Republican Miller-Meeks, Democrat Bohannan head for rematch in Iowa congressional race

Republican U.S. Representative ​Mariannette Miller-Meeks ‌won her party's ​renomination in Iowa's first congressional district on Tuesday, ‌positioning the incumbent congresswoman for her third general election contest against Democrat Christina Bohannan. Miller-Meeks, a ‌70-year-old physician and three-term House Republican, defeated ‌MAGA Republican challenger David Pautsch, according to U.S. media reports.

Republican U.S. Representative ​Mariannette Miller-Meeks ‌won her party's ​renomination in Iowa's first congressional district on Tuesday, ‌positioning the incumbent congresswoman for her third general election contest against Democrat Christina Bohannan. Miller-Meeks, a ‌70-year-old physician and three-term House Republican, defeated ‌MAGA Republican challenger David Pautsch, according to U.S. media reports. Democrat Bohannan overcame Travis Terrell to ⁠clinch ​her party's ⁠nomination, media projected. Miller-Meeks is one of the most vulnerable ⁠House Republicans, at a time when high ​prices for gasoline and other consumer products and ⁠an unpopular war against Iran have sent ⁠President ​Donald Trump's approval ratings lower, even among Republicans.

Bohannan, a 54-year-old University of ⁠Iowa law professor and former state representative, has run ⁠unsuccessfully ⁠twice against Miller-Meeks. In 2024, she lost to the incumbent by ‌only about ‌800 votes.