Michael Bridgford, an independent financial advisor, is running as an independent candidate in Iowa's 1st congressional district in 2026 against Republican incumbent Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Democrat Christina Bohannan.
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2026 race
Michael Bridgford, an independent financial advisor, is an independent candidate for Iowa's 1st congressional district in the 2026 election. The district is based in the southeastern part of the state and includes the cities of Davenport and Iowa City.
The incumbent, Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks, was re-elected with 50.0% of the vote in 2024, the narrowest win of any incumbent House Republican that year, and she won renomination in 2026 over David Pautsch.
Bridgford appears on the general election ballot on November 3, 2026, alongside Miller-Meeks and Democrat Christina Bohannan, a former state representative who won her party's primary with 81.5% of the vote and was also the Democratic nominee for the seat in 2022 and 2024.