{"id":2609947,"date":"2026-06-03T07:35:01","date_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:35:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-nominate-candidates-for-competitive-iowa-house-seats\/"},"modified":"2026-06-03T07:35:31","modified_gmt":"2026-06-03T11:35:31","slug":"democrats-nominate-candidates-for-competitive-iowa-house-seats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrats-nominate-candidates-for-competitive-iowa-house-seats\/","title":{"rendered":"Democrats nominate candidates for competitive Iowa House seats"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdemocrats-nominate-candidates-for-competitive-iowa-house-seats%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2609947&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Democrats selected candidates for two competitive House races they hope to win in November. In Iowa\u2019s first <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >district<\/a>, former state Rep. Christina Bohannan was chosen to challenge GOP Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks; Bohannan has taught at the University of iowa and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/media-say-bidens-female-led-comms-is-a-first-trump-has-that-now\/\" title=\"Media Say Biden&#039;s Female-Led Comms Is A First. Trump Has That Now\">previously served<\/a> in the Iowa House. This is her third attempt at the seat, after close losses in 2022 and 2024, with the latest race decided by just one percentage point.<\/p>\n<p>In Iowa\u2019s third district, Democrats nominated state Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott to run against GOP Rep.Zach Nunn. Trump won that district by four percentage points in 2024. Both matchups are viewed as potential gains for Democrats this election cycle.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/democrats\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"249\">Democrats<\/a> picked their candidates for two competitive House <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/swing-district\/\" type=\"post_tag\" id=\"17567\">districts<\/a> on Tuesday that will be vital to the party\u2019s efforts to flip control of the chamber this November. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Democrats nominated former state Rep. Christina Bohannan to run against GOP Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa\u2019s first <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-red-wave-of-conservative-women-elected-to-congress\/\" title=\"The Red Wave of Conservative Women Elected to Congress\">congressional district<\/a>. Bohannan has taught at the University of Iowa College of Law and served as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/republicans-vowed-to-elect-more-women-they-did-just-that\/\" title=\"...ublicans Vowed To Elect More Women...They Did Just That\">state representative<\/a> in Iowa from 2021 to 2023.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4592504\/hilton-becerra-steyer-early-lead-california-governor-race\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Hilton, Becerra, Steyer in early lead in California governor\u2019s race as vote count continues<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4590404\/california-results-22nd-congressional-district-primary-valadao-bains-villegas\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>California 22nd Congressional district primary results: Rep. David Valadao advances to runoff<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/4590404\/california-22nd-congressional-district-primary-results-valadao-bains-villegas\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>California 22nd Congressional district primary results: Rep. David Valadao advances to runoff<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is Bohannan\u2019s third try for the seat after losing to Miller-Meeks in 2022 and 2024. The 2024 contest, however, was decided by only one percentage point, even as President Donald Trump carried the seat by eight percentage points.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Iowa\u2019s third congressional district, Democrats nominated state Sen. Sarah Trone Garriott against GOP Rep. Zach Nunn. Trump carried the seat by four percentage points over former Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/state\/4589569\/trump-south-carolina-governor-endorsement\/\"><strong>NANCY MACE AND RALPH NORMAN REFUSE TO EXIT SOUT CAROLINA\u2019S GOVERNOR\u2019S RACE AFTER LOSING TRUMP ENDORSEMENT<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Trone Garriott is a Lutheran minister and has served in the Iowa Senate since 2020. Nunn was first elected to the seat in 2022. <\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Both races are seen as potential pick-up opportunities for Democrats this November. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Democrats nominate Christina Bohannan and Sarah Trone Garriott for two key House races<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3691,"featured_media":2609948,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26154066281991.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[3685,6571,5626],"class_list":["post-2609947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-democrats","tag-elections","tag-iowa"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/AP26154066281991.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3691"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2609947"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2609952,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2609947\/revisions\/2609952"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2609948"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2609947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2609947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2609947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}