If you live in Iowa House District 61, chances are Jane Greimann or Dick Woods has knocked on your door.

Greimann and Woods are competing for the seat in the Iowa House of Representatives, a spot left vacant by Cecilia Burnett, who is retiring.

“The best part [of campaigning] is door knocking because it relieves stress,” said Greimann, the Democratic nominee. With help from her family, Greimann has knocked on all of the homes and duplexes in her district.

Woods has also spent much of the last four months since he announced his candidacy knocking on doors. He covers 50 houses on weeknights and 150 every Saturday.

“There are things about the campaigning that are a lot of work, but I do enjoy meeting people,” Republican candidate Woods said.

Going door-to-door has allowed him to hear the ideas of residents in his district, which to Woods, “makes it all worthwhile.” Woods has worked on learning the names of his constituents and getting to know them personally.

“That’s a different type of campaign technique,” Woods said. “It’s more work, but I think there’s a better result.”

On Sunday, Greimann was accompanied by fellow Democrat and presidential candidate Bill Bradley. Greimann calls her help from Bradley “icing on the cake” after four months of constant campaigning.

Greimann took a leave of absence from her part-time position as a supervisor of student teachers to focus on her campaign. Greimann admits that lately she is “pretty single-minded about the campaign,” but she said she has managed to keep her life fairly normal.

Greimann and Woods are both concerned with education in Iowa. Woods said teacher salaries need to be increased in Iowa in order for the state to remain competitive at a time when thousands of educators are on the verge of retiring.

“Right now, our salaries aren’t high enough to attract students to this location,” Woods said.

Greimann is concerned with the way tax money is being spent toward scholastic ideals.

“We spend most of our money on education in the House of Representatives,” she said, “and I want to be sure that money is spent wisely.”

Greimann has also focused on child care, race relations and environmental issues.

Besides his views on education, Woods is in favor of cutting back state gambling, putting control of hoglots into the township trustees and extending Iowa tuition grants to graduate students.

The election for the District 61 representative will be held Tuesday. Polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 8 p.m.