“This election, we want Iowans to know that their values and their votes matter,” said Brian Brown, president of NOM in a press release prior to Tuesday’s elections. “They need to know where these Justices stand.”
Supreme Court Justices Marsha Ternus, David Baker and Michael Streit were all removed from their positions through “retention” votes. Iowa’s Supreme Court has seven members, but only three were up for a vote this year.