2025 Special Election
During the Iowa house representative special election in 2025,Watkins was notably funded by the Republican Party of Iowa ($73,000),the Koch-funded Americans for Prosperity Organization ($69,000),and the socially conservative group,The FAMiLY Leader. ($10,500). In total,Watkins was provided over $150,000 in financial support for this election. [3] The support of these organizations was noted on Watkin's candidate website (blainwatkinsforiowa.com),which has been taken down since the election.
In contrast,Democratic candidate Nanette Griffin [4] received just over $36,000 from the Iowa Democratic Party,and no other financial support from outside groups. Despite Griffin's lack of financial support,the election was extremely close,with Watkins narrowly beating Griffin (51.5% to 48.2%). [3]
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % |
|---|
2025 Iowa House of Representatives Special Election [5]
District 73
Turnout: 5,337 | | Republican | | Blaine Watkins | Republican | 2,749 | |
| Nannette Griffin | Democratic | 2,574 | |
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