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Iowa Democrat who quit race wins seat anyway

Sarah Davis·The Hill·November 5, 2026
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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…

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