{"id":1801,"date":"2026-05-27T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-05-27T17:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/warrens-voice.com\/?p=1801"},"modified":"2026-05-22T21:07:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-23T02:07:25","slug":"whos-running-in-iowas-first-congressional-district","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/warrens-voice.com\/?p=1801","title":{"rendered":"Who’s Running In Iowa’s First Congressional District?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Iowa\u2019s First Congressional District, which includes Warren County, is the most hotly contested U.S. House district in the state. See what’s going on!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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With Johnson County pulling the district left, it\u2019s a difficult place for Republicans to win. In 2022 and 2024, incumbent Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks barely defeated two-time Democrat challenger Christina Bohannan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Mariannette Miller-Meeks<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

This year businessman David Pautsch is running in the primary against Miller-Meeks. He presents himself as a more conservative alternative to the incumbent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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David Pautsch<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

On the Democrat side, Christina Bohannan is making a third attempt to win the seat. She faces Travis Terrell in the Democrat primary.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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