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Christina Bohannan (D) defeated incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) and Michael Bridgford (Independent) in the general election for Iowa's 1st Congressional District
Christina Bohannan (D) defeated incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) and Michael Bridgford (Independent) in the general election for Iowa's 1st Congressional District on November 3, 2026. Read More
Iowa GOP Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks ousted in rematch
Cracks in the GOP's dominance in the agriculture-heavy state widened in recent weeks as Mr. Trump's tariffs and the Iran war have hurt Iowans. Read More
Bohannan Unseats Miller-Meeks in Iowa, Flipping Key House Seat
Discontent about the war with Iran and tariffs helped create a tough environment for Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks, the defeated Republican. Read More
Miller-Meeks loses reelection in battleground Iowa House race
Democrat Christina Bohannan is projected to unseat Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) in the race for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ, flipping a key battleground seat for Democrats. Bohannan, a University of Iowa law professor and former state lawmaker, defeated the Read More
Iowa live results: 2026 House elections
Iowans on Tuesday elect their U.S. representatives for the next two years. The Hawkeye State has four congressional districts, all currently held by Republicans, but Democrats are eyeing three of those districts as potential pickup opportunities. In the 1st District, three-term incumbent Rep. Marian Read More
Republicans apparently surrender doomed races as election map gets grimmer: analysis
With the midterms a day away, strategists in both parties have written off several races once billed as top contests, according to a report from Politico.More than a dozen Senate and House races have been triaged, and the report says they're now expecting an awful night for Republicans.In nearly eve Read More
Conservative climate group faces a midterm reckoning. Its Utah founder still sees hope for the movement
The group was created to bridge the divide between Republicans and Democrats on energy and climate policy. Sen. John Curtis says that can still happen. Read More
Democrats Get Caught Playing Dirty in Iowa
A bombshell report just revealed that desperate Democrats are resorting to a pathetic election scheme at the eleventh hour in Iowa. A dark-money Democrat group is targeting Republican voters with mailers chock-full of lies about Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks in an effort to suppress Republi Read More
Iowa Dem Josh Turek Rejects Immediate Deportation of Illegal Aliens, Incorrectly Links Reps. Miller-Meeks and Feenstra to Dignity Act
Obama-endorsed Iowa Democrat U.S. Senate nominee Josh Turek said illegal immigrants should not face immediate deportation. Read More
Trump heads to Iowa as Republicans fight for seats in longtime stronghold
President Donald Trump heads to Iowa on Thursday to shore up Republicans in a state he won by 13 percentage points two years ago, but where his weakened standing and voter anxiety over his policies have complicated the party's prospects in the November 3 midterm elections. Trump will hold a rally i Read More
Bohannan, Miller-Meeks face off in only debate of 2026 cycle
Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Democratic challenger Christina Bohannan sparred over tariffs, the Iran War, and public safety in the sole debate of the election. Read More
Iowa Democrat’s new ad takes on anti-trans attacks without throwing transgender people under the bus
Christina Bohannan takes aim at Mariannette Miller-Meeks’ donors and voting record while pushing back on anti-trans sports attacks without retreating from support for LGBTQ+ Iowans. Read More
Photos: see U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks campaign in Scott County
The Quad-City Times followed U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks for a day in October as she campaigns for a fourth term in Congress. Read More
Miller-Meeks highlights medical experience, support for tax cuts in run for fourth term
Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks is hoping to fend off Democrat Christina Bohannan a third time. Read More
Miller-Meeks casts PAC ad pullback as sign her campaign is winning
U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks says PAC ad cuts reflect her campaign’s strength while analysts rate the race leaning Democratic. Read More
GOP hits new panic level over midterms: 'We have to survive that political storm'
The Republican Party leadership has reportedly given up hope of retaining control of the House as they shift money to make sure they don’t suffer the same fate in the Senate.GOP lawmakers are becoming less reluctant to blame President Donald Trump for the upcoming midterm “bloodbath,” Politico repor Read More
Election 2026: Iowa’s 1st congressional district
Republican incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks is facing Democratic challenger Christina Bohannan in the race for Iowa’s District 1 in the U.S. House of Representatives. Read More
Republicans have already given up on three GOP-held seats – and two other races
National Republicans are pulling out of a handful of House races less than a month before the midterms, abandoning two sitting GOP lawmakers as the party tries to keep its losses from spreading.Super PACs aligned with President Donald Trump and House GOP leadership canceled all remaining ad reservat Read More
Top G.O.P. Groups Pull Support From First House Incumbents
Two major Republican super PACs are said to be withdrawing cash from the races of the incumbent Representatives Thomas H. Kean Jr. of New Jersey and Mariannette Miller-Meeks of Iowa in an effort to triage the midterm map. Read More
Mike Johnson rallies for Miller-Meeks in Iowa
Speaker Mike Johnson called on Republicans to organize and support U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in one of the most competitive races in the country. Read More