据决策办公室（DDHQ）预测，爱荷华州民主党州议员林赛·詹姆斯将击败共和党人乔·米切尔，赢得该州第2国会选区。
Iowa state Rep. Lindsay James (D) is projected to defeat Republican Joe Mitchell in the state's 2nd Congressional District, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ).
詹姆斯的胜利使一个共和党持有的席位变蓝，此前众议员阿什利·欣森（R-爱荷华州）选择参选参议院，使民主党在争夺众议院控制权的战斗中获得一个席位。
James's victory turns a Republican-held seat blue after Rep. Ashley Hinson (R-Iowa) opted to run for Senate, giving Democrats a pickup in their fight for control of the House.
这一结果出现在选民因持续的伊朗战争导致汽油价格上涨以及特朗普总统对经济的处理而感到沮丧之际。
The result comes as voters grew frustrated over rising gas prices tied to the ongoing Iran war and President Trump's handling of the economy.
DDHQ的选前预测将这场竞选评为势均力敌，给予米切尔53%的获胜概率，詹姆斯47%。
DDHQ's pre-election forecast rated the race a toss-up, giving Mitchell a 53 percent chance of winning compared to James's 47 percent.
詹姆斯是来自迪比克的一位长老会牧师，竞选活动大力强调可负担性，认为特朗普的关税和共和党的全面减税和支出法案正在挤压鹰眼州的家庭。
James, a Presbyterian pastor from Dubuque, campaigned heavily on affordability, arguing that Trump's tariffs and the GOP's sweeping tax and spending law were squeezing families in the Hawkeye State.
米切尔是前爱荷华州立法者和特朗普政府住房官员，主张降低税收，并以其住房开发商的经验作为应对成本上升的解决方案。
Mitchell, a former Iowa state lawmaker and Trump administration housing official, pitched lower taxes and his experience as a housing developer as solutions to rising costs.
这位民主党人的胜利标志着一个在过去十年中急剧转向共和党的州出现显著转变，为她的党派在爱荷华州东北部立足。
The Democrat's victory marks a notable shift in a state that has moved sharply toward Republicans over the past decade, giving her party a foothold in northeastern Iowa.
她的胜利发生在一个总统支持其对手、并在2024年以大约10个百分点的优势赢得的选区。
Her win comes in a district the president, who backed her rival, carried by roughly 10 percentage points in 2024.