Iowa Democrat wins state House race despite suspending campaign in September

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa (AP) — A Democrat won a western Iowa legislative district in Tuesday’s elections even though he had suspended his campaign two months ago because of health issues, a sign of the party’s sweeping midterm success in the state and across the country. Eric Armstrong, whose name still appeared on the ballot, was elected to represent a state House district held by current Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek, who won his bid for U.S. Senate on Tuesday. Voters in the district backed Republican President Donald Trump two years ago. Voters made Republicans suffer in Iowa and across the country in this year’s midterm elections, fed up with high costs, critical of government corruption and unsupportive of an overseas war. Republicans still control the Iowa Legislature but will have to govern with a smaller House majority and a Democratic governor after Rob Sand broke their decade-long grip on state government.

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