The Iowa City Press Citizen | By Liam Halawith

Democratic candidate Christina Bohannan emphasized a commitment to stabilizing rural health care if she’s elected to Congress in the Nov. 3 general election during a tour of rural health care facilities in southeast Iowa.

Bohannan, a Democrat from Iowa City and a University of Iowa professor, met with Jefferson County Health Center administration officials on Tuesday, June 16, on the fourth stop of her five-county tour of health care facilities and meetings with health care professionals.

Bohannan is challenging incumbent U.S. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, for Iowa’s 1st Congressional District seat after defeating primary challenger Travis Terrell in the June 2 primary.

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Iowa’s 1st Congressional District contains the cities of Davenport, Iowa City, Burlington, and Indianola. Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks faces a rematch against Christina Bohannan, who came within 0.2% of defeating the incumbent in 2024. Bohannan lost by just 799 votes out of 413,000 and outperformed the top of the ticket by over 8 points – more than any other Red-to-Blue candidate in the country. National forecasters, including the Cook Political Report, universally rate this district as a Toss-Up for 2026. With Rep. Miller-Meeks showing historic weakness at just 31% favorability and facing growing opposition even within her own party, Bohannan has the best opportunity to flip a Republican seat in the country.