IOWA JUDGE RETAINS SEAT: From the Des Moines Register

A northwest Iowa judge who approved a controversial divorce of two Sioux City lesbians will keep his job despite efforts by conservatives to unseat him in Tuesday's election.

District Judge Jeffrey Neary, 46, received 58 percent yes votes among the 56,000-plus ballots cast for a six-year term in District 3B, a mostly rural Republican area that includes Sioux City. A simple majority was needed for retention. ...

Critics accused Neary of judicial activism and opening the way for gay marriages, which are banned in the state. Neary countered that he didn't favor same-sex marriages when he issued the divorce in November. In a recent interview, he said he had only "terminated a civil union--no more, no less."

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