WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats will defend their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives in November elections, in which about one in 10 of the chamber’s 435 seats will be the goal of a competitive race, according to nonpartisan tracking services.
Here is Reuter’s analysis of competitive races in Iowa and Minnesota:
IOWA’S 1ST DISTRICT
Freshman Democrat Abby Finkenauer, who flipped the district two years ago, faces former television anchor Ashley Hinson, a Republican.
IOWA’S 2ND DISTRICT
Democrat Rita Hart takes on Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks in this district, where Democratic Representative Dave Loebsack is retiring. The district voted for President Donald Trump in 2016.
IOWA’S THIRD DISTRICT
Freshman Democratic Representative Cindy Axne is being challenged by Republican David Young, whom Axne narrowly ousted two years ago in a district that voted for Trump in 2016.
MINNESOTA’S FIRST DISTRICT
Freshman Republican Representative Jim Hagedorn is facing a second challenge from Democrat Dan Feehan, a former Army Ranger whom Hagedown narrowly defeated in 2018.
MINNESOTA’S SEVENTH DISTRICT
Long-time Representative Collin Peterson, one of only two House Democrats who voted against Trump’s impeachment in 2019, faces a challenge from Minnesota’s former lieutenant governor, Republican Michelle Fischbach, in a district that voted strongly for Trump.
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