IA-03: Two-term GOP Rep. David Young is running against Democrat Cindy Axne in Iowa’s 3rd District, home to Des Moines and Council Bluffs. Axne, a small business owner and former state government official, outraised Young in the second quarter of 2018 by more than $110,000, though Young still leads in cash on hand with $1.4 million to Axne’s $465,000. Barack Obama won this district with 52% of the vote in 2008 and 51% in 2012. Trump carried it with 48% in 2016. The district is evenly split among Democrats and Republicans — roughly 169,000 registered voters for each — with another 161,000 not affiliated with a political party. Another factor that could add the the challenge here: tariffs on pork and soybeans amid the fallout from the Trump administration’s trade dispute with China and other countries. Race moves from Lean Republican to Toss-Up
