United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2014
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The 2014 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Iowa took place on November 4, 2014. Voters elected four candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's four congressional districts.
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Iowa, a voter must be affiliated with a party in order to participate in its primary. However, a voter can change his or her political party affiliation on Election Day, creating what is effectively an open primary.[1]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary voters were required to register by either May 26, 2014, to pre-register, or on election day. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 25, 2014 (10 days before election day).[2]
- See also: Iowa elections, 2014
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 4 election, Democrats and Republicans each control two of the four congressional seats from Iowa.
| Members of the U.S. House from Iowa -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
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| Party | As of November 2014 | After the 2014 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 2 | 1 | |
| Republican Party | 2 | 3 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2014 election, the incumbents for the four congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| Bruce Braley |  Democratic |
1 |
| Dave Loebsack | Democratic |
2 |
| Tom Latham |  Republican |
3 |
| Steve King | Republican |
4 |
Margin of victory for winners
There were a total of 4 seats up for election in 2014 in Iowa. The following table shows the margin of victory for each district winner, which is calculated by examining the percentage difference between the two candidates who received the most votes. If the race was uncontested, the margin of victory is listed as 100%.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| District 1 |  Rod Blum |
2.3% | 289,306 | Pat Murphy |
| District 2 |  Dave Loebsack |
5.1% | 273,329 | Mariannette Miller-Meeks |
| District 3 | David Young |
10.5% | 282,066 | Staci Appel |
| District 4 | Steve King |
23.3% | 275,633 | Jim Mowrer |
Candidates
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1st Congressional District
General election candidates
June 3, 2014, primary results
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Rumored candidates
- Jeff Danielson - State Sen. District 10[13]
- Steve Sodders - State Sen. District 36[14]
- William Dotzler - State Sen. District 31[13]
- Pam Jochum - President of the Iowa State Senate[13]
- Tyler Olson - State Rep. District 65[13]
- Paul Pate - Former Iowa Secretary of State and two-term mayor of Cedar Rapids[15]
Withdrew from race
- Walt Rogers - State Rep. District 60[16][17][18]
Declined to run
- Liz Mathis - State Sen. District 24[13][19]
- Kraig Paulsen - Speaker of the state house[20][21][22]
- Ben Lange - 2012 candidate for the 1st District[23]
- Jason Welch - John Deere Employee and 2010 candidate[4][24]
2nd Congressional District
General election candidates
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks
- Dave Loebsack - Incumbent
June 3, 2014, primary results
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3rd Congressional District
General election candidates
June 3, 2014, primary results
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Considered but withdrew
- Michael Sherzan - Businessman[41][42][43][44]
Declined to run
- Tom Latham - Incumbent
- Brenna Findley: Legal counsel to Gov. Terry Branstad[45][46]
- Mary Ann Hanusa: State Representative[47]
4th Congressional District
General election candidates
- Steve King - Incumbent
- Jim Mowrer
June 3, 2014, primary results
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Failed to file
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
- United States Senate elections in Iowa, 2014
- Iowa elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State Website, "Voter Registration FAQ," accessed August 9, 2024
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State Website, "Voter Pre-Registration," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ Marion Patch "Rod Blum Enters First Congressional District Race" accessed March 28, 2013 (dead link)
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Politics1 "Iowa's 1st Congressional District" accessed April 22, 2013 Cite error: Invalid
<ref>tag; name "politics1" defined multiple times with different content - ↑ Gail Boliver for Congress, "Home," accessed January 13, 2014
- ↑ Des Moines Register "Democrat Dave O’Brien running for Congress" accessed July 10, 2013
- ↑ TH Herald, "Pat Murphy to run for Congress," February 13, 2013
- ↑ Bleeding Heartland "IA-01: Democrat Monica Vernon is in" accessed June 5, 2013
- ↑ Marion Patch "A Return to Election Politics for Swati Dandekar?" accessed May 22, 2013
- ↑ Des Moines Register "Dandekar joins race for congressional seat" accessed July 26, 2013
- ↑ KWWL "State Rep. Anesa Kajtazovic explores run for U.S. House" accessed July 9, 2013
- ↑ The Gazette, "Anesa Kajtazovic formally entering Iowa 1st District Democratic race," accessed August 20, 2013
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 The DesMoines Register, "Pat Murphy to run for Congress," February 13, 2013
- ↑ WCFCourier.com, "Iowa state senator announces plans to run for Braley's House seat," March 9, 2013
- ↑ Sioux City Journal, "Iowa's U.S. House 1st District GOP field doubles; Pate, Rogers join race," accessed September 16, 2013
- ↑ CT post, "State Rep. Walt Rogers of Iowa quits US House race," accessed March 1, 2014
- ↑ WCF Courier, "Cedar Falls State Rep. Walt Rogers forms group to probe run for Congress," accessed September 16, 2013
- ↑ Daily Iowan, "Rep. Walt Rogers throws his hat in the ring," accessed September 27, 2013
- ↑ Des Moines Register "Handful of Democrats eyeing Braley seat in northeast Iowa" accessed May 22, 2013
- ↑ The Gazette "Paulsen confirms he’s considering 2014 U.S. House 1st District race" accessed May 29, 2013
- ↑ Des Moines Register, "Iowa House Speaker Kraig Paulsen will not run for Congress," accessed August 9, 2013
- ↑ Dubuque Telegraph Herald, "Iowa House Speaker Paulsen will not run for 1st District seat," accessed August 9, 2013
- ↑ TH Online, "Lange says he will not run for Congress in 2014," accessed June 24, 2013.
- ↑ Iowa Republican "First Congressional Race" accessed April 22,2 013
- ↑ 25.0 25.1 QC Times "Lofgren announces 2nd Congressional District bid" accessed June 26, 2013
- ↑ Des Moines Register "Miller-Meeks might try again to unseat Loebsack" accessed June 26, 2013
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State Elections, "Candidate List," accessed March 15, 2014
- ↑ Des Moines Register, "Des Moines teacher seeks to oust Congressman Latham in 3rd District GOP primary," accessed December 2, 2013
- ↑ Des Moines Register, "Elections chief Matt Schultz jumps into race for Congress," accessed February 5, 2014
- ↑ Facebook, "Matt Schultz," accessed January 28, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call, "Iowa Republican Drops Senate Bid, Will Run for Open House Seat," accessed January 2, 2014
- ↑ The Iowa Republican, "Grassley Chief of Staff David Young set to enter U.S. Senate race," May 23, 2013
- ↑ Des Moines Register, "State Sen. Brad Zaun: I’ll definitely enter 3rd Congressional District race soon," accessed January 22, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Republican, "Robert Cramer Announces his Candidacy for Congress," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ Des Moines Register, "GOP’s Robert Cramer jumps into Des Moines-area U.S. House race," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ KMA Land, "Shaw formally entering Congressional race this week," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ Quad City Times, "Iowa 3rd District GOP race will go to convention," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Republican, "Shocker: David Young wins GOP Nomination on Fifth Ballot (VIDEO ADDED)," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ Des Moines Register "Democrat Staci Appel opts against challenging Tom Latham for Congress" accessed April 16, 2013
- ↑ Roll Call "Democratic Recruit Files to Challenge Latham #IA03" accessed July 9, 2013
- ↑ Roll Call, "DCCC uses inauguration to tout potential house recruits," January 22, 2013
- ↑ Omaha World Herald "Democrat to seek Iowa's 3rd District House seat" accessed February 28, 2012
- ↑ Daily Kos "Daily Kos Elections Morning Digest: It begins: The first fundraising numbers of 2013 are here" accessed April 16, 2013
- ↑ Roll Call "Iowa: Democrat Sherzan Drops Bid to Challenge Latham" accessed July 9, 2013
- ↑ Des Moines Register, "One more woman in DM-area congressional race?" accessed February 4, 2014
- ↑ Des Moines Register, "GOP’s Brenna Findley rules out run for Congress this year," accessed February 4, 2014
- ↑ Des Moines Register, "State Rep. Mary Ann Hanusa will not run for Congress," accessed January 22, 2014
- ↑ Roll Call "Iowa Democrat to challenge Steve King" accessed April 9, 2013
Senators
Joni Ernst (R)
Chuck Grassley (R)
Representatives
Republican Party (6)
