(Radio Iowa) - The DEMOCRATIC Party in a southern Iowa county is in the process of nominating a REPUBLICAN for one of the party's slots on the November ballot.
Republican Chris Clark of Sidney is chairman of the Fremont County Board of Supervisors, but he lost this month's G-O-P Primary by seven votes. Fremont County Democratic Party chairman John Powers says that was an unexpected result -- and a recent change in Iowa law prohibits Clark and all other losers of party primaries from running as an independent in the General Election.
According to the party, Clark is expected to accept the Democratic Party's nomination, but will remain a Republican. Fremont County Democrats credit Clark for prioritizing county needs over what they called "partisan politics and personal grievance."