From DesMoinesRegister.com:

Republicans are competing in more Iowa House races than Democrats are this year with the hope an anti-incumbent wave can lift them into the majority in November, GOP leaders said Friday.

The climb for Republicans is taller in the Iowa Senate, where Democrats’ 14-seat edge is a historic high for the party. Still, Republicans see chances for Senate gains, in light of the names and numbers of candidates that emerged after Friday’s deadline for getting on the June primary election ballot.

Democrats, for their part, also see potential pickups in the House, and they expect to hold the Senate, where they are defending more seats than Republicans are this fall. If they do, they will have held their majorities for a second time, something their party has not done in more than 40 years.

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