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Iowa Democrat who quit race wins seat anyway

The Hill·November 5, 2026·1 min read
Iowa Democrat who quit race wins seat anyway

The Democratic nominee in an Iowa state House District race won his race on Tuesday evening, despite suspending his bid in September for health reasons, amid a historic election night Democrats have declared a 'blue tsunami.' Eric Armstrong, a retired railroad executive, defeated GOP candidate Keith Jones by about 9 percentage points and around 865 votes.

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