Three Iowa candidates end their campaigns for seats in U.S. House

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January 26th, 2026 by Ric Hanson

(Radio Iowa) – Former Democratic Iowa Houseleader Jennifer Konfrst has ended her campaign for Iowa’s third congressional district seat. Konfrst has endorsed fellow Democrat Sarah Trone Garriott’s bid to face off against Republican Congressman Zach Nunn in this year’s General Election.

In northeast Iowa, Republican Shannon Lundren of Peosta has announced she’ll seek reelection to the Iowa House rather than run for Iowa’s second congressional district seat in the U-S House of Representatives.

And Democrat Taylor Wettach, a Muscatine attorney, has announced he’ll run for State Auditor. Wettach had been running for congress in the district currently represented by Republican Congresswoman Mariannette Miller-Meeks.

Two other Democrats are running in the first district.