Zach Nunn has won the Republican primary for Iowa's third congressional district, according to AP estimates. The state senator collected about 66% of the votes. He faced challengers Gary Leffler and Nicole Hasso.The race was called at 9:15 p.m. Leffler called Nunn to congratulate him:Nunn took the podium at about 9:30 p.m. Nunn, of Bondurant, will face incumbent Democratic Rep. Cindy Axne in the November general election.In a statement Tuesday night, Nunn said, “I’m honored to be the Republican Nominee for Congress in Iowa’s Third Congressional District. I could not have done this without my hard-working team, grassroots supporters, and national advocates joining our mission."Nunn has spent the past seven years in the Iowa state House. He's a combat veteran and small business owner who's now fighting to flip Iowa's only blue seat on Capitol Hill."For the last two years, I think Americans have been frustrated by the fact that we've seen gas prices nearly double, that we have seen inflation at a 40-year high, that we see young families trying to buy their first home and recognize that the mortgage rate is now too high for them. And the price of a home, alone, is well beyond their means," Nunn said.He says his mission is to strengthen the economy and national defense."The failure in Afghanistan this past year, the tragedy of lack of defined American leadership in the world — from Ukraine to China to the Middle East. I'm hoping I can leverage both my background but what I'm hearing from my constituents of really trying to find someone who can help serve the country," Nunn said.Here's what Nunn says are his top priorities:vlog's 2022 Iowa primary election results can be found here
DES MOINES, Iowa — Zach Nunn has won the Republican primary for Iowa's third congressional district, according to AP estimates.
The state senator collected about 66% of the votes. He faced challengers Gary Leffler and Nicole Hasso.
The race was called at 9:15 p.m.
Leffler called Nunn to congratulate him:
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Nunn took the podium at about 9:30 p.m.
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Zach Nunn addresses supporters after June 7 primary victory.
Nunn, of Bondurant, will face incumbent Democratic Rep. Cindy Axne in the November general election.
In a statement Tuesday night, Nunn said, “I’m honored to be the Republican Nominee for Congress in Iowa’s Third Congressional District. I could not have done this without my hard-working team, grassroots supporters, and national advocates joining our mission."
Nunn has spent the past seven years in the Iowa state House. He's a combat veteran and small business owner who's now fighting to flip Iowa's only blue seat on Capitol Hill.
"For the last two years, I think Americans have been frustrated by the fact that we've seen gas prices nearly double, that we have seen inflation at a 40-year high, that we see young families trying to buy their first home and recognize that the mortgage rate is now too high for them. And the price of a home, alone, is well beyond their means," Nunn said.
He says his mission is to strengthen the economy and national defense.
"The failure in Afghanistan this past year, the tragedy of lack of defined American leadership in the world — from Ukraine to China to the Middle East. I'm hoping I can leverage both my background but what I'm hearing from my constituents of really trying to find someone who can help serve the country," Nunn said.
Here's what Nunn says are his top priorities:
vlog's 2022 Iowa primary election results can be found here
