# Christina Bohannan University of Iowa College of Law professor (torts, copyright, IP) and former Iowa State Representative (2021–2023) running her **third consecutive** campaign against Republican [[Mariannette Miller-Meeks]] in [[IA-01-2026]] — the seat Miller-Meeks held by **799 votes** after the 2024 recount. Announced third bid **2025-06-17**. Q1 2026: **$2.09M raised / $4.00M cash on hand** — outraised the incumbent by ~40%. **DCCC Red to Blue** (Tier 1) designee. Prediction-market primary odds: 95%+. ## 2026 cycle - **Primary date**: 2026-06-02 (both parties) - **[[Cook Political Report]]**: Toss Up (shifted from Lean R after the 2024 recount); Sabato + Inside Elections both Toss Up - **Cook PVI 2025**: R+3 — a structural lean that Miller-Meeks has run 8 points behind Trump in - **2024 result**: lost IA-01 **by 799 votes** to Miller-Meeks after a statewide recount — the narrowest House margin of the 2024 cycle - **2022 result**: lost IA-01 to Miller-Meeks by ~6 points in an open-seat redistricting cycle - **House Majority PAC** launched a major April 2026 Iowa ad buy hitting Miller-Meeks on Medicare, insulin pricing, and retirement-age votes — reportedly more than double HMP's total 2024 Iowa spend - **Mid-2025 HMP/PPP internal poll**: Bohannan +4 (43–39, 18 undecided). No April 2026 public polling surfaced yet ## Primary field - **Bohannan** — consensus front-runner, ~95%+ in prediction markets - **Travis Terrell** — health-care professional from Tiffin, Iowa; Ottumwa-born; released a "Plan for Workers' Rights and Protections" in 2026. Longshot. ## Background - University of Florida BS, Environmental Engineering - Prior career as environmental engineer at Florida DEP - University of Florida JD — **first in class, Law Review Editor-in-Chief** - Clerked U.S. Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit - University of Iowa College of Law faculty — torts, copyright, intellectual property - Iowa House of Representatives, 2021–2023 ## Ideological positioning - Centrist-pragmatic Democrat; law-professor credibility paired with engineering/STEM profile - Affordability + healthcare central in 2026 messaging — plays directly to [[Affordability]] and [[Big Beautiful Bill]] Medicaid-cut terrain - "Third swing" political-science case: compare to [[Abigail Spanberger]] (VA-07 won on 2nd run), Conor Lamb, [[Mary Peltola]] — repeat challengers who compounded gains rather than tapping out ## Related - [[IA-01-2026]] — 2026 race file - [[Mariannette Miller-Meeks]] — incumbent opponent - [[Affordability]], [[Big Beautiful Bill]] — core 2026 issue terrain ## Sources - [Ballotpedia — Christina Bohannan](https://ballotpedia.org/Christina_Bohannan) - [FEC — Christina Bohannan for Congress (C00787820)](https://www.fec.gov/data/committee/c00787820/) - [Iowa Capital Dispatch — Q1 2026 fundraising (April 17, 2026)](https://iowacapitaldispatch.com/2026/04/17/democrats-outraise-gop-incumbents-in-2-house-races-hinson-leads-in-senate-funds/) - [House Majority PAC — IA-01 ad + polling](https://www.thehousemajoritypac.com/news/new-polling-shows-christina-bohannan-leading-rep-mariannette-miller-meeks-in-ia-01/) - [DCCC — 2026 Red to Blue](https://dccc.org/2026-red-to-blue/)