Reynolds: ‘Now we are ready for the next challenge’

The Associated Press called Iowa’s gubernatorial contest for incumbent Kim Reynolds just minutes after the polls closed Tuesday night.

Fending off a challenge from Democrat Deidre DeJear, the Republican governor won her second full term in office. The early declaration of victory for Reynolds did not come as a surprise for those following Iowa politics: Election polls and predictions consistently found that Reynolds had a sizable lead in the race.