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Iowa Democrat who quit race wins seat anyway

Headline from The Hill · First reported Nov 4, 6:56 PM ET () · Updated Nov 4, 7:41 PM ET · 2 sources, 2 articles

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The Democratic nominee in an Iowa state House District race won his race on Wednesday afternoon, despite suspending his bid in September for health reasons, amid a historic election night Democrats have declared a “blue tsunami.” Eric Armstrong, a retired railroad executive, defeated GOP candidate…

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