Articles Tagged: 1st Congressional District

Iowa Republican incumbents have outpaced their Democratic challengers in fundraising, according to recent campaign finance reports, as they gear up for competitive races and push to protect their narrow U.S. House majority.

Also, new congressional candidate Taylor Wettach announces his early fundraising figures

Taylor Wettach will face fellow Democrat Christina Bohannan in Eastern Iowa’s District 1 primary election next year.

This week on the podcast, a familiar Democrat enters the Iowa-1 race while a familiar Democrat exists the Iowa-4 race. Plus, we cover the Iowa connections to last weekend's shooting in Minnesota.

Also in the Campaign Almanac, Sarah Trone Garriott is endorsed by an organization promoting ‘next generation’ political leaders

Iowa City Democrat and University of Iowa law professor Christina Bohannan hopes the third time will be the charm, as she runs again to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa's 1st District.

Former Democratic state lawmaker and Veterans National Recovery Center president Bob Krause of Burlington on Tuesday launched his run for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District seat.

Also, campaign fundraising reports for the first three months of the year show Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks raised $1 million in preparation for a re-election bid.

Democrats announced Tuesday they are investing in elections in an attempt to oust Iowa Republicans Mariannette Miller-Meeks, Ashley Hinson and Zach Nunn

Democrat Christina Bohannan said she will ask for a recount in the tight race in Southeastern Iowa's 1st Congressional District against Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks.

Eastern Iowa Republican incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks extended her narrow lead by roughly 400 votes in an unsettled U.S. House race that was still too close to call Wednesday afternoon. The two-term incumbent declared victory, but said she expects a recount, which would be the second time in three elections that her narrow victory went through a recount.

As of early Wednesday, and with 19 of the 20 counties in Iowa’s 1st District reporting, Republican U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks led Democratic challenger Christina Bohannan by a mere 413 votes out of more than 407,000 cast.

Heading to the polls today? Here’s what you’ll need to know to cast a ballot.

The two candidates running for southeast Iowa’s closely contested U.S. House seat took a break Friday from their respective parties’ messaging on abortion rights and immigration to focus on farm policy and economic issues, as they work to turn out and sway undecided voters just four days out from Tuesday’s general election.

University of Iowa General Counsel and Vice President for Legal Affairs James Jorgenson sent the Democrat’s campaign a letter Friday requesting it cease and desist from further use of the UI’s protected marks.