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BREAKING
Matt Van Epps (R) holds TN-7  β€’  Mike Kennedy (R) holds UT-4  β€’  Luz Rivas (D) holds CA-29  β€’  Mark Harris (R) holds NC-8  β€’  Pat Harrigan (R) holds NC-10  β€’  French Hill (R) holds AR-2  β€’  Schumer: β€œWe are going to end the war”  β€’  Cait Conley ousts Rep. Mike Lawler β€” Democrats flip NY-17  β€’  Richard Ojeda defeats NRCC Chair Richard Hudson β€” Democrats flip NC-9  β€’  Rep. Don Davis holds NC-1 for Democrats  β€’  Zack Mullock defeats Rep. Jeff Van Drew β€” Democrats flip NJ-2  β€’  Cyril Jefferson defeats Rep. Addison McDowell β€” Democrats flip NC-6  β€’  Matt Van Epps (R) holds TN-7  β€’  Mike Kennedy (R) holds UT-4  β€’  Luz Rivas (D) holds CA-29  β€’  Mark Harris (R) holds NC-8  β€’  Pat Harrigan (R) holds NC-10  β€’  French Hill (R) holds AR-2  β€’  Schumer: β€œWe are going to end the war”  β€’  Cait Conley ousts Rep. Mike Lawler β€” Democrats flip NY-17  β€’  Richard Ojeda defeats NRCC Chair Richard Hudson β€” Democrats flip NC-9  β€’  Rep. Don Davis holds NC-1 for Democrats  β€’  Zack Mullock defeats Rep. Jeff Van Drew β€” Democrats flip NJ-2  β€’  Cyril Jefferson defeats Rep. Addison McDowell β€” Democrats flip NC-6
Results

IOWA: A DEMOCRATIC SWEEP NOBODY SAW COMING

By The Vote Desk Β·

🏠 GOVERNOR (open) β€” πŸ”„ FLIP βœ…
πŸ”΅ Rob Sand @RobSandIA: 757,326 (55.5%)
πŸ”΄ Zach Lahn @ZachLahn: 607,415 (44.5%)
πŸ“Š Kim Reynolds won by 18.5 in 2022. Sand won by 11 β€” a nearly 30-point swing.
🎀 SAND: "Thank you, Iowa" (victory speech)

πŸ›οΈ U.S. SENATE (open) β€” πŸ”„ FLIP βœ…
πŸ”΅ Josh Turek @turek4iowa: 686,487 (50.5%)
πŸ”΄ Ashley Hinson @hinsonashley: 630,615 (46.4%)
βšͺ Thomas Laehn: 42,086 (3.1%)
🎀 HINSON, conceding: "Time to put politics aside" β€” and she congratulated Turek on a "very hard-fought campaign." (Iowa PBS, Fox News)

πŸ—³οΈ Turnout: 1,364,741 vs 1,221,864 in 2022 (+12%)

πŸ”„ HOUSE: 3 FLIPS

β€’ IA-1: Christina Bohannan @BohannanIowa ousted Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks β€” on her third try (KCRG). Bohannan: "Iowans have sent a message" (WHO 13)
β€’ IA-2 (open, Hinson's seat): Lindsay James @Lindsay4Iowa beat Joe Mitchell
β€’ IA-3: Sarah Trone Garriott @SarahforIowa ousted Rep. Zach Nunn

πŸ—³οΈ EVERY HOUSE SEAT

πŸ”„ IA-1: πŸ”΅ Christina Bohannan @BohannanIowa (new) 182,396 – Mariannette Miller-Meeks @RepMMM 150,471
πŸ—³οΈ Turnout 345,470 vs 305,380 in '22 (+13%)
πŸ”„ IA-2: πŸ”΅ Lindsay James @Lindsay4Iowa (new) 171,512 – Joe Mitchell @joemitchelliowa 157,722
πŸ—³οΈ Turnout 346,203 vs 318,399 in '22 (+9%)
πŸ”„ IA-3: πŸ”΅ Sarah Trone Garriott @SarahforIowa (new) 189,217 – Zach Nunn @NunnForCongress 163,441
πŸ—³οΈ Turnout 352,658 vs 310,913 in '22 (+13%)
βœ… IA-4: πŸ”΄ Chris McGowan @McGowanForIowa (new) 178,845 – Dave Dawson 123,940
πŸ—³οΈ Turnout 302,785 vs 277,008 in '22 (+9%)

βœ… called Β· πŸ”„ flip Β· AP, unofficial; 2022 official

Iowa's delegation goes from 4–0 GOP to 3–1 Dem. Is Iowa a swing state again? πŸ‘‡

#Iowa #IowaPolitics #RobSand #ZachLahn #JoshTurek #AshleyHinson #Bohannan #MillerMeeks #ZachNunn #SarahTroneGarriott #Election2026 #Midterms2026 #ElectionResults #BlueWave

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