Iowa House race: Republican Zach Nunn
defeats Rep. Cindy Axne, flipping seat
for GOP
Posted By: sunshinehorses, 11/9/2022 3:58:04 PM
The Associated Press projects that incumbent Rep. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, has been unseated by her GOP opponent, state Sen. Zach Nunn, flipping a key House seat as Republicans fight to regain a majority in the House. Axne was first elected to her seat in 2018 winning by narrow margins against the GOP incumbent. Axne is currently the only Democratic member of the Iowa congressional delegation in Washington, D.C.
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The Associated Press projects that incumbent Rep. Cindy Axne, D-Iowa, has been unseated by her GOP opponent, state Sen. Zach Nunn, flipping a key House seat as Republicans fight to regain a majority in the House.
Axne was first elected to her seat in 2018 winning by narrow margins against the GOP incumbent. Axne is currently the only Democratic member of the Iowa congressional delegation in Washington, D.C.
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The only county where Axne won was Polk County / Des Moines. Looking at the other counties (all rural), she lost big time - and deserved to. If Zach Nunn does well, I would not be surprised to see him be the replacement for Grassley.