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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa
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%
Election results by district
Election results by county
Republican
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Democratic
40-50%
50-60%
70-80%
The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the four
U.S. representatives from the
state of
Iowa , one from each of the state's four
congressional districts . The elections coincided with the
2016 U.S. presidential election , as well as
other elections to the House of Representatives,
elections to the
United States Senate and various
state and
local elections . The primaries were held on June 7.
District 1
2016 Iowa's 1st congressional district election
County resultsBlum: 50–60% 60–70%Vernon: 50–60%
Incumbent Republican
Rod 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 a
PVI of D+5.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Pat Murphy , former Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives and nominee for this seat in
2014
[3]
[4]
Withdrawn
Declined
Endorsements
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 governor
in 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
Results
General election
Polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Rod Blum (R)
Monica Vernon (D)
Other
Undecided
The Polling Company Inc./WomanTrend (R-Blum)
October 29–31, 2016
400
± 4.9%
52%
41%
—
6%
Normington, Petts and Associates (D-HMP)
October 10–11, 2016
400
± 4.9%
45%
44%
—
11%
Lake Research Partners (D)
September 30 – October 3, 2016
439
± 4.7%
48%
46%
—
—
The Polling Company Inc./WomanTrend (R-Blum)
September 29 – October 1, 2016
400
± 4.9%
52%
36%
—
—
Loras College
Archived October 2, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine
September 20–22, 2016
368
± 5.1%
45%
38%
1%
16%
The Polling Company Inc./WomanTrend (R-Blum)
August 14–16, 2016
400
± 4.9%
50%
43%
—
8%
DFM Research
November 4–11, 2015
328
± 5.4%
46%
38%
2%
13%
Hypothetical polling
Poll source
Date(s) administered
Sample size
Margin of error
Rod Blum (R)
Pat Murphy (D)
Other
Undecided
DFM Research
November 4–11, 2015
328
± 5.4%
45%
42%
2%
10%
Results
District 2
2016 Iowa's 2nd congressional district election
County resultsLoebsack: 50–60% 60–70% Peters: 50–60% 60–70%
Incumbent Democrat
Dave 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 a
PVI of D+4.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Christopher Peters, thoracic surgeon
[24]
Declined
Results
General election
Results
District 3
2016 Iowa's 3rd congressional district election
County resultsYoung: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Mowrer: 40–50%
Incumbent
David 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 a
PVI of EVEN.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Joe Grandanette, retired teacher and candidate for this seat in
2014
[28]
[29]
Declined
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Desmund Adams, executive recruiting firm owner and 2012 State Senate candidate
[32]
[33]
[34]
[35]
Mike Sherzan, businessman from West Des Moines
[24]
Declined
Results
General election
Polling
Results
District 4
2016 Iowa's 4th congressional district election
County resultsKing: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Weaver: 50–60%
Incumbent Republican
Steve 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 a
PVI of R+5.
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Eliminated in primary
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
Results
General election
Results
References
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"Official Results" (PDF) . Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved July 21, 2016 .
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"Vernon gets Emily's List backing in Iowa 1st District race" .
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WHO-DT . Retrieved October 21, 2015 .
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