Jason Noble

jnoble2@dmreg.com

Bernie Sanders, the presidential candidate who narrowly lost to Hillary Clinton in Iowa’s first-in-the-nation caucuses, will return to the state on Monday for three campaign rallies on Clinton’s behalf.

Sanders, a Vermont senator who ran well to Clinton’s left throughout the primary season, will appear in Davenport, Iowa City and Des Moines on Monday afternoon for events aimed at encouraging Clinton supporters to cast their votes early. Iowa’s 40-day voting period began Thursday.

Clinton and Sanders ran a close and tense race ahead of last February’s Iowa caucuses, with Clinton ultimately defeating Sanders by less than a percentage point.

His trip Monday will take him to the state’s liberal capital, Iowa City, as well as its population center in Des Moines and Scott County, one of its key swing counties.

Here’s the schedule:

12:45 p.m.: Davenport

3:15 p.m.: Iowa City

6:30 p.m.: Des Moines

Details on locations have not yet been announced. Attendees may RSVP here.