November may seem like a long way off, but many of the top races that
will decide control of the Iowa Legislature have already taken shape.
Some fall matchups will be settled in the June 3 primary. But in other
seats, the picture is already clear. Here's our top five Senate races
and top ten House contests. Senate District 16: Tom Hancock,
D-Epworth: Hancock knocked off short-term GOP incumbent Julie Hosch
narrowly in 2004. Hosch took the seat narrowly in 2002 after incumbent
Tom Flynn got burned in redistricting. Cascade car dealer Dave
McLaughlin and Gary Lee Culver of Wyoming will face off in a
Republican primary.

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