“Iowa approves new congressional map with 3 competitive districts”

From Ally Mutnick at Politico:

Iowa legislators approved a new congressional map Thursday that largely maintains the status quo and gives Republicans a solid chance at winning all four of the state’s congressional districts next year.

The proposal, crafted by the state’s nonpartisan Legislative Services Agency, includes three competitive districts that former President Donald Trump would have carried by a few points and one deep-red district in the northwest corner of the state. It will ensure that Iowa remains at the epicenter for the battle for control of the House….

GOP state legislators rejected the nonpartisan agency’s first attempt at drawing the congressional map when they landed on a proposal that would likely doom Hinson by putting her home in a heavily Democratic seat but boosted Miller-Meeks with a deep red seat to the north. National Republicans were more pleased with the second attempt which brought more risk — three competitive seats — but a chance to control the entire delegation….

All three races will likely see hotly contested campaigns and millions of dollars in outside spending. Axne, Miller-Meeks and Hinson all had at least $1.4 million in their campaign accounts by the end of September.

Miller-Meeks, a doctor and veteran who made three unsuccessful runs for Congress before winning her seat in 2020 by just six votes, will have to decide soon whether she will run against Axne in the district containing her home, or the open seat, which includes much of her current turf.

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