2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa

none February 2026 September 2023 2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa Iowa Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg legislative no 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa 2010 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa 2014 All 4 Iowa seats to the United States House of Representatives 2012 11 06 Democratic Party (United States) 3 2 1 772,387 50.26% 6.89% Republican Party (United States) 2 2 726,505 47.27% 6.72% 270px District results 270px County results Democratic #b9d7ff 40–50% #86b6f2 50–60% #4389e3 60–70% Republican #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f90 50–60% #cc2f4a 60–70% #d40000 70–80% #aa0000 80–90% 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.http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/electioninfo/3yrelectioncal.html 3 Year Election Calendar August 16, 2011 Iowa Secretary of State July 26, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110726150628/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/elections/electioninfo/3yrelectioncal.html dead 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.http://www.dailyiowan.com/2011/04/20/Metro/22963.html Branstad signs redistricting bill April 20, 2011 April 21, 2011 The Daily Iowan Allie Wright https://web.archive.org/web/20110927092318/http://www.dailyiowan.com/2011/04/20/Metro/22963.html September 27, 2011 dead 2 Overview United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2012 http://electionresults.sos.iowa.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=CON&map=CTY Secretary of State - Election Night Results - November 6th, 2012 Iowa Secretary of State 2015-01-08 https://web.archive.org/web/20130524011455/http://electionresults.sos.iowa.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=CON&map=CTY 2013-05-24 deadPartyVotesPercentageSeats beforeSeats after+/– Democratic772,387 50.26% 3 2 -1 Republican 726,505 47.27% 2 2 - Socialist Workers 6,286 0.41% - Independent 30,291 1.97% - Write-In 1,380 0.09% - Totals 1,536,849 100% 5 4 -1 District 1 2012 Iowa's 1st congressional district election Iowa presidential no 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa#District 1 2010 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa#District 2 2014 x150px File:Bruce Braley official 110th Congress photo portrait (cropped).jpg Bruce Braley Democratic Party (US) 222,422 56.9% 3x4.svg Ben Lange Republican Party (US) 162,465 41.6% 2012 IA-1.svg 200px County resultsBraley: #b4c7ec 40–50% #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70%Lange: #f1b4b2 40–50% #ed8783 50–60% U.S. Representatives Bruce Braley Democratic Party (US) Bruce Braley Democratic Party (US) Iowa's 1st congressional district 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.http://iowaindependent.com/54863/loebsack-makes-re-election-hopes-in-new-2nd-district-official Loebsack makes re-election hopes in new 2nd District official April 14, 2011 April 21, 2011 The Iowa Independent Lynda Waddington https://web.archive.org/web/20110416090124/http://iowaindependent.com/54863/loebsack-makes-re-election-hopes-in-new-2nd-district-official April 16, 2011 dead The 1st district has become more favorable to Democrats with the inclusion of Linn County and its loss of Scott County.http://www.rollcall.com/issues/56_129/Race-Ratings-Competitive-Races-On-Tap-in-Iowa-205977-1.html Race Ratings: Competitive Races On Tap in Iowa May 26, 2011 May 27, 2011 Roll Call Shira Toeplitz Braley won the Democratic nomination unopposed.http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/primary/canvsummary.pdf 2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary Iowa Secretary of State November 17, 2012 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Bruce Braley, incumbent U.S. Representative Declined Dave Loebsack, incumbent U.S. Representative for the 2nd district Primary results Democratic primary results Bruce Braley (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 11,912 99.2 Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 92 0.8 12,004 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Ben Lange, attorney and nominee for this seat in 2010http://easterniowagovernment.com/2011/10/12/lange-rematch-with-braley-in-iowa-1st-like-an-open-seat-race/ Lange: Rematch with Braley in Iowa 1st like an open seat race October 12, 2011 October 13, 2011 Eastern Iowa Government James Q. Lynch https://web.archive.org/web/20120406004918/http://easterniowagovernment.com/2011/10/12/lange-rematch-with-braley-in-iowa-1st-like-an-open-seat-race/ April 6, 2012 usurped mdy-all Eliminated in primary Rod Blum, businessmanhttp://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2011/10/24/dubuque-businessman-to-challenge-braley/ Dubuque businessman to challenge Braley October 24, 2011 October 26, 2011 The Des Moines Register Jason Clayworth Withdrawn Steve Rathje, businessmanhttp://www.therepublic.com/view/story/2429c06d362f4382b2be069febe50b48/IA--1st-District-Rathje/ Rathje seeks Republican nomination in northeast Iowa's 1st Congressional District July 20, 2011 August 14, 2011 The RepublicAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2011/12/16/rathje-quits-1st-district-congressional-race-returns-nearly-100000-to-donors/ Rathje quits Iowa's 1st District congressional race, returns nearly $100,000 to donors December 16, 2011 January 7, 2012 The Des Moines Register William Petroski Primary results Republican primary results Ben Lange Republican Party (United States) 13,217 52.9 Rod Blum Republican Party (United States) 11,551 46.2 Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 143 0.9 24,991 100.0 General election Endorsements Ben Lange (R) Organizations National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" ProgramCANDIDATES http://gopyoungguns.com/candidates gopyoungguns.com 6 March 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20121029050749/http://gopyoungguns.com/candidates/ 29 October 2012 Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political Reporthttp://cookpolitical.com/house/charts/race-ratings The Cook Political Report — Charts – 2012 House Competitive Races Cookpolitical.com November 5, 2012 November 6, 2012Likely D November 5, 2012 Rothenberghttp://rothenbergpoliticalreport.com/ratings/house House Ratings Rothenbergpoliticalreport.com November 2, 2012 November 4, 2012Safe D November 2, 2012 Roll Call, 2012 11 04 us onSafe D November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal BallCrystal Ball https://web.archive.org/web/20230420175527/https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/articles/category/2012-house/ April 20, 2023 , 2012 11 05 us onLikely D November 5, 2012 NY TimesHouse Race Ratings, The New York Times, 2012 11 04 us onSafe D November 4, 2012RCP, 2012 11 04 us onLikely D November 4, 2012The HillHouse Ratings https://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/race-ratings/107735-the-hills-house-ratings-democrats-chances-for-seats-have-dimmed/ The Hill November 4, 2012 November 3, 2012 Likely D November 4, 2012 Results Iowa's 1st congressional district, 2012 Bruce Braley (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 222,422 56.9 Ben Lange Republican Party (United States) 162,465 41.6 Gregory Hughes Independent (United States) 4,772 1.2 George Todd Krail II Independent (United States) 931 0.2 Write-ins n/a 259 0.1 390,849 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 2 2012 Iowa's 2nd congressional district election Iowa presidential no 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa#District 2 2010 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa#District 2 2014 x150px File:Dave Loebsack official photo (cropped).jpg Dave Loebsack Democratic Party (US) 211,863 55.6% 3x4.svg John Archer Republican Party (US) 161,977 42.5% 2012 IA-2.svg 230px County resultsLoebsack: #b4c7ec 40–50% #8da9e2 50–60% #678cd7 60–70% Archer: #f1b4b2 40–50% #ed8783 50–60% #e55651 60–70% U.S. Representative Dave Loebsack Democratic Party (US) Dave Loebsack Democratic Party (US) Iowa's 2nd congressional district 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 senatorhttp://qctimes.com/news/local/government-and-politics/elections/seng-enters-race-for-congress/article_aac77cac-6fdf-11e1-8017-0019bb2963f4.html Seng enters race for Congress March 16, 2012 March 17, 2012 Quad-City Times Primary results Democratic primary results Dave Loebsack (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 17,467 81.5 Joe M. Seng Democratic Party (United States) 3,913 18.3 Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 39 0.2 21,419 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Nominee John Archer, senior legal counsel at John Deerehttp://thegazette.com/2011/07/07/quad-cities-attorney-to-challenge-loebsack/ Quad Cities attorney to challenge Loebsack July 7, 2011 September 10, 2011 The Gazette (Cedar Rapids) James Q. Lynch https://web.archive.org/web/20111219112059/http://thegazette.com/2011/07/07/quad-cities-attorney-to-challenge-loebsack/ December 19, 2011 dead Eliminated in primary Dan Dolan, housing developerhttp://qctimes.com/news/local/article_f9717e2a-9bb4-11e0-bdd7-001cc4c002e0.html Dolan is Loebsack's first GOP challenger June 20, 2011 September 10, 2011 Quad-City Times Dustin Lemmon Withdrew Richard Gates, machinist and Tea Party activisthttp://www.thehawkeye.com/story/d2-gates-022112 Gates withdraws from GOP race February 21, 2012 March 17, 2012 The Hawk Eye Christinia Crippes Primary results Republican primary results John Archer Republican Party (United States) 16,604 60.5 Dan Dolan Republican Party (United States) 10,775 39.3 Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 57 0.2 27,436 100.0 General election Endorsements Dave Loebsack (D) Organizations Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program2012 Frontline Democrats https://secure.actblue.com/page/frontline2012 actblue.com DCCC 6 March 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20120729174353/https://secure.actblue.com/page/frontline2012 29 July 2012 John Archer (R) Organizations National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror DaveLoebsack (D) JohnArcher (R) UndecidedTarrance (R-Archer)Tarrance (R-Archer) June 25–27, 2012 300 (LV) ± 5.7% 48% 43% 10% Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportLikely D November 5, 2012 RothenbergLikely D November 2, 2012 Roll CallLikely D November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal BallLikely D November 5, 2012 NY TimesSafe D November 4, 2012RCPLikely D November 4, 2012The HillLean D November 4, 2012 Results Iowa's 2nd congressional district, 2012 Dave Loebsack (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 211,863 55.6 John Archer Republican Party (United States) 161,977 42.5 Alan Aversa Independent (United States) 7,112 1.8 Write-ins n/a 323 0.1 381,275 100.0 Democratic Party (United States) District 3 2012 Iowa's 3rd congressional district election Iowa presidential no 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa#District 3 2010 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa#District 3 2014 x150px File:Tom Latham 113th Congress.jpg Tom Latham Republican Party (US) 202,000 52.8% File:Lenboswell.jpg Leonard Boswell Democratic Party (US) 168,632 43.6% 2012 IA-3.svg 200px County resultsLatham: #ed8783 50–60% #e55651 60–70% Boswell: #b4c7ec 40–50% U.S. Representative Tom Latham Republican Party (US) Tom Latham Republican Party (US) Iowa's 3rd congressional district Iowa's 4th congressional district 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.http://www.whotv.com/news/who-story-boswell-redistricting-041811,0,4472770.story POSITIVE OUTLOOK: Boswell said he feels confident about his chances April 18, 2011 April 21, 2011 WHO-DT Dave Price July 24, 2011 https://web.archive.org/web/20110724151832/http://www.whotv.com/news/who-story-boswell-redistricting-041811,0,4472770.story dead Latham, who lived in the new 4th district, moved south to avoid facing fellow Republican Steve King in a primary.https://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/the-fix/post/tom-latham-to-run-in-iowas-3rd-district/2011/04/15/AFFG1FjD_blog.html Tom Latham to run in Iowa's 3rd district April 15, 2011 April 21, 2011 The Washington Post Chris Cillizza Chris Cillizza Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Leonard Boswell, incumbent U.S. Representative Primary results Democratic primary results Leonard Boswell (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 8,382 98.3 Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 145 1.7 8,527 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Nominee Tom Latham, incumbent U.S. Representative Primary results Republican primary results Tom Latham (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 27,757 99.2 Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 218 0.8 27,975 100.0 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 Leonard Boswell (D) Organizations Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Frontline" Program Tom Latham (R) Organizations National Republican Congressional Committee "Patriot" ProgramCandidates http://www.electgoppatriots.org/candidates/ electgoppatriots.org NRCC 5 March 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20121016234223/http://www.electgoppatriots.org/candidates/ 16 October 2012 Debate The first debate was held October 10, 2012 at 7 pm, sponsored by KCCI and the Des Moines Register.Watch tonight: Des Moines Register, KCCI host 3rd District debateAugust 2026 InternetArchiveBot , Des Moines Register, October 10, 2012 + 2012 Iowa's 3rd congressional district debate No. Number Date Host Moderator Link Democratic RepublicanKey:black #90ff90  P  Participant  black #FFFFDD  A  Absent  black #ff9090  N  Not invited  black #CCFFCC  I  Invited #f0e68c W Withdrawn Leonard Boswell Tom Latham1 Oct. 10, 2012 The Des Moines RegisterKCCI Kevin CooneyKathy Obradovich C-SPAN P P Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror LeonardBoswell (D) TomLatham (R) ScottBatcher (I) UndecidedBenenson (D-DCCC)Benenson (D-DCCC) September 18–20, 2012 400 (LV) ± 3.9% 45% 45% 7% 3% Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportLean R flip November 5, 2012 RothenbergTilt R flip November 2, 2012 Roll CallTossup November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal BallLean R flip November 5, 2012 NY TimesTossup November 4, 2012RCPTossup November 4, 2012The HillTossup November 4, 2012 Results Iowa's 3rd congressional district, 2012 Tom Latham (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 202,000 52.2 Leonard Boswell (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 168,632 43.6 Scott G. Batcher Independent (United States) 9,352 2.4 David Rosenfeld Socialist Workers Party (United States) 6,286 1.6 Write-ins n/a 572 0.2 386,842 100.0 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) District 4 2012 Iowa's 4th congressional district election Iowa presidential no 2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa#District 4 2010 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa#District 4 2014 x150px File:Steve King, official portrait, 110th Congress (cropped).jpg Steve King Republican Party (US) 200,063 52.9% File:Vilsack announcement in Ames 031 (5954728820) (cropped).jpg Christie Vilsack Democratic Party (US) 169,470 44.9% 2012 IA-4.svg 230px County resultsKing: #f1b4b2 40–50% #ed8783 50–60% #e55651 60–70% #d02923 70–80% #b00600 80–90%Vilsack: #8da9e2 50–60% U.S. Representative Steve King Republican Party (US) Steve King Republican Party (US) Iowa's 4th congressional district Iowa's 5th congressional district 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 Republican primary results Steve King (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 38,238 98.9 Write-ins Republican Party (United States) 420 1.1 38,658 100.0 Democratic primary Candidates Nominee Christie Vilsack, former First Lady of Iowahttp://www.messengernews.net/page/content.detail/id/540997/Vilsack-launches-campaign.html Vilsack launches campaign July 20, 2011 July 20, 2011 The Messenger Bill Shea Primary results Democratic primary results Christie Vilsack Democratic Party (United States) 10,765 99.2 Write-ins Democratic Party (United States) 88 0.8 10,853 100.0 Independents Martin James Monroe also ran. General election Endorsements Christie Vilsack (D) Organizations Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" ProgramRED TO BLUE 2012 http://www.dccc.org/pages/redtoblue DCCC 5 March 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20121026213338/http://www.dccc.org/pages/redtoblue 26 October 2012 EMILY's ListHelp Our Candidates Win! http://emilyslist.org/what/candidates/all emilyslist.org 31 January 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20121114215714/http://emilyslist.org/what/candidates/all 14 November 2012 Debates Complete video of debate, September 27, 2012 Complete video of debate, October 25, 2012 Polling Poll source Date(s)administered Samplesize Margin oferror SteveKing (R) ChristieVilsack (D) MartinMonroe (I) UndecidedPublic Policy Polling (D-CREDO)Public Policy Polling (D-CREDO) September 24–25, 2012 577 (LV) ± % 48% 45% — 7%Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D-Vilsack)Greenberg Quinlan Rosner Research (D-Vilsack) September 22–25, 2012 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 46% 44% 4% 6%American Viewpoint (R-American Future Fund)American Viewpoint (R-American Future Fund) September 23–24, 2012 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 48% 41% — 11%Public Policy Polling (D-House Majority PAC)Public Policy Polling (D-House Majority PAC) https://web.archive.org/web/20120128215916/http://www.thehousemajoritypac.com/press/2012/01/25/eight-gop-incuments-trouble/ 2012-01-28 January 18–23, 2012 974 (RV) ± 3.1% 49% 43% — 8% Predictions SourceRankingAs of The Cook Political ReportLean R November 5, 2012 RothenbergTilts R November 2, 2012 Roll CallLean R November 4, 2012 Sabato's Crystal BallLean R November 5, 2012 NY TimesLean R November 4, 2012RCPTossup November 4, 2012The HillLean R November 4, 2012 Results Iowa's 4th congressional district, 2012 Steve King (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 200,063 52.9 Christie Vilsack Democratic Party (United States) 169,470 44.9 Martin James Monroe Independent (United States) 8,124 2.1 Write-ins n/a 226 0.1 377,883 100.0 Republican Party (United States) References 30em 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 United States House of Representatives Iowa 2012