Davenport is a city in and the county seat of Scott County,Iowa,United States. Located along the Mississippi River on the eastern border of the state,it is the largest of the Quad Cities,a metropolitan area with a population of 384,324 and a combined statistical area population of 474,019,ranking as the 147th-largest MSA and 91st-largest CSA in the nation. According to the 2020 census,the city had a population of 101,724,making it Iowa's third-most populous city after Des Moines and Cedar Rapids. Davenport was founded on May 14,1836,by Antoine Le Claire and named for his friend George Davenport.
Scott County is a county located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census,the population was 174,669,making it the third-most populous county in Iowa. The county seat is Davenport.
The Putnam Museum and Science Center,originally Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences,is a museum of history and natural science with an interactive science center in Davenport,Iowa,United States. The museum was founded in 1867,and was one of the first museums west of the Mississippi River. It houses around 250,000 historical artifacts and specimens in its collections. It is located at 1717 West 12th Street,at the corner of Division and West 12th Street on "museum hill," near Fejervary Park. It is an affiliate of the Smithsonian Institution.
William E. Gluba is a former American politician who served as mayor of Davenport,Iowa from 2008 to 2016. He is a member of the Democratic Party.
KLJB is a television station licensed to Davenport,Iowa,United States,serving as the Fox affiliate for the Quad Cities area. It is owned by Mission Broadcasting,which maintains a shared services agreement (SSA) with Nexstar Media Group,owner of Rock Island,Illinois–licensed CBS affiliate WHBF-TV and Burlington,Iowa–licensed CW owned-and-operated station KGCW,for the provision of certain services. The three stations share studios in the Telco Building on 18th Street in downtown Rock Island;KLJB's transmitter is located near Orion,Illinois.
WHBF-TV is a television station licensed to Rock Island,Illinois,United States,serving as the CBS affiliate for the Quad Cities area. It is owned by Nexstar Media Group alongside Burlington,Iowa–licensed CW owned-and-operated station KGCW;Nexstar also provides certain services to Davenport,Iowa–licensed Fox affiliate KLJB under a shared services agreement (SSA) owner Mission Broadcasting. The three stations share studios in the Telco Building on 18th Street in downtown Rock Island;WHBF-TV's transmitter is located in Bettendorf,Iowa.
KWQC-TV is a television station licensed to Davenport,Iowa,United States,serving the Quad Cities area as an affiliate of NBC. Owned by Gray Television,the station maintains studios on Brady Street in downtown Davenport,and its transmitter is located in Bettendorf,Iowa.
KGCW is a television station licensed to Burlington,Iowa,United States,serving as the CW network outlet for the Quad Cities area. It is owned and operated by network majority owner Nexstar Media Group alongside regional CBS affiliate WHBF-TV. Nexstar also provides certain services to Fox affiliate KLJB under a shared services agreement (SSA) with Mission Broadcasting. The three stations share studios in the Telco Building on 18th Street in downtown Rock Island,Illinois;KGCW's transmitter is located near Orion,Illinois.
Mike Boland is an American politician who served in the Illinois House of Representatives,representing the 71st District from 1995 to 2010,and the Democratic nominee for Indiana State Treasurer in 2014. In 2016,Boland ran for the Indiana House of Representatives. However,he lost the general election to Todd Huston.
The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa were held on Tuesday,November 6,2012,to elect the state's four U.S. representatives. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices,including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on June 5,2012.
The Dispatch–Argus is a daily morning newspaper in Davenport,Iowa,and circulated primarily throughout the Illinois side of the Quad Cities —Moline,East Moline,Rock Island and Rock Island County,but also for sale in retail establishments on the Iowa side of the Quad Cities —Davenport and Bettendorf. The Dispatch is circulated in and around Moline while The Rock Island Argus is circulated in and around that city. The two are essentially the same newspaper,only with different front covers. They have a combined circulation of about 25,000.
The 2018 Iowa gubernatorial election took place on November 6,2018. Incumbent Republican governor Kim Reynolds ran for election to a full term,facing Democratic businessman Fred Hubbell,Libertarian Jake Porter,and independent candidate Gary Siegwarth.
The 97th District of the Iowa House of Representatives in the state of Iowa. It's currently composed of part of Scott County.
The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa was held on November 3,2020,to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Iowa,one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election,as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.
The 2018 Iowa House of Representative elections took place on November 6,2018,to elect representatives from all 100 districts. The winners of this will serve in 88th General Assembly,with apportioned among the states based on the 2010 United States census. The Republican Party retained control of the House,while losing a net gain of 5 seats to Democratic Party.
Mayoral elections in Irvine,California,are held every two years.
A general election was held in the U.S. state of Iowa on November 8,2022. All of Iowa's executive officers were up for election,as well as a United States Senate seat,all four of Iowa's seats in the United States House of Representatives,25 (half) of the seats in the Iowa Senate,and all 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on June 7,2022.
Michael Vondran is an American politician and businessman who has represented the 94th district of the Iowa House of Representatives since January 2023,which consists of parts of central Scott County,including most of Eldridge and much of central Davenport. He is a member of the Republican Party.
Fred "Lee" Gallup was an American politician and farmer. He served as the representative for the 19th district in the Iowa House of Representatives from 1949 to 1955.
