United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2016
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The 2016 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Iowa took place on November 8, 2016. Voters elected 4 candidates to serve in the U.S. House, one from each of the state's 4 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.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 8 election, the Republican Party held three 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 2016 | After the 2016 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 1 | 1 | |
| Republican Party | 3 | 3 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2016 election, the incumbents for the four congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
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| Rod Blum |  Republican |
1 |
| Dave Loebsack |  Democratic |
2 |
| David Young | Republican |
3 |
| Steve King | Republican |
4 |
Margin of victory for winners
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 percent.
| District | Winner | Margin of Victory | Total Vote | Top Opponent |
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| District 1 |  Rod Blum |
7.7% | 384,977 | Monica Vernon |
| District 2 |  Dave Loebsack |
7.5% | 370,032 | Chris Peters |
| District 3 | David Young |
13.7% | 390,287 | Jim Mowrer |
| District 4 | Steve King |
22.6% | 370,259 | Kim Weaver |
Candidates
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District 1
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General election candidates: Rod Blum  Monica Vernon |
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Primary candidates:[2] |
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Democratic Patrick Murphy[4] |
Republican |
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Withdrew: Ravi Patel (D)[5] Gary Kroeger (D) - Ad executive[6][7] |
District 2
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General election candidates: Dave Loebsack Chris Peters |
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Primary candidates:[2] |
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Democratic |
Republican |
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Withdrew: Mark Chelgren (R) - State sen.[8][3] |
District 3
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General election candidates: David Young Jim Mowrer Bryan Holder Claudia Addy Joe Grandanette |
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Primary candidates:[2] |
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Democratic Jim Mowrer - Iraq veteran[11] Mike Sherzan[12] |
Republican Joe Grandanette[3] |
District 4
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General election candidates: Steve King Kim Weaver |
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Primary candidates:[2] |
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Democratic |
Republican Rick Bertrand - State sen.[3] |
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Iowa elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Iowa in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| February 29, 2016 | Ballot access | Primary candidate filing period opens | |
| March 18, 2016 | Ballot access | Primary candidate filing period ends | |
| May 19, 2016 | Campaign finance | Report due covering January 1 through May 14 | |
| June 3, 2016 | Campaign finance | Special supplementary report due for certain contributions | |
| June 7, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| July 19, 2016 | Campaign finance | Report due covering May 15 through July 14 | |
| August 1, 2016 | Ballot access | General election candidate filing period opens | |
| August 19, 2016 | Ballot access | General election candidate filing period ends | |
| October 19, 2016 | Campaign finance | Report due covering July 15 through October 14 | |
| November 4, 2016 | Campaign finance | Special supplementary report due for certain contributions | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| January 19, 2017 | Campaign finance | Report due covering October 15 through December 31 | |
| Sources: Iowa Secretary of State, "Three Year Election Calendar," accessed June 5, 2015 Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, "Reporting Dates," accessed June 5, 2015 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
- United States Senate election in Iowa, 2016
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2016
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2016
- U.S. House primaries, 2016
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State Website, "Voter Registration FAQ," accessed August 9, 2024
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7 Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed March 19, 2016
- ↑ KWWL.com, "Pat Murphy announces Congressional bid," July 23, 2015
- ↑ Sioux City Journal, "Patel drops out of 1st District Democratic race in Iowa," June 23, 2015
- ↑ The Des Moines Register, "Former SNL cast member running for Congress in Iowa," April 7, 2015
- ↑ The Gazette, "Kroeger drops bid for U.S. House seat," March 2, 2016
- ↑ The Des Moines Register, "Chelgren to seek Loebsack's seat in Congress," October 1, 2015
- ↑ Cite error: Invalid
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- ↑ The Des Moines Register, "Iraq vet Jim Mowrer running for Congress again," August 16, 2015
- ↑ Iowa Starting Line, "Mike Sherzan Launches Campaign, Mowrer Releases More Endorsements," December 16, 2015
- ↑ Sioux City Journal, "Weaver announces bid to defeat King in Iowa 4th District," August 14, 2015
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