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

By David Morgan

WASHINGTON, ‌June 2 (Reuters) - ​Republican ​U.S. Representative Mariannette Miller-Meeks won 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. Her campaign is focused on affordability, ​expanding healthcare coverage and reversing Medicaid cuts from Trump's One Big Beautiful Bill Act.

Miller-Meeks and Bohannan will square ‌off in November in a contest that independent analysts have rated a toss-up. ‌Each candidate has more than $4 million in ⁠cash on hand, according ‌to the latest ​documents filed with the Federal Election Commission.

(Reporting by David Morgan; Editing by Thomas ‌Derpinghaus)

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