Iowa's 1st Congressional District election, 2024

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Iowa's 1st Congressional District
Democratic primary Republican primary General election
Election details
Filing deadline: March 15, 2024
Primary: June 4, 2024 General: November 5, 2024
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Poll times: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Voting in Iowa
Race ratings
Cook Political Report: Toss-up DDHQ and The Hill: Likely Republican Inside Elections: Tilt Democratic Sabato's Crystal Ball: Lean Democratic
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All U.S. House districts, including the 1st Congressional District of Iowa, held elections in 2024. The general election was November 5, 2024. The primary was June 4, 2024. The filing deadline was March 15, 2024.

This race was one of 75 races in 2024 that was a rematch of the 2022 election. In 2024, Democrats won 39 of these matches, while Republicans won 36 of them. Democrats won 38 of those districts in 2022, and Republicans won 37.

The outcome of this race affected the partisan balance of the U.S. House of Representatives in the 119th Congress. All 435 House districts were up for election.

At the time of the election, Republicans held a 220-212 majority with three vacancies. As a result of the election, Republicans retained control of the U.S. House, winning 220 seats to Democrats' 215. To read more about the 2024 U.S. House elections, click here.

In the 2022 election in this district, the Republican candidate won 53.4%-46.6%. Daily Kos calculated what the results of the 2020 presidential election in this district would have been following redistricting. Donald Trump (R) would have defeated Joe Biden (D) 50.5%-47.6%.

Iowa's 1st Congressional District was one of 34 congressional districts with a Republican incumbent or an open seat that the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) targeted in 2024. To read about DCCC targeting initiatives, click here. For a complete list of DCCC targeted districts, click here.

For more information about the primaries in this election, click on the links below:

• Iowa's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Democratic primary)
• Iowa's 1st Congressional District election, 2024 (June 4 Republican primary)

Candidates and election results

General election

General election for U.S. House Iowa District 1

Incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks defeated Christina Bohannan and Nicholas Gluba in the general election for U.S. House Iowa District 1 on November 5, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)	50.0	206,955
		Christina Bohannan (D)	49.8	206,156
		Nicholas Gluba (L) (Write-in)	0.0	0
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	967

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 414,078
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1

Christina Bohannan advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christina Bohannan	99.3	13,870
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	92

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 13,962
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1

Incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks defeated David Pautsch in the Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1 on June 4, 2024.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mariannette Miller-Meeks	55.9	16,529
		David Pautsch	43.9	12,981
		Other/Write-in votes	0.2	60

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 29,570
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Candidate profiles

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Nicholas Gluba

Party: Libertarian Party

Incumbent: No

Political Office: None

Submitted Biography:  "I am Nicholas Gluba, a former marine and lifelong resident of Iowa. In the USMC I was a machine gunner in the infantry seving on ship and also in the middle east during Operation Iraqi Freedom as a part of the global ear on terror. I am a regular blue collar worker of multiple jobs. I am a production lead and group leader at a warehouse in North Liberty for whirlpool appliances as well as the Chef for the Price Creek Event Center in Amana, Iowa. Along with those jobs I am also a city council member for the town of Lone Tree. I am no stranger to service to the people of Iowa or the nation and have done so most of my life. I am the type of person that sees a problem and makes every attempt to rectify the issues causing it. That is why I joined the Marine Corps after September 11th 2001, that is the reason I joined city council here in my small town of Lone Tree, and that is the reason I intend to serve in the US Congress. We as a citizen of Iowa and the United States are facing many problems that our government has exacerbated over the years and plans to pass down to our children and their children. Without a fundamental significant change in how our country is run I fear our country will hit a breaking point soon that we may not be able to recover from. The people of Iowa and the nation have seen this as well and many have decided to look outside of the two party system that has placed our country in this downward spiral. I hope to help us recover from this system."

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Key Messages

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I am extremely anti war. I served in a war and saw the horrors involved in it both physical and mental. The tolls of war on my generation are immense and I would hate to see our children go through the same traumas we did. Along with the cost of the people that served in wars there is also an astronomical financial cost inherent in military intervention. We spent trillions to have military intervention around the world that served no purpose but to line the pockets of war profiteers, they didn't better the lives of the US forces that served, they didn't better the lives of the countries we invaded, and they definitely did not benefit the lives of civilians in the United States. We need to stop this useless spending and focus on the US.

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Anti eminent domain for the profit of private enterprise. We in Iowa have seen abuses of eminent domain thoroughly throughout the state. Whether it is used for Carbon pipelines, oil and gas pipelines, or even windmills the use of eminent domain to give legally held lands of the people to a corporation is flat out wrong. The republican and democratic parties have both abused this power to steal the land held by the farmers that grow our food. At a federal level I hope to strike down any bill that makes the use of eminent domain fiscally viable to de-incentivize corporations from attempted use so that residents of Iowa no longer need to fear the government stealing their lands to give it to a multi billion dollar corporation.

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I plan to work with other representatives and senators to restructure the federal government back to what the founders of our country intended. Our federal system is meant to have a series of checks and balances to ensure no one branch of government became too powerful. The federal government has granted the executive branch too much power that has caused a break in our system of checks and balances. That is the reason people now fear which candidate takes the office of POTUS. If we rebalanced those powers and stripped the executive branch back down to where the framers of the constitution intended people would need no longer fear whether their candidate of choice or another were to take the office.

This information was current as of the candidate's run for U.S. House Iowa District 1 in 2024.

Voting information

See also: Voting in Iowa

Election information in Iowa: Nov. 5, 2024, election.

What was the voter registration deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
• By mail: Postmarked by Oct. 21, 2024
• Online: Oct. 21, 2024

Was absentee/mail-in voting available to all voters?

Yes

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot request deadline?

• In-person: Oct. 21, 2024
• By mail: Received by Oct. 21, 2024
• Online: N/A

What was the absentee/mail-in ballot return deadline?

• In-person: Nov. 5, 2024
• By mail: Received by Nov. 5, 2024

Was early voting available to all voters?

Yes

What were the early voting start and end dates?

Oct. 16, 2024 to Nov. 4, 2024

Were all voters required to present ID at the polls? If so, was a photo or non-photo ID required?

N/A

When were polls open on Election Day?

7:00 a.m. - 8:00 p.m. (CST)

Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey responses

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Survey responses from candidates in this race

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Please list below 3 key messages of your campaign. What are the main points you want voters to remember about your goals for your time in office?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

I am extremely anti war. I served in a war and saw the horrors involved in it both physical and mental. The tolls of war on my generation are immense and I would hate to see our children go through the same traumas we did. Along with the cost of the people that served in wars there is also an astronomical financial cost inherent in military intervention. We spent trillions to have military intervention around the world that served no purpose but to line the pockets of war profiteers, they didn't better the lives of the US forces that served, they didn't better the lives of the countries we invaded, and they definitely did not benefit the lives of civilians in the United States. We need to stop this useless spending and focus on the US.

Anti eminent domain for the profit of private enterprise. We in Iowa have seen abuses of eminent domain thoroughly throughout the state. Whether it is used for Carbon pipelines, oil and gas pipelines, or even windmills the use of eminent domain to give legally held lands of the people to a corporation is flat out wrong. The republican and democratic parties have both abused this power to steal the land held by the farmers that grow our food. At a federal level I hope to strike down any bill that makes the use of eminent domain fiscally viable to de-incentivize corporations from attempted use so that residents of Iowa no longer need to fear the government stealing their lands to give it to a multi billion dollar corporation.

I plan to work with other representatives and senators to restructure the federal government back to what the founders of our country intended. Our federal system is meant to have a series of checks and balances to ensure no one branch of government became too powerful. The federal government has granted the executive branch too much power that has caused a break in our system of checks and balances. That is the reason people now fear which candidate takes the office of POTUS. If we rebalanced those powers and stripped the executive branch back down to where the framers of the constitution intended people would need no longer fear whether their candidate of choice or another were to take the office.

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

I am most passionate about our foreign policies. We have been funding countries outside of our borders far too much for far too long. Whether it be through military intervention or financial aid to other countries. We as a nation do not have the means to do so financially. We are sitting at over 35 trillion dollars of debt. The other major parties have both decided to ignore this problem and pass it along to future generations. At current levels our payment for our debt is the number one expenditure for the federal government and it increases daily. We are on track at current spending to hit 40 trillion dollars in merely five years time, however, the other major parties have both said they intend to increase spending lowering that timeline.

Who do you look up to? Whose example would you like to follow, and why?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

I look up to my grandparents the most of all the people I have ever known. These are people that I see as the most successful of anyone. They grew up from extremely modest backgrounds to live a full and happy life. They are not wealthy by fiscal means but are the wealthiest people I know by more important metrics. They have a house that they own and have the ability to see the four children, see their twelve grandchildren, and their seven and counting great grandchildren.

Is there a book, essay, film, or something else you would recommend to someone who wants to understand your political philosophy?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

The Ethics of Liberty by Murray Rothbard

Realizing Freedom by Tom Palmer

Governing Least by Dan Moller

What characteristics or principles are most important for an elected official?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

By far the most important characteristics of an elected official are honesty, transparency, ability to listen to constituents, ability to act of what their constituents have told them, and their trustworthiness. An official that is dishonest cannot be trusted. An official that is not transparent about their intentions and their policies is our specifically for their own personal gain. An official that doesn't listen to their constituents has no business being in any office as they obviously have no interest in working for their people. An official that does not act of what their constituents have told them is effectively not doing their job. These are the key pillars of what any elected official should be doing.

What qualities do you possess that you believe would make you a successful officeholder?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

I am very open to listening to what the constituents want from their elected representatives. I will take all action I can to represent them in all ways I can.

What do you believe are the core responsibilities for someone elected to this office?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

The core responsibility is to listen to their constituents and act on what they have heard. If the majority of citizens want specific legislation it is the duty of the elected official to do whatever they can to enact aforementioned legislation. They must work with other elected officials to make a bill that benefits the people or to shoot down a bill that is detrimental to their people.

What legacy would you like to leave?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

I desire to leave a legacy of an honest and attentive repsentative of Iowans to the federal government.

What is the first historical event that happened in your lifetime that you remember? How old were you at the time?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

When I was a teenager was when September 11th 2001 occurred. That is the earliest and most impactful historical event of my life.

What was your very first job? How long did you have it?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

I grew up on a ranch near Parnell Iowa. That would effectively be my first job and as my family still owns that ranch I am still there when they call.

What is your favorite book? Why?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

The entirety of the works of Tolkien.

If you could be any fictional character, who would you want to be?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

Link from the Legend of Zelda series. A true hero of the people driven by courage to do what is right.

What was the last song that got stuck in your head?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

It's Hell Down Here by the Amity Afflcition.

What is something that has been a struggle in your life?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

My personal struggles have been vastly stemmed from service in the war in Iraq. Dealing with the mental tolls placed on my friends and myself both during service and afterwards.

What qualities does the U.S. House of Representatives possess that makes it unique as an institution?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

It is a governmental body of the people to represent the population.

Do you believe that it's beneficial for representatives to have previous experience in government or politics?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

I have trained marines to shoot machine guns that barely knew how to shoot a rifle. I have taught chefs to be some of the best in their fields that couldn't make a roux when we started. I have trained some of the best forklift operators I have seen that didn't even know how to drive a car. All things are teachable and all things can be learned so long as a good teacher has a receptive student.

What do you perceive to be the United States’ greatest challenges as a nation over the next decade?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

Facing our national debt will be an incredible challenge. Our federal must make cuts now before we are forced to cut everything very soon.

Do you believe that two years is the right term length for representatives?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

Simply because it is a purely population dictated seat in federal government it should be limited thus giving lower population areas some effective ability to stand on equal ground to higher population areas.

What are your thoughts on term limits?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

I believe firmly in term limits. Many government officials have sat in their seats far too long and have become complacent in their position. Relying entirely on being an incumbent to retain their seat.

Is there a particular representative, past or present, whom you want to model yourself after?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

Thomas Massie, he is not afraid to stand on his morals and policies even when they directly contradict that party he was elected to office with.

Both sitting representatives and candidates for office hear many personal stories from the residents of their district. Is there a story that you’ve heard that you found particularly touching, memorable, or impactful?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

I have heard many stories from the thousands of people I have spoken with personally throughout the district. I think the stories that have been the most impactful to myself have been the stories I hear from my fellow veterans and our service overseas. What things specifically they had to deal with after they returned home especially.

Do you believe that compromise is necessary or desirable for policymaking?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

It is dependent on the compromise. If the fundamental structure of a bill is comprimosed what was the purpose of the bill?

The Constitution says that all bills for raising revenue must originate in the House. What role would this power play in your priorities if elected?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

We will not need to raise revenue is we stop wasting money at the federal level.

How should the U.S. House use its investigative powers?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

Through multi party and independent committees. All investigations should be as non partisan as possible in our partisan system.

What committees interest you?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

Agriculture, budget, and armed services are the primary committees I have interest in.

What are your views on financial transparency and government accountability?

Nicholas Gluba (L)

The finances of the government must be 100% transparent and accountability must be maintained at all times to help our nation heal from the debt crisis we face.

Campaign finance

Name	Party	Receipts*	Disbursements**	Cash on hand	Date
Mariannette Miller-Meeks	Republican Party	$5,575,999	$5,591,187	$313,151	As of December 31, 2024
Christina Bohannan	Democratic Party	$6,900,996	$6,823,504	$107,217	As of December 31, 2024
David Pautsch	Republican Party	$43,081	$38,382	$5,698	As of December 31, 2024
Nicholas Gluba	Libertarian Party	$0	$0	$0	Data not available***
Source: Federal Elections Commission, "Campaign finance data," 2024. This product uses the openFEC API but is not endorsed or certified by the Federal Election Commission (FEC). * According to the FEC, "Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee." ** According to the FEC, a disbursement "is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election," plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election. *** Candidate either did not report any receipts or disbursements to the FEC, or Ballotpedia did not find an FEC candidate ID.

General election race ratings

See also: Race rating definitions and methods

Ballotpedia provides race ratings from four outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, Sabato's Crystal Ball, and DDHQ/The Hill. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:

• Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
• Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
• Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.
• Toss-up ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.

Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race's district or state.

Race ratings: Iowa's 1st Congressional District election, 2024
Race tracker	Race ratings
	November 5, 2024	October 29, 2024	October 22, 2024	October 15, 2024
The Cook Political Report with Amy Walter	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up
Decision Desk HQ and The Hill	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican	Likely Republican
Inside Elections with Nathan L. Gonzales	Tilt Democratic	Toss-up	Toss-up	Toss-up
Larry J. Sabato's Crystal Ball	Lean Democratic	Lean Republican	Lean Republican	Lean Republican
Note: Ballotpedia reviews external race ratings every week throughout the election season and posts weekly updates even if the media outlets have not revised their ratings during that week.

Ballot access

The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Iowa in the 2024 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Iowa, click here.

Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2024
State	Office	Party	Signatures required	Filing fee	Filing deadline	Source
Iowa	U.S. House	Ballot-qualified party	1,726, including at least 47 signatures from ½ of the counties in the district	N/A	3/15/2024	Source
Iowa	U.S. House	Unaffiliated	1,726, including at least 47 signatures from ½ of the counties in the district	N/A	8/24/2024	Source

District analysis

Click the tabs below to view information about voter composition, past elections, and demographics in both the district and the state.

• District map - A map of the district in place for the election.
• Competitiveness - Information about the competitiveness of 2024 U.S. House elections in the state.
• Presidential elections - Information about presidential elections in the district and the state.
• State party control - The partisan makeup of the state's congressional delegation and state government.

• District map
• Competitiveness
• Presidential elections
• State party control

Below was the map in use at the time of the election. Click the map below to enlarge it.

See also: Primary election competitiveness in state and federal government, 2024

This section contains data on U.S. House primary election competitiveness in Iowa.

Iowa U.S. House competitiveness, 2014-2024
Office	Districts/ offices	Seats	Open seats	Candidates	Possible primaries	Contested Democratic primaries	Contested Republican primaries	% of contested primaries	Incumbents in contested primaries	% of incumbents in contested primaries
2024	4	4	0	11	8	1	2	37.5%	2	50.0%
2022	4	4	0	10	8	0	1	12.5%	0	0.0%
2020	4	4	1	18	8	0	4	50.0%	1	33.3%
2018	4	4	0	16	8	3	1	50.0%	1	25.0%
2016	4	4	0	13	8	2	2	50.0%	2	50.0%
2014	4	4	2	21	8	1	3	50.0%	0	0.0%

Post-filing deadline analysis

The following analysis covers all U.S. House districts up for election in Iowa in 2024. Information below was calculated on April 19, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.

Eleven candidates ran for Iowa’s four U.S. House districts, including five Democrats and six Republicans. That’s 2.75 candidates per district, higher than the 2.5 candidates per district in 2022 but lower than the 4.5 candidates per district in 2020.

No seats were open in 2024, meaning all incumbents ran for re-election. One House seat was open in 2020, and two were open in 2014, the only two years this decade in which House seats were open.

Three congressional districts—the 1st, the 3rd, and the 4th—were tied for the most candidates running for a seat in Iowa in 2024. Three candidates ran in each district.

Three primaries—one Democratic and two Republican—were contested in 2024. That’s more than the one primary that was contested in 2022 but less than the four primaries that were contested in 2020.

Two incumbents—Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-1) and Randy Feenstra (R-4)—were in contested primaries, tying with 2016 for the most this decade.

Candidates filed to run in the Republican and Democratic primaries in all districts, meaning no seats were guaranteed to either party.

Partisan Voter Index

See also: The Cook Political Report's Partisan Voter Index

Heading into the 2024 elections, based on results from the 2020 and 2016 presidential elections, the Cook Partisan Voter Index for this district was R+3. This meant that in those two presidential elections, this district's results were 3 percentage points more Republican than the national average. This made Iowa's 1st the 203rd most Republican district nationally.

2020 presidential election results

The table below shows what the vote in the 2020 presidential election would have been in this district. The presidential election data was compiled by Daily Kos.

2020 presidential results in Iowa's 1st based on 2024 district lines
Joe Biden	Donald Trump
47.6%	50.5%

Inside Elections Baselines

See also: Inside Elections

Inside Elections' Baseline is a figure that analyzes all federal and statewide election results from the district over the past four election cycles. The results are combined in an index estimating the strength of a typical Democratic or Republican candidate in the congressional district. The table below displays the Baseline data for this district.

Inside Elections Baseline for 2024
Democratic Baseline	Republican Baseline	Difference
47.7	50.1	D+2.5

Presidential voting history

See also: Presidential election in Iowa, 2020

Iowa presidential election results (1900-2020)

• 11 Democratic wins
• 20 Republican wins

Year	1900	1904	1908	1912	1916	1920	1924	1928	1932	1936	1940	1944	1948	1952	1956	1960	1964	1968	1972	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2020
Winning Party	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	D	R	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	D	D	R	R

See also: Party control of Iowa state government

Congressional delegation

The table below displays the partisan composition of Iowa's congressional delegation as of May 2024.

Congressional Partisan Breakdown from Iowa
Party	U.S. Senate	U.S. House	Total
Democratic	0	0	0
Republican	2	4	6
Independent	0	0	0
Vacancies	0	0	0
Total	2	4	6

State executive

The table below displays the officeholders in Iowa's top four state executive offices as of May 2024.

State executive officials in Iowa, May 2024
Office	Officeholder
Governor	Kim Reynolds
Lieutenant Governor	Adam Gregg
Secretary of State	Paul Pate
Attorney General	Brenna Bird

State legislature

Iowa State Senate

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	16
	Republican Party	34
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		50

Iowa House of Representatives

Party		As of February 2024
	Democratic Party	36
	Republican Party	64
	Other	0
	Vacancies	0
Total		100

Trifecta control

The table below shows the state's trifecta status from 1992 until the 2024 election.

Iowa Party Control: 1992-2024
Four years of Democratic trifectas  •  Ten years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.

Year	92	93	94	95	96	97	98	99	00	01	02	03	04	05	06	07	08	09	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24
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District history

The section below details election results for this office in elections dating back to 2018.

2022

See also: Iowa's 1st Congressional District election, 2022

General election

General election for U.S. House Iowa District 1

Incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks defeated Christina Bohannan in the general election for U.S. House Iowa District 1 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)	53.4	162,947
		Christina Bohannan (D)	46.6	142,173
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	260

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 305,380
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1

Christina Bohannan advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Christina Bohannan	99.7	37,475
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	110

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 37,585
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1

Incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1 on June 7, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Mariannette Miller-Meeks	98.7	41,260
		Other/Write-in votes	1.3	546

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 41,806
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Kyle Kuehl (R)

2020

See also: Iowa's 1st Congressional District election, 2020

General election

General election for U.S. House Iowa District 1

Ashley Hinson defeated incumbent Abby Finkenauer in the general election for U.S. House Iowa District 1 on November 3, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ashley Hinson (R)	51.2	212,088
		Abby Finkenauer (D)	48.6	201,347
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	434

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 413,869
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1

Incumbent Abby Finkenauer advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Abby Finkenauer	99.3	72,474
		Other/Write-in votes	0.7	482

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 72,956
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1

Ashley Hinson defeated Thomas Hansen in the Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1 on June 2, 2020.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Ashley Hinson	77.8	38,552
		Thomas Hansen	21.9	10,845
		Other/Write-in votes	0.3	152

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 49,549
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Darren White (R)

2018

See also: Iowa's 1st Congressional District election, 2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Iowa District 1

Abby Finkenauer defeated incumbent Rod Blum and Troy Hageman in the general election for U.S. House Iowa District 1 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Abby Finkenauer (D)	51.0	170,342
		Rod Blum (R)	45.9	153,442
		Troy Hageman (L)	3.1	10,285
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	174

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	Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 334,243 (100.00% precincts reporting)
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Henry Gaff (G)

Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1

Abby Finkenauer defeated Thomas Heckroth, Courtney Rowe, and George Ramsey in the Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Abby Finkenauer	66.9	29,745
		Thomas Heckroth	19.1	8,516
		Courtney Rowe	7.6	3,381
		George Ramsey	6.4	2,837

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 44,479
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1

Incumbent Rod Blum advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 1 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Rod Blum	100.0	14,737

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See also

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Footnotes

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Iowa's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Joni Ernst (R)

Chuck Grassley (R)

Representatives

District 1

Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)

District 2

Ashley Hinson (R)

District 3

Zach Nunn (R)

District 4

Randy Feenstra (R)

Republican Party (6)

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