(Radio Iowa) - The fundraising leaders in Iowa's race for governor have filed the paperwork to qualify for the June primary ballots.
Candidates for governor are required to submit at least 35-hundred signatures from eligible Iowa voters on petitions -- and have at least 100 signatures from 19 of Iowa's 99 counties. Democrat Rob Sand says the 24-thousand signatures his campaign submitted is a record -- and one-fifth of them came from independents and Republicans. Sand describes it as a 99 county operation to show that no matter where you live in Iowa, you've got neighbors who signed to help get his name on the ballot.
Republican Randy Feenstra says people from all 99 counties signed his nominating petitions and he submitted over 75-hundred signatures, more than double the number necessary. Feenstra is likely to face four other Republicans in the June 2nd G-O-P Primary. Candidates have until 5 p.m. this Friday to submit nominationg petitions for the primary.