U.S. House race · November 3, 2026
U.S. Representative, Iowa District 1
Represents the district in the U.S. House of Representatives, which writes federal laws, approves the federal budget and taxes, and oversees the executive branch.
2-year term. Iowa's congressional map, in use since 2023, was not redrawn for 2026. The district covers southeast Iowa, including Scott, Johnson, Clinton, Muscatine, Des Moines, Lee, Jasper, Marion and Warren counties and the cities of Davenport, Iowa City, Burlington and Indianola. Michael Bridgford appears on the ballot as a no-party candidate.
The candidates
Listed alphabetically by last name.
Christina Bohannan
Law professor, University of Iowa College of Law; former state representativeChristina Bohannan is a University of Iowa law professor, former environmental engineer and former Iowa state representative making her third run for the seat. Her campaign focuses on lowering costs, health care, ethics rules for Congress, and Social Security and Medicare.
Michael Bridgford
Financial advisor and small business ownerMichael Bridgford is a financial advisor from the Quad Cities area who grew up on a family farm and is running as an independent. His campaign centers on lowering costs, congressional ethics reforms, rural health care and agriculture.
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
U.S. Representative, Iowa District 1 (in Congress since 2021)Mariannette Miller-Meeks is an ophthalmologist, Army veteran and former director of the Iowa Department of Public Health who has served in the U.S. House since 2021. She is seeking a fourth term and points to her experience as a doctor, veteran and legislator, as well as rural health funding and manufacturing investment in the district.
Compare on the issues
Summaries of each candidate's stated positions. See each profile for sources and details.
| Issue | Christina Bohannan Democratic | Michael Bridgford No Party | Mariannette Miller-Meeks Republican |
|---|---|---|---|
| Health Care | Supports reversing Medicaid cuts, fully extending ACA tax credits, a Medicare buy-in option at any age, and a $35 monthly cap on insulin, EpiPens and inhalers; opposes single-payer. | Supports price transparency in health care, pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) reform and support for rural clinics. | Supports more federal rural health care funding, including Iowa's Rural Health Transformation Program request, and strengthening the rural health workforce. |
| Economy & Jobs | Calls for ending current tariffs and expanding markets for farmers, barring hedge funds from buying up homes and land, and building more housing. | No public position found yet | Supports bringing manufacturing back to the U.S., including her Critical Infrastructure Manufacturing Feasibility Act to study domestic production of critical imported goods. |
| Elections & Democracy | Supports banning stock trading by members of Congress, executive officials and Supreme Court justices, a constitutional amendment to reverse Citizens United, and term limits. | Supports term limits, a ban on congressional stock trading and campaign finance reform. | No public position found yet |
| Foreign Policy | No public position found yet | Says he hopes for a diplomatic solution with Iran and that Congress must have a role in any escalation. | Voted against a March 2026 war powers resolution on Iran; said the mission must "remain focused and limited" and that the resolution would "hamstring operations while pilots are in the air." |
| Abortion | Supports putting Roe v. Wade back into federal law and opposes Iowa's six-week abortion ban. | No public position found yet | No public position found yet |
| Agriculture | No public position found yet | Supports enforcing agricultural antitrust laws, banning foreign adversaries such as China from buying U.S. farmland, and permanent nationwide year-round E15. | No public position found yet |
| Government Spending | No public position found yet | No public position found yet | Sponsored, with Sen. Joni Ernst, the Billion Dollar Boondoggle Act, signed into law in 2026, which requires an annual report to Congress on federal projects that run far over budget or behind schedule. |
| Immigration | No public position found yet | Says the Biden administration paid little attention to the border, objects to long-time community members "being rounded up," and says "the answer is in the middle." | No public position found yet |
| Social Security & Medicare | Opposes privatizing or cutting Social Security and Medicare and supports adding dental, vision and hearing coverage to Medicare. | No public position found yet | No public position found yet |