Two candidates are on the ballot in the closely watched race for Iowa’s 3rd Congressional District, which includes the Des Moines metro and much of central and southern Iowa.
U.S. Rep. Zach Nunn, a Republican, is seeking a second term in office after he flipped the seat from Democratic control in a razor-thin 2022 race that was decided by about 2,000 votes.
Nunn faces a challenge from Democrat Lanon Baccam, a former U.S. Department of Agriculture official.
Libertarian Marco Battaglia is running a write-in campaign for the seat after the Iowa Supreme Court ruled the Libertarian Party’s congressional candidates will not appear on the ballot because the party failed to follow the procedures laid out in Iowa law when nominating them.
