Madeleine King
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Iowa Public Radio
Iowa Democrats had their best election night in years. Chair Rita Hart calls the results a “cry for help” from voters who want both parties to work together.
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Candidates in Iowa's 3rd District are using congressional stock trading bans to tell voters how they'll stand up to corruption. While Sarah Trone Garriott is tying corruption to affordability concerns, Nunn says he's responding to voter frustration that goes beyond party lines. -
Voters in Iowa's 2nd Congressional District say they're concerned about the country's broken immigration system and the economy. In a tight race for the U.S. House, Republican Joe Mitchell and Democrat Lindsay James are offering different solutions. -
Republican U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn and Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott participated in their only debate ahead of the midterm elections next week. The 3rd District candidates were the last congressional race to schedule a debate after sparring for weeks over dates.
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In the 1st Congressional District, Republican Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks is defending her seat against Democrat Christina Bohannan for the third election in a row. Some powerful factors shaping the race — like a proposed steel plant in southeast Iowa, an independent candidate and a centrist gubernatorial campaign — are out of their control. -
Republican Chris McGowan is favored to win the race in Iowa’s 4th Congressional District — the state’s most conservative House seat. But Democrat Dave Dawson is trying take the district in a different direction. A strong showing for either candidate could boost other statewide contests. -
Republican incumbent Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Democratic challenger Christina Bohannan's debate focused on issues facing farmers, how to right-size the nation's economy and how to ensure Iowans can access the healthcare they need. Independent candidate Michael Bridgford was not invited.
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Democrat Lindsay James and Republican Joe Mitchell are in a tight race in the 2nd U.S. House District. They’re offering different approaches to a familiar problem: the high cost-of-living. -
Policy experts say House Republicans’ health care plan — introduced by Iowa's 1st District Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks — makes "systemic changes," but it’s not clear how long it could take to bring costs down. The bill passed by the House on Wednesday includes provisions for cost-sharing payments, Association Health Plans and transparency in drug pricing. -
Northeast Iowa farmer, musician and labor organizer Dave Bushaw jumped into the race for Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District. The 31-year-old is running as an independent and describes himself as a working-class, pro-labor candidate with deep ties to rural Iowa.
