ARE AS IOWA.NS THAT IS WHO WE ARE AS AMERICS.AN IT IS WHY I HAVE BEEN SO HONORED TO BE IN THIS RACE, AND AGAIN, YOU’VE GOT MY WORD, AND I NEED YOU WITH US WHEN I SAY WE ARE GOING TO DO EVERYTHING WE NCA FOR THESE IOWA DEMOCRATS IN 2022 BECAUSE OUR STATE OUR COUNYTR AND OUR DEMOCRACY DEPENDS ON IT THANK YOU EVERYBODY. REPORTER: THAT WAS ABBY FINKENAUER ADDRESSING THE CROWD RIGHT BEFORE SHE WALKED AWAY. THIS WAS AN UNEXPECTED RESULT FOR MANY PEOPLE HERE AS SHE WAS A FRONT RUNNER IN THE BEGINNING. THEY SMEE TO BE RALLYING BEHIND MICHAEL FRANKEN NOW. RHEYA: GLENN HURST, A DOCTORND A CITY COUNCIL MEMBER FROM MINDEN IN WESTERN IOWA WAS THE IRTHD DEMOCRAT IN THE U.S. SENATE RACE. HE DID NOT HOLD A WATCH PARTY TONIGHT. AS YOU CAN SEE, HURST FINISHED A DISTT ANTHIRD TO FRANKEN AND FINKENAU. STACEY: AND NOW LET’S TURNO T THE REPUBLICAN PRIMARY FORHE T U.S. SENATE. CHUCK GRASSLEY HAS WON A SHOT AT AN EIGHTH TERM IN WASHINGTON, SOUNDLY DEFEATING STATE SENATOR JIM CARLIN. IN A RECORDED VIDEO SPEECH, GRASSLEY TOOK AIM AT PRESIDENT JOBIN.E >> I’VE HEARD IN MY COUNTY MEETINGS ABOUT INFLATION, ABTOU HIGH GAS PRICES, ABO TUT BORDER NOT BEING SECURED, AND REPUBLICAN MAJORITY CAN TAKE OF THESE BAD POLICIES FROM THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATI.ON STACEY: WE ALSO WANT TO CHECK IN ON WHAT COULD BE A CRUCIAL RACE IN THE U.S. HOUSE. RHEYA: ZACH NUNN DECLARED ETH WINNER IN THE REPUBLICAN PRIRYMA FOR THE THIRD DISTRICT COVERING PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN IO.WA HERE ARE THE NUMBERS. CHZA NUNN WITH6% 6, NICOLE SSHE ON 19% AND GARY LEFFLER AT 14%. STACEY: WE HAVE TEAM COVERAGE OF ALL THREE CANDIDATE’S WATCH PARTIES. WE START TONIGHT IN URBANDALE, WHERE ����vlog’S LAURA TERRELL IS WITH THE VICTORIOUS NUNN CAMPAIGN RERT:PO A BIG WIN FOR ZACH NUNN. IT HAS BEENOU LD AND AM VERY EXCITED CROWD CARE. FINGERS STARTGIN -- THINGS ARE STARTING TO SETTLE DOWN. HE CALLS HIMSELFHE T UNDERDOG, SAYS HE HAS A LOT OF WORK TO DO. HE WAS HERE WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY GIVINAG SPEECH SHORTLY AFTER THIS WAS ANNOUNCED. WE WEER ABLE TO GRAB AN INTERVIEW WITH HIM 30 SECONDS AFTER HE WAS OFFICIALLY DECLARED THE WINNER. TA AKE LISTEN TO WHAT HE HAD TO SAY. >> WE’RE VERY HONORED. THERE’S A LOT OF GREAT IOWANS OUT THERE. WE’RE VERY THANKF.UL MY FAMILY IS BLESSED. BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY, WE’RE READY TO START WORKING HARD FOR IOWA. TODAY BECOMES NUMBER ONE DAY WE 'E ’RE AN UNDERDOG, WE’RE A CHALLENGER, BUT WE’RE READY TO WORK FOR IOWANS. EVERYONE WE TALK TO ON THE CAMPAIGN TRAIL IS SAYING HEY, OUR FAMILY IS LIKE YOU.RS WE’RE HAVING A HARD TIME. LET’S GET OUT THERE, LET’S CHANGE THE WAY DC DOES BUSINESS AND IOWA HAS A GREAT PLAYBOOK FOR BEING SUCCESSFUL WE WANT TO TAKE THAT TO WASHINGT. REPORTER: ZACH NUNNS I A LIEUTENANT COLONEL IN THE AIR FORCE. HE SAYS HE IS DETERMINED TO FLIP THIS HOUSE SEAT FROM BLUE TO RED. HE SAYS A GETS ABOUT GOVERNING AND MOVING FORWARD. REPORTING VELI IN URBANDALE, LAURA TERRELL. STY:AC NICOLE HASSELL WAS A DISTANT SECOND. ����vlog’S BEAU BOWMAN IS LIKE -- LI.VE REPORTER: IT HAS NOT BEEN A SOMBER NIGHTS AYOU MIGHT EXPECT. IT WAS CELEBRATORY OF THE CAMPAIGN THAT EYTH R. NICOLE HASSELL JUST SPOKE MINUTES AGO AND ONE OF THE LAST THINGS SHE SDAI IS TO BE CONTINUED. THOSE WERE HER LAST THREE WORDS. WE AREOING G TO SPEAK WITH HER, AND IN JUST A FEW MINUTES TO TALK A LITTLE BIT AUT THAT. RHA:EY WE ARE GOING TO GO TO GARY LEFFLER NOW. HE HAD 14%. INHE T REPUBLICAN PRIMARY FOR U.S. HOUSE DISTRICT THREE. ����vlog’S JAMES STRATTON IS THERE AND JOINS US N.OW REPORTER: THE PARTY BEHIND ME WRAPPED UP AT THIS HOUSE. GARY SAYS THEER IS PLENTY OF PARADES FORIS H TRACTOR TO GO THROUGH. ABOUT 14% OF THE VOTE WENT TO HIM. A LOT OF OPTIMISM HERE AT THIS HOUSE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. A LOT OF PEOPLE TALKING POLITICS. HE SAID HE WANTED TO RUN A CAMPAIGNOR F THE LITTLE GUY. HE TDOL SUPPORTERS THAT HE DID RUN A SUCCESSFUL CAMPAIGN TOWARD THE LITTLEUY G, FOCUSEDN O THE FACT THAT HE BELIEVES THE LSTEA AMOUNT IN THIS RACE AND ACCORDING TO HIM, MAY HAVE GOTTEN THE MOST AMOUNT OF VOTES FOR THE LEAST AMOUNT OF MEYON THAT IS STILL TO BE DETERMINED. HE CALLED ZACH NUNN AND CONGRATULATED HIM. HE TOLD THEM HE WOULD BE HIS WING MAN HEADING INTO THE GENERAL ELECTION. >> I THINK THE REPUBLICAN PARTY HAS SPOKEN CLEARLY AND THEY HAVE CHOSEN ZACH NUNN TO DEFEAT CINDY AXNE. WE WILL DO WHATEVER WE CAN TO HELP IN THAT EFFORT. SHE NEEDS TOO. G I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO ATWH IS NE XT. WE ARE EXCITED TO PURSUE THAT AND SEE WHERE THE ROAD LEADS. REPORTER: WHERE THAT RDOA LEADS AT LEAST TOMORRO AW, FISHING SPOT IN SOUTHERN IA.OW A DAY OFF FOR THEM TOMORROW. STY:AC WE HAVE A PROJEEDCT WINNER IN BUT DEMOCRACTI REAC FOR HOUSE DISTRICT 28. STY: IN THE REPUBLICAN RACE FOR HOUSE DISTRICT 37 BBAR MCCULLOUGH IS PROJECTED TO WIN. BOTH CANDIDATES ARE INCUMBENTS DUE TO REDISTRICTING EFFORTS IN OUR STATE. DEAN FISHER IS PROJECTED TO BEAT THE INCUMBENT. STY:AC I WANT TO START WITH THE RACE BETWEEN THE U.S. SENEAT DEMOATCRIC CANDIDATES. WE HAVE MICHAEL FRANNKE WIN OVER ABBY FINKENAUER. WHAT DOES THAT MEAN? DOES THAT MEAN TTHA IT IS MORE APPEALING TO HAVE LESS OF A ROLE IN POLITICRIS GHT NOW? ESPECIALLY WITH CONGRESS AND WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE. >> I THINK MHAICEL FRANKEN APPEAL TO A LOT OF VOTERS CROSS THE STATE, INCLUDING HIS MILITARY STATUS. I THINK IT HAS BEEN A TREND IN POLICSTI THAT THE RECORD IN CONGRESS CAN BE TOXIC. CHALLENGERS CAN DESCREIB THEMSELVES HOWEVER THEY WANT. THEY ARE NOT DEFINED BAY RECORD. STACY: IS THERE SOMETHING TO A MAN BEATING A WOMAN IN A DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY? >> WHEN THIS STARTED EVERYBODY THOUGHT IT WAS ABBY FINKENAUER’S TO LOSE. THERE WAS ALL THIS TALK ABOUT ROE V. WADE BEING POTENTIALLY OVERTURN.ED TO HAVE A WANOM WHO WAS CAMPAIGNING ON PROTECTING WOMEN’S RIGHTS, YOU WOULD THINK IT WOULD BAE HUGE ADVANTAGE IN THE DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY, BUT MICHAEL FRANKEN WAS ABLE TO OVERCOME IT. A LOT OF IT HAS TOO D WITH THE FACT THAT HE IS A DECORATED NAVAL OFFERIC, A THREE-STAR ADMIRAL. IOWA SHOULD BE PROUD THAT WE HA AVE THREE-STAR ADMIRAL. IT IS RELYAL SOMETHING AND UNUSUAL. HE SAID TONIGHT THAT IF HE WERE ELECTED HE WOULDE B THE HIGSTHE RANKING FORMER MILITARY PERSONNEL EVER IN THE UNITED STATES SENATE. THAT IS REALLYOM SETHING. THAT KIND OF EXPERIENCE AND STATEUR PARTICULARLY WHENE W HAVE MORE IN EASTERN EUROPE WAS TOO HIS ADVANTAGE TONIGHT. STY:AC I THINK THERE WEER MANY COMPETITION BETENWE THESE RACES AND THERE WERE SOME THAT REWE UNCONTESTED. DO THE PEOEPL WHO HAD CANDIDATES TO RUN AGAINST, DO TYHE HAVE AN ADVANTAGE BECAUSE PEOPLE WERE ABLE TO GET TO THOHUG THEM -- KNOW THEM. >> TONIGHT WAS A BIG NIGHT FOR MICHAEL FRANKEN. HE GOT A LOT OF ATTENTION. BUT FOR DIEDRICH THIS YEAR, SHE DOES NOT GET THE SAME BOOST TONIGHT. SHE HAS TO FIND ANOTHER WAY TO BUILD THE MOMENTUM. >> THERE IS A REASON YOU PLAY EXHIBITION GAMES BEFORE THE REGULAR SEASON STARTS. IF YOU HAVE NOT HAD A PRIRYMA THAT KNOCKS THE COBWEBS OFF. THOSE WHO WON A PRIMARY ARE IN BETTER SHAPE POSSIBLY. >> I THINK IT IS BENEFICIAL IN ETH CYCLE BECAUSE I DO NOT RECALL A LOTF O PRIMARIES THAT WERE VICIOUS PRIMARIES. THAT REALLY HELPS TOO. IF YOU HAVE PRIMARY OPPONTSEN WHO ARE TREATING EACH OTHER RESPECT, IT REALLY DOES HELP SHARPEN THE SAW. >> HE CAME OUT OF THE GATE KIND OF FLAT. AND SHE NEVER STOPPED. >> THE FACT THAT SIMON -- ZACH NUNN WON SO BIG, PEOPLE’S ATTENTION IN WASHINGTON, D.C. ETH RACE HAS BEEN MOVED FROM A TOSSUP TO