It's Election Day!

Today is primary election day for those of an Iowa persuasion.

In Davenport, 43 candidates filed petitions to run for office, the largest number in years. One candidate for alderman, Jo Graller-Hintz, withdrew late last week, decreasing the total number to 42 and the number of hopefuls in the crowded 3rd Ward race from 10 to nine.

Four mayoral candidates — Alderman Steve Ahrens, at large, Niky Bowles, a developer, former Davenport School Board President Denise Hollonbeck and Ed Winborn, the retired former Scott County Board of Supervisors chairman and county recorder — are seeking to be among the two top vote-getters whose names will appear on the Nov. 8 general election ballot.

There also are aldermanic contests in six of the eight wards, with the top two in each race moving on to the general election. In the 4th and 6th wards, voters will make choices on the mayoral and at-large races, but the total of four candidates running for seats in those two wards will automatically advance to the general election.

Meanwhile, six candidates are vying for two at-large seats. The top four in that race will head on to the general election.

Any predictions on the results?