IA-01 — U.S. House
We expect Democrats to win83%The call
We expect Democrats to win.
What the market is pricing
via PolymarketThe market gives the Democrats a 68% chance to win.
The market and our model both favor the Democrats, but the market is less confident — a 15-point gap.
Implied probability from live Polymarket prices, two-party-normalized · as of Aug 1, 2026 · a market price is trader sentiment, not Akashic’s forecast. See the market on Polymarket → · How implied probability works →
| Candidate | Raised |
|---|---|
| Mariannette Miller-MeeksRIncumbent | |
| Christina BohannanD | |
| Michael BridgfordIndependent | not yet filing |
Receipts, cash on hand, and outside (independent-expenditure) spending from the Federal Election Commission. Bars are scaled within this race. Incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) running for re-election in a rematch with Democrat Christina Bohannan; Michael Bridgford runs as an independent. Iowa primary held June 2, 2026. The field and its fundraising will keep updating as primaries settle and new FEC reports land.
The rating is grounded in this seat’s record on Akashic — its partisan lean, same-office history, and demographics. Read the full profile on the IA-01 place page.
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | RepublicanR | even |
| 2022 | RepublicanR | R+7 |
| 2020 | RepublicanR | R+3 |
| 2018 | DemocraticD | D+5 |
| 2016 | RepublicanR | R+8 |
| 2014 | RepublicanR |
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