2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08 )
All 4 Iowa seats to theUnited States House of Representatives Majority party Minority party Party Republican Democratic Last election 3 1 Seats won 3 1 Seat change Popular vote 813,153 673,969 Percentage 53.65% 44.47% Swing 0.46% 0.98%
District results County results Republican
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%
Democratic
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
The2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the fourU.S. representatives from thestate ofIowa , one from each of the state's fourcongressional districts . The elections coincided with the2016 U.S. presidential election , as well asother elections to the House of Representatives,elections to theUnited States Senate and variousstate andlocal elections . The primaries were held on June 7.
2016 Iowa's 1st congressional district election County resultsBlum: 50–60% 60–70%Vernon: 50–60%
Incumbent RepublicanRod Blum , who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was elected with 51% of the vote in 2014. The district had aPVI of D+5.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Pat Murphy , former Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives and nominee for this seat in2014 [ 3] [ 4] Monica Vernon
U.S. Representatives
State legislators
Liz Bennett, state representative[ 21] Joe Bolkcom , state senator[ 21] Bill Dotzler , state senator[ 21] Bob Dvorsky , state senator[ 21] Jack Hatch , former state senator and nominee for governorin 2014 [ 21] Rob Hogg , state senator[ 21] Pam Jochum , President of the Iowa Senate[ 21] Vicki Lensing , state representative[ 21] Mary Mascher , state representative[ 21] Liz Mathis , state senator[ 21] Kirsten Running-Marquardt , state representative[ 21] Art Staed , state representative[ 21] Sally Stutsman, state representative[ 21] Rich Taylor, state senator[ 21] Organizations
Hypothetical polling
Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size Margin of errorRod Blum (R) Pat Murphy (D) Other Undecided DFM Research [ 29] November 4–11, 2015 328 ± 5.4% 45% 42% 2% 10%
2016 Iowa's 2nd congressional district election County resultsLoebsack: 50–60% 60–70%Peters: 50–60% 60–70%
Incumbent DemocratDave Loebsack , who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 52% of the vote in 2014. The district had aPVI of D+4.
Christopher Peters, thoracic surgeon[ 36] Republican primary results[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % Republican Christopher Peters 14,987 99.3 Write-in 107 0.7 Total votes 15,094 100.0
2016 Iowa's 3rd congressional district election County resultsYoung: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%Mowrer: 40–50%
IncumbentDavid Young , who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 53% of the vote in 2014. The district had aPVI of EVEN.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Joe Grandanette, retired teacher and candidate for this seat in2014 [ 40] [ 41] Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Desmund Adams, executive recruiting firm owner and 2012 State Senate candidate[ 44] [ 45] [ 46] [ 47] Mike Sherzan, businessman from West Des Moines[ 36] 2016 Iowa's 4th congressional district election County resultsKing: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Weaver: 50–60%
Incumbent RepublicanSteve King , who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014. The district had aPVI of R+5.
Eliminated in primary [ edit ] Democratic primary results[ 1] Party Candidate Votes % Democratic Kim Weaver 12,738 99.5 Write-in 62 0.5 Total votes 12,800 100.0
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