2018 Iowa elections

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The2018 Iowa elections were held in theU.S. state ofIowa on November 6, 2018. A closed primary election was held on June 5, 2018.^[1] All of Iowa's executive officers were up for election, as well as all four of Iowa's seats in theUnited States House of Representatives, 25 (half) of the seats in theIowa Senate, and all 100 seats in theIowa House of Representatives.

IncumbentRepublicangovernorTerry Branstad, who had served for two consecutive and six total terms as Iowa governor, resigned to be theUnited States Ambassador to China in 2017.^[2] Lieutenant GovernorKim Reynolds assumed the governorship and was seeking a full term.

Incumbent Democraticattorney generalTom Miller had served in the position since 1995, and previously from 1979 to 1991. The Republican Party did not nominate anyone, but the Libertarian Party nominated Marco Battaglia.

2018 Iowa Secretary of State election

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Candidate Paul Pate Deidre DeJear Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 685,780 583,774 Percentage 52.7% 44.9%

County results Congressional district results Pate:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% DeJear:     50–60%     60–70%

Secretary of State before election Paul Pate Republican Elected Secretary of State Paul Pate Republican

• Deidre DeJear
• Jim Mowrer

• Paul Pate, incumbent

Incumbent Democraticstate treasurerMichael L. Fitzgerald, who had served in the position since 1983, ran for reelection to a tenth term in office.^[10] Fitzgerald faced Republican Jeremy Davis.

Incumbent AuditorMary Mosiman, who had served since 2013, ran for re-election but was defeated by attorneyRob Sand.^[11]

2018 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture election

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Candidate Mike Naig Tim Gannon Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 651,552 602,916 Percentage 50.3% 46.6%

County results Congressional district results Naig:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Gannon:     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Secretary of Agriculture before election Mike Naig Republican Elected Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig Republican

RepublicanSecretary of AgricultureBill Northey had served in the position since 2007. Northey was considering running for Iowa governor, but after Governor Terry Branstad was nominated to be Ambassador to China, he announced he would not run.^[12][13] Northey had not ruled out running for reelection in 2018, but said he would be willing to serve as lieutenant governor instead if asked.^[14] In 2018, he was nominated by PresidentDonald Trump to beUnder Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, and subsequently ruled out reelection. The office was then held byMike Naig, serving in an acting capacity.

• Ray Gaesser, farmer and soybean producer
• Chad Ingels
• Craig Lang, former president of the Farm Bureau
• Mike Naig, incumbent
• Dan Zumbach, state senator

All of Iowa's four seats in theUnited States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.

The 25 odd-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 2018, as were all 100 Iowa House seats.

• Candidates atVote Smart
• Candidates atBallotpedia
• Campaign finance atOpenSecrets

Official Attorney General campaign websites

• Marco Battaglia (L) for Attorney General
• Tom Miller (D) for Attorney General

Official Secretary of State campaign websites

• Deidre DeJear (D) for Secretary of State
• Paul Pate (R) for Secretary of State

Official State Auditor campaign websites

• Mary Mosiman (R) for Auditor
• Rob Sand (D) for Auditor

Official Secretary of Agriculture campaign websites

• Tim Gannon (D) for Secretary of AgricultureArchived 2018-10-20 at theWayback Machine
• Mike Naig (R) for Secretary of Agriculture

• 2018 Iowa elections
• 2018 elections in the United States by state

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