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2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa

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All 4 Iowa seats to the United States House of Representatives
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Last election 3 2 Seats won 2 2 Seat change 1 Popular vote 772,387 726,505 Percentage 50.26% 47.27% Swing 6.89% 6.72%
Election results by district Election results by county Democratic   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% Republican   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%   70-80%   80-90%

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The 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa were held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, to elect the state's four U.S. representatives. The elections coincided with the elections of other federal and state offices, including a quadrennial presidential election. Primary elections were held on June 5, 2012.

The new congressional map, drawn by the state's Legislative Services Agency and passed with bipartisan support in the state House of Representatives and Senate, was signed into law by Governor Terry Branstad on April 19, 2011. Reflecting population shifts recorded in the 2010 United States census, the new map decreases Iowa's representation from five congressional districts to four.

Overview

District 1

2012 Iowa's 1st congressional district election

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Nominee Bruce Braley Ben Lange Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 222,422 162,465 Percentage 56.9% 41.6%

County results Braley:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Lange:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. Representatives before election Bruce Braley Democratic Elected U.S. Representatives Bruce Braley Democratic

Bruce Braley, a Democrat the incumbent representative from the 1st district in northeastern Iowa since 2007, ran in the new 1st district. Fellow incumbent Dave Loebsack, who lived within the boundaries of the new 1st district in Linn County, but who had represented southeastern Iowa's 2nd district since 2007, moved to Johnson County and ran in the new 2nd district. The 1st district has become more favorable to Democrats with the inclusion of Linn County and its loss of Scott County. Braley won the Democratic nomination unopposed.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Bruce Braley, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Dave Loebsack, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 2nd district

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ben Lange, attorney and nominee for this seat in 2010

Eliminated in primary

• Rod Blum, businessman

Withdrawn

• Steve Rathje, businessman

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program

Predictions

Results

District 2

2012 Iowa's 2nd congressional district election

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Nominee Dave Loebsack John Archer Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 211,863 161,977 Percentage 55.6% 42.5%

County results Loebsack:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Archer:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election Dave Loebsack Democratic Elected U.S. Representative Dave Loebsack Democratic

None of Iowa's current members of Congress resided in the newly drawn 2nd district; however, Democrat Dave Loebsack moved from Linn County to Johnson County in order to avoid a primary against Bruce Braley and continue representing southeastern Iowa. The 2nd district became slightly more favorable to Republicans as a result of the inclusion of Scott County, but retains Democratic-leaning Johnson County.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Dave Loebsack, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

• Joe Seng, state senator

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Archer, senior legal counsel at John Deere

Eliminated in primary

• Dan Dolan, housing developer

Withdrew

• Richard Gates, machinist and Tea Party activist

Primary results

General election

Endorsements

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 3

2012 Iowa's 3rd congressional district election

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Nominee Tom Latham Leonard Boswell Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 202,000 168,632 Percentage 52.8% 43.6%

County results Latham:      50–60%      60–70% Boswell:      40–50%

U.S. Representative before election Tom Latham Republican Elected U.S. Representative Tom Latham Republican

Leonard Boswell, a Democrat who represented the 3rd district in central Iowa since 1997, and Tom Latham, a Republican who represented the 4th district in northern and central Iowa since 1995, both ran in the new 3rd district. Latham, who lived in the new 4th district, moved south to avoid facing fellow Republican Steve King in a primary.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Leonard Boswell, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Tom Latham, incumbent U.S. Representative

Primary results

General election

Campaign

Approximately half of the new 3rd district was at the time represented by Boswell, whereas the new 3rd district contained than 20 per cent of the area currently represented by Latham. However, Latham had $983,500 cash on hand at the end of March 2011, whereas Boswell had just $173,815.

Endorsements

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" Program

Debate

The first debate was held October 10, 2012 at 7 pm, sponsored by KCCI and the Des Moines Register.

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 4

2012 Iowa's 4th congressional district election

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Nominee Steve King Christie Vilsack Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 200,063 169,470 Percentage 52.9% 44.9%

County results King:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Vilsack:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election Steve King Republican Elected U.S. Representative Steve King Republican

Steve King, a Republican represented western Iowa's 5th district since 2003, ran in the new 4th district. The new 4th district comprises mostly territory which King represented and which tends to vote for Republican candidates.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve King, incumbent U.S. Representative

Declined

• Tom Latham, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 4th district

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Christie Vilsack, former First Lady of Iowa

Primary results

Independents

Martin James Monroe also ran.

General election

Endorsements

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program
• EMILY's List

Debates

• Complete video of debate, September 27, 2012
• Complete video of debate, October 25, 2012

Polling

Predictions

Results

References

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External links

• Elections from the Iowa Secretary of State
• United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2012 at Ballotpedia
• Iowa U.S. House from OurCampaigns.com
• Campaign contributions for U.S. Congressional races in Iowa from OpenSecrets
• Outside spending at the Sunlight Foundation

• 2012 Iowa elections
• 2012 United States House of Representatives elections
• United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa