# Democrat drops out of race due to health concerns and still wins; opponent says, ‘We deserve to know more’

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/democrat-drops-out-of-race-due-to-health-concerns-and-still-wins-opponent-says-we-deserve-to-know-more/
- Published: 2026-11-05T18:19:50+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-05T21:06:20+00:00
- Original publisher: Fox News (publisher lean: Right)
- Original article: https://www.foxnews.com/politics/democrat-drops-out-race-health-concerns-still-wins-opponent-says-deserve-know-more
- Topics: Elections, Politics, World

## Key points

- Eric Armstrong won despite stepping down from campaigning over health concerns.
- Unofficial results gave him 4,602 votes to Keith Jones’s 3,737.
- Jones called for more information about Armstrong’s ability to serve.

## Summary

Democrat Eric Armstrong won an Iowa state House seat despite having announced he was leaving the race because of health issues. His victory leaves questions about how he will serve while dealing with those issues, after he told a newspaper he would do his best to represent the district.

Armstrong’s name remained on the ballot, and unofficial results show he received 4,602 votes, against Republican Keith Jones’s 3,737. Jones, a former police officer and member of the Pottawattamie County Board of Supervisors, said voters deserved more information and questioned Armstrong’s fitness for office. Armstrong’s campaign withdrawal was announced in a Facebook post on 7 September.

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