DES MOINES, Iowa—Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott defeated Republican incumbent Zach Nunn in the race for Iowa’s Third Congressional District, which includes Des Moines and much of southwest Iowa.
The Associated Press called the race at 12:03 a.m. ET on Nov. 4.
The Cook Political Report initially ranked the district as “Lean Republican” before changing it to a toss-up in mid-January. The election analysis website kept the ranking as a toss-up until just days before early voting began on Oct. 14, it moved the prediction to “Lean Democrat” on Oct. 9.
A handful of voters who cast their ballots on the first day of early voting at the Polk County Election Office in Des Moines told The Epoch Times their key issues included the state’s poor water quality, surging state cancer rates, and a rising cost of living….