Iowa Democrat who quit race wins seat anyway
Topics: Iowa Politics
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- The Hill reports: “The Democratic nominee in an Iowa state House District race won his race on Wednesday afternoon, despite suspending his bid in September for health reasons, amid a historic election night Democrats…”
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