United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2020
- Election date: Nov. 3
- Registration deadline(s): Oct. 24
- Online registration: Yes
- Same-day registration: Yes
- Recount laws
- Early voting starts: Oct. 5
- Absentee/mail voting deadline(s): Nov. 2 (postmarked); Nov. 9 (received)
- Processing, counting, and challenging absentee/mail-in ballots
- Voter ID: Non-photo ID
- Poll times: 7 a.m. to 9 p.m
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The 2020 U.S. House of Representatives elections in Iowa took place on November 3, 2020. Voters elected four candidates to serve in the U.S. House from each of the state's four congressional districts.
| Candidate filing deadline | Primary election | General election |
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Election procedure changes in 2020
Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Iowa modified its absentee/mail-in voting procedures for the November 3, 2020, general election as follows:
- Absentee/mail-in voting: Absentee ballot application forms were sent to all registered voters in the general election.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Partisan breakdown
Heading into the November 3 election, the Democratic Party held three of the four congressional seats from Iowa.
| Members of the U.S. House from Iowa -- Partisan Breakdown | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 2020 | After the 2020 Election | |
| Democratic Party | 3 | 1 | |
| Republican Party | 1 | 3 | |
| Total | 4 | 4 | |
Incumbents
Heading into the 2020 election, the incumbents for the four congressional districts were:
| Name | Party | District |
|---|---|---|
| Abby Finkenauer |  Democratic |
1 |
| Dave Loebsack | Democratic |
2 |
| Cindy Axne | Democratic |
3 |
| Steve King |  Republican |
4 |
Voting in Iowa
- See also: Voting in Iowa
Click the links below for more information on Iowa elections in 2020:
- President of the United States
- U.S. Senate
- U.S. House
- State Senate
- State House
- State supreme court
- State intermediate appellate courts
Battleground races
Ballotpedia has identified the following Iowa elections as battlegrounds:
- Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2020
- Iowa's 1st Congressional District election, 2020
- Iowa's 2nd Congressional District election, 2020
- Iowa's 3rd Congressional District election, 2020
- Iowa's 4th Congressional District election, 2020 (June 2 Republican primary)
- United States Senate election in Iowa, 2020
- United States Senate election in Iowa, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
Candidates
District 1
General election candidates
- Abby Finkenauer (Incumbent) (Democratic Party)
- Ashley Hinson (Republican Party) ✔
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Democratic primary candidates
- Abby Finkenauer (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 2
General election candidates
- Rita Hart (Democratic Party)
- Mariannette Miller-Meeks (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
District 3
General election candidates
- Cindy Axne (Incumbent) (Democratic Party) ✔
- David Young (Republican Party)
- Bryan Holder (Libertarian Party)
Democratic primary candidates
- Cindy Axne (Incumbent) ✔
Republican primary candidates
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
District 4
General election candidates
- J.D. Scholten (Democratic Party)
- Randy Feenstra (Republican Party) ✔
Democratic primary candidates
Republican primary candidates
- Steve King (Incumbent)
- Randy Feenstra ✔
- Steve Reeder
- Bret Richards
- Jeremy Taylor
Did not make the ballot:
= candidate completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey
Candidate ballot access requirements
The table below details filing requirements for U.S. House candidates in Iowa in the 2020 election cycle. For additional information on candidate ballot access requirements in Iowa, click here.
| Filing requirements for U.S. House candidates, 2020 | ||||||||
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| State | Office | Party | Signatures required | Signature formula | Filing fee | Filing fee formula | Filing deadline | Source |
| Iowa | 1st Congressional District | Democratic | 1,656 | 1% of votes cast for the party's candidate for governor in the district in 2018 | N/A | N/A | 3/13/2020 | Source |
| Iowa | 1st Congressional District | Republican | 1,614 | 1% of votes cast for the party's candidate for governor in the district in 2018 | N/A | N/A | 3/13/2020 | Source |
| Iowa | 1st Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 375 | Fixed number | N/A | N/A | 3/13/2020 | Source |
| Iowa | 2nd Congressional District | Democratic | 1,606 | 1% of votes cast for the party's candidate for governor in the district in 2018 | N/A | N/A | 3/13/2020 | Source |
| Iowa | 2nd Congressional District | Republican | 1,497 | 1% of votes cast for the party's candidate for governor in the district in 2018 | N/A | N/A | 3/13/2020 | Source |
| Iowa | 2nd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 375 | Fixed number | N/A | N/A | 3/13/2020 | Source |
| Iowa | 3rd Congressional District | Democratic | 1,830 | 1% of votes cast for the party's candidate for governor in the district in 2018 | N/A | N/A | 3/13/2020 | Source |
| Iowa | 3rd Congressional District | Republican | 1,690 | 1% of votes cast for the party's candidate for governor in the district in 2018 | N/A | N/A | 3/13/2020 | Source |
| Iowa | 3rd Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 375 | Fixed number | N/A | N/A | 3/13/2020 | Source |
| Iowa | 4th Congressional District | Democratic | 1,220 | 1% of votes cast for the party's candidate for governor in the district in 2018 | N/A | N/A | 3/13/2020 | Source |
| Iowa | 4th Congressional District | Republican | 1,874 | 1% of votes cast for the party's candidate for governor in the district in 2018 | N/A | N/A | 3/13/2020 | Source |
| Iowa | 4th Congressional District | Unaffiliated | 375 | Fixed number | N/A | N/A | 3/13/2020 | Source |
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2020
- United States Senate election in Iowa, 2020
- U.S. House battlegrounds, 2020
- List of U.S. Congress incumbents who did not run for re-election in 2020
- United States House Democratic Party primaries, 2020
- United States House Republican Party primaries, 2020
- Democratic Party battleground primaries, 2020
- Republican Party battleground primaries, 2020
External links
Footnotes
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