From governor's races to county commissioners, Georgia voters face one of the most expansive primary ballots in years.

Three Republican candidates for Iowa governor took to the debate stage April 28, and much of the focus quickly turned to a candidate who didn’t show up.

Strickland, who chairs the Senate’s judiciary committee and who has been a state lawmaker for more than a decade, touted the dozens of endorsements he has racked up from sheriffs, district attorneys a...