2026 results · Iowa · Iowa 1st District
Christina Bohannan, the Democrat, flips Iowa's 1st District
Donald Trump carried the district by 8.4 points in 2024; this year's count is a 17.6-point move toward the Democrats. The Republicans held the seat before the election.
| Candidate | Votes | Share | Share of the vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| Christina BohannanDemocrat | 182,396 | 52.7% | |
| Mariannette Miller-MeeksRepublican, incumbent | 150,471 | 43.5% | |
| Michael BridgfordOther party | 12,603 | 3.6% | |
| Write-in | 356 | 0.1% |
Called by Call the Map, Nov 3, 11:19 PM EST · 97% counted.
About 97% of the expected vote counted345,826 votesCount last changed Nov 7, 6:28 PM ESTSource: Iowa Secretary of State
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About the seat
Iowa's 1st District takes in all or part of 20 counties. The Republicans held it before this election. Its voters went R+8.4 for president in 2024. Its move from that vote, 17.6 points toward the Democrats, ranks 1 of 4 among the state's districts, counting from the largest move toward the Democrats.
- 2024 president
- R+8.4
- 2024 House race, same lines
- R+0.2
- Move from 2024, rank in state
- 1 of 4
- Johnson County22%
- Scott County21%
- Warren County8%
- Clinton County5%
- Jasper County5%
- Marion County5%
- Muscatine County5%
- Des Moines County4%
- 12 more26%
Shares are of the votes counted this year. The 2024 House figure is the same district, on the same lines.
What the count shows
Added together, the 20 counties compared moved 17.5 points toward the Democrats from the 2024 presidential vote.
The counties compared cast 82% as many votes as in 2024, from 90% in Warren County to 74% in Lee County.
Lee County moved most: R+27.7 for president in 2024, R+6.4 this year
The 10 counties with the largest moves from the 2024 presidential vote, among those with 2,000 or more votes for president in 2024 and a quarter of that counted, and at least half a percent of the state's 2024 vote. Each line runs from the 2024 margin to this year’s.
2024 president 2026
Scott County added 12,945 net votes for Bohannan against the 2024 margin, 19% of the district's change
Across the 20 counties compared, the margin moved by 67,161 votes toward Bohannan: this year’s lead in votes against the 2024 presidential lead in votes, county by county. The figure counts voters who changed sides and differences in who turned out alike; the count cannot tell them apart.
- Scott County+12,945 Bohannan
- Johnson County+6,854 Bohannan
- Warren County+5,086 Bohannan
- Clinton County+4,685 Bohannan
- Muscatine County+3,958 Bohannan
- Lee County+3,718 Bohannan
- Jasper County+3,607 Bohannan
- Des Moines County+3,372 Bohannan
5 counties Donald Trump carried in 2024 are led by Bohannan this year
Striped on the map above. Largest first.
- Scott CountyR+3.9D+12.8
- Clinton CountyR+18.7D+1.1
- Muscatine CountyR+14.8D+6.5
- Des Moines CountyR+14.9D+3.5
- Jefferson CountyR+6.8D+9.0
How the vote came in
Bohannan did best among absentee ballots (D+31.0) and Miller-Meeks among Election Day votes(R+5.2).
- Election Day207,792 votes, 60% of the countR+5.2
- Absentee138,034 votes, 40% of the countD+31.0
The office’s own categories, as it reports them. Margins are within each kind of vote.
The seats that changed party
StatewideDemocrats won 3 of Iowa's 6 statewide races and lead 1 more; Republicans won 1 and lead 1 more.
U.S. HouseBefore the election R 4–0, now D 3–1
won leads, still counting changed party. Margins are the leader’s share minus the runner-up’s, in points.
Every count on this page is the official count published by the Iowa Secretary of State. Counts are unofficial until the state certifies them. The 2024 comparison is the presidential vote, Kamala Harris against Donald Trump, on the same ground. Margins are the Democrat minus the Republican, in points of all votes.