Democrat Lindsay James wins election to U.S. House in Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District

Democrat Lindsay James won election Wednesday to the U.S. House of Representatives representing Iowa’s 2nd Congressional District, defeating Republican Joe Mitchell. James is a state legislator and presbyterian minister from Dubuque who made her faith a centerpiece of her campaign. She will replace Republican Rep. Ashley Hinson, who ran for U.S. Senate. Mitchell is a workforce housing developer who formerly served in the state Legislature and President Donald Trump’s first administration. The Associated Press declared James the winner at 12:19 a.m. EST.

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