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Winner, unofficial result · U.S. House, IA-01

Christina Bohannan

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American politician, legal scholar and engineer (born 1971)

53.0%Won by 9.6 points
Over
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican), 43.4%
Votes
184,006 (33,287 ahead)
Term begins
January 3, 2027

Unofficial result, not yet certified. 95% reporting. Source: State results feed · read 2026-11-14

Called it. Before the polls closed, Vugol.Me called this race for the Democrat (D +5.0, from the Vugol Vector model) and the Democrat won. Every call, frozen before polls closed

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Overview

Christina Bohannan is an American politician and law professor who served from 2021 to 2023 as the Iowa state representative for the 85th House district. A member of the Democratic Party, she was elected in 2020, succeeding Vicki Lensing.

Source: Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-11-06 · CC BY-SA 4.0

Born
1971
Education
Not on file
Occupation
lawyer, engineer, university teacher, jurist

Facts above: Wikidata (CC0, retrieved 2026-11-05).

The race

U.S. House, IA-01. Won with 53.0%, 9.6 points ahead over Mariannette Miller-Meeks.

  1. Christina Bohannan Democratic · winner53.0%
  2. Christina Bohannan Democratic · winnern/a
  3. Mariannette Miller-Meeks Republican43.4%
  4. Michael Bridgford3.6%
  5. Michael Bridgford Independentn/a
  6. Mariannette Miller-Meeks Republicann/a

Source: State results feed · retrieved 2026-11-14 · unofficial until certified

Polls and models against the result

Frozen call
Democrat (D +5.0, from the Vugol Vector model)
Result
D +9.6
Difference
4.6 points

Source: Vugol.Me calls ledger, frozen before polls closed and never edited after. Margins are Republican minus Democrat.

Money

$9.91Mtotal raised, 2026 cycle, as of October 14, 2026
$7.90Mspent
$2.11Mcash on hand

Principal campaign committee: CHRISTINA BOHANNAN FOR CONGRESS. Covers January 1, 2025 to October 14, 2026; latest report: Pre-General. Money raised after that date appears once the next report is filed.

Where the money came from

20.7% of the $8,227,595 from individuals came in contributions the FEC does not itemize (donors who gave $200 or less in total).

  • Individuals, unitemized (donors giving $200 or less in total)17.2%$1,700,918
  • Individuals, itemized65.9%$6,526,676
  • Other political committees (PACs)7.2%$715,378
  • Party committees0.2%$18,532
  • The candidate (own money and loans)0.1%$7,000
  • Transfers, other loans and other receipts9.5%$937,066

Employers donors listed

  1. NO EMPLOYER$302,951234 contributions
  2. UNIVERSITY OF IOWA$71,470156 contributions
  3. INSIGHT PARTNERS$21,0006 contributions
  4. BESSEMER VENTURE PARTNERS$14,0004 contributions
  5. CENTERVIEW PARTNERS$14,0004 contributions
  6. DE SHAW & CO$14,0004 contributions
  7. EVERCORE PARTNERS LLC$14,0004 contributions
  8. LAUDER PARTNERS LLC$14,0004 contributions
  9. Q PRIME, INC.$14,0004 contributions
  10. INTRAFI$13,5004 contributions

Sum of itemized individual contributions by the employer the donor listed. These are employees giving as individuals, not donations by the companies. Entries such as retired, not employed or self-employed are left out of this list.

Source: Federal Election Commission (OpenFEC) · reports filed through October 14, 2026 · retrieved 2026-11-14 · filings can be amended · response hash 89f761746dda

Industries

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Record

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Issues and positions

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Contact and links

Website
bohannanforcongress.com via Wikidata
Campaign email
Not on file

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Timeline

  1. 2026Called the winner of this race. Called by Wikipedia editors 3:56 AM ET
  2. 2024U.S. House, IA-01 · General · result not on file Vugol.Me record
  3. 2022U.S. House, IA-01 · General · lost · 142,173 votes (46.6%) Vugol.Me record
  4. 2020State House / Assembly, IA District 85 · General · won · 15,107 votes (98.7%) Vugol.Me record
  5. Dates not givenmember of the Iowa House of Representatives Wikidata

Offices and dates: Wikidata (CC0) (Q106588848). Elections: Vugol.Me candidacy record.

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