2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa

Overview

By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa by district:

District 1

Blum:
Vernon: Democratic Representative Bruce Braley won re-election in 2012. He did not run for re-election in 2014, as he instead ran for the United States Senate seat being vacated by fellow Democrat Tom Harkin, who was retiring.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Pat Murphy, state representative and former Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives

Eliminated in primary

• Swati Dandekar, member of the Iowa Utilities Board and former state senator
• Anesa Kajtazovic, state representative
• Dave O'Brien, attorney and candidate for Iowa's 6th congressional district in 1988
• Monica Vernon, Cedar Rapids city councilwoman

Declined

• Bruce Braley, incumbent U.S. representative (running for U.S. Senate)
• Jeff Danielson, state senator
• Pam Jochum, state senator
• Liz Mathis, state senator
• Tyler Olson, state representative and former chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party
• Steve Sodders, state senator

Endorsements

State officials

• Patty Judge, former lieutenant governor of Iowa State legislators
• Jeff Danielson, state senator
• Don Shoultz, former state representative

Labor unions

• United Food and Commercial Workers

Organizations

• WUFPAC

Individuals

• Tim Dwight, former NFL player and president of the Iowa Solar/Small Wind Energy Trade Association
• Zach Wahls, LGBT rights activist Labor unions
• AFSCME Iowa Council 61
• Communication Workers of America Iowa State Council
• Dubuque Letter Carriers Local 257
• Great Plains Laborers' District Council
• International Union of Operating Engineers Local 234
• Iowa State Association of Letter Carriers
• Iowa Statewide American Postal Workers Union
• Iowa Statewide United Transportation Union (SMART Union)
• Retail Wholesale & Department Store Union Local 110
• Statewide Ironworkers Labor Union Local 89
• Teamsters Local 90
• Teamsters Local 120

State legislators

• Jean Hall Lloyd-Jones, former state senator

Labor unions

• Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Building Trades Council

Polling

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rod Blum, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2012

Eliminated in primary

• Gail Boliver, attorney
• Steve Rathje, businessman

Withdrawn

• Walt Rogers, state representative

Declined

• Ben Lange, attorney and nominee for this seat in 2010 & 2012
• Paul Pate, former mayor of Cedar Rapids, former Iowa Secretary of State and former state senator (running for secretary of state)
• Kraig Paulsen, Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives
• Renee Schulte, former state representative

Endorsements

Individuals

• Steve Forbes, publishing executive and candidate for president in 1996 and 2000

Individuals

• Leon Mosley, former co-chair of the Republican Party of Iowa

U.S. senators

• Rick Santorum, former U.S. senator and candidate for president in 2012

U.S. representatives

• Jim Nussle, former U.S. representative and nominee for governor in 2006
• Tom Tauke, former U.S. representative

State legislators

• Dean Fisher, state representative
• Bob Hager, former state representative
• Lance Horbach, former state representative
• Dave Maxwell, state representative
• Brian Moore, state representative
• Dan Rasmussen, former state representative
• Quentin Stanerson, state representative

Organizations

• GOPAC

Polling

Results

General election

Endorsements

Labor unions

• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
• American Postal Workers Union
• Communication Workers of America
• International Brotherhood of Teamsters
• International Union of Operating Engineers
• Laborers' International Union of North America
• National Association of Letter Carriers
• Retail Wholesale & Department Store Union
• United Transportation Union

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program

Individuals

• Steve Forbes, publishing executive and candidate for president in 1996 and 2000

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 2

Loebsack:
Peters:
Democratic representative David Loebsack had represented Iowa's 2nd district since 2007. He was elected to a fourth term in 2012 against Republican John Archer with 56% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Loebsack, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mariannette Miller-Meeks, ophthalmologist, former director of the Iowa Department of Public Health and nominee for the seat in 2008 and 2010

Eliminated in primary

• Mark Lofgren, state representative
• Matthew C. Waldren

Polling

Results

General election

Endorsements

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 3

Young:
Appel: Prior to the 2012 elections, Republican Representative Tom Latham and Democratic Representative Leonard Boswell were redistricted into the same district. Though Barack Obama carried the district in the 2012 presidential election, Latham defeated Boswell. Latham planned to retire in 2014.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Young, former chief of staff to Senator Chuck Grassley and former candidate for the U.S. Senate

Eliminated in primary

• Robert Cramer, bridge construction contractor and chairman of the board of The Family Leader
• Joe Grandanette, teacher and business owner
• Matt Schultz, Iowa Secretary of State
• Monte Shaw, executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association
• Brad Zaun, state senator and nominee in 2010

Declined

• Jeff Ballenger, businessman and candidate for IA-05 in 2002
• Jake Chapman, state senator
• Peter Cownie, state representative
• Joni Ernst, state senator (running for the U.S. Senate)
• Brenna Findley, legal counsel for Governor Branstad and nominee for attorney general in 2010
• David Fischer, vice-chair of the Republican Party of Iowa
• Steve Gaer, mayor of West Des Moines
• Chris Hagenow, state representative
• Mary Ann Hanusa, state representative
• Mark Jacobs, former CEO of Reliant Energy (running for the U.S. Senate)
• Jeff Lamberti, former president of the Iowa Senate and nominee in 2006
• Tom Latham, incumbent U.S. representative
• Isaiah McGee, Waukee city councilman
• David Oman, businessman and candidate for governor in 1998
• Kim Reynolds, lieutenant governor of Iowa
• Charles Schneider, state senator
• Brent Siegrist, former Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives
• Matt Strawn, former chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa
• Rob Taylor, state representative
• Bob Vander Plaats, social conservative activist, candidate for governor in 2002, 2006 and 2010 and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2006
• Matthew Whitaker, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa and nominee for Treasurer of Iowa in 2002 (running for the U.S. Senate)
• Jack Whitver, state senator

Endorsements

Individuals

• Steve Deace, talk radio host

U.S. senators

• Rick Santorum, former U.S. senator and candidate for president in 2012

State legislators

• Jake Chapman, state senator

Organizations

• FreedomWorks
• Patriot Voices PAC U.S. representatives
• Jim Ross Lightfoot, former U.S. representative
• Tom Tauke, former U.S. representative

State officials

• Richard Johnson, former state auditor

Local officials

• Jerri Christman, Guthrie County auditor
• Joan Kirk, Fremont County auditor
• Gene Krumm, Dallas County auditor
• Carol Robertson, Mills County auditor

Polling

Results

Convention

The Republican nomination was decided by a convention after none of the six candidates reached the 35 percent threshold required to make the general election ballot. This was the second time in 50 years that a convention picked a nominee and the first time since 2002, when then-State Senator Steve King won a convention held in Iowa's 5th congressional district to decide the Republican nominee for Congress. A poll conducted by the conservative website Caffeinated Thoughts of 118 of the 513 delegates was held on June 9–10. David Young and Brad Zaun took 27% each, with Robert Cramer on 19%, Monte Shaw on 14%, Matt Schultz on 8% and Joe Grandanette on 3% with another 3% undecided. 34% chose Young as their second choice, with 17% choosing Cramer, Schultz or Zaun, 10% picking Shaw and 3% picking Grandanette with 8% undecided.

On June 21, in what was described as a "stunning upset", David Young won the nomination on the fifth ballot of the convention.

On July 4, Zaun voiced his disappointment and suggested he would leave the Republican Party, leading some to encourage him to run for the seat as an independent. He had previously announced that he would introduce legislation to hold primary runoff elections instead of conventions. On July 10, Zaun announced that despite his frustrations, he would not leave the Republican Party or run as an independent.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Staci Appel, former state senator

Withdrawn

• Gabriel De La Cerda, former tire factory worker
• Michael Sherzan, businessman

Declined

• Leonard Boswell, former U.S. representative
• Scott Brennan, chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party
• Frank Cownie, mayor of Des Moines
• Chet Culver, former governor
• Ed Fallon, former state representative, candidate for governor in 2006 and candidate for the seat in 2008
• Michael Gronstal, Majority Leader of the Iowa Senate
• Jack Hatch, state senator (running for Governor)
• Tom Henderson, attorney and chairman of the Polk County Democratic Party
• Tom Hockensmith, Polk County supervisor
• Michael Kiernan, former Des Moines city councilman and former chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party
• Bob Krause, former state representative, nominee for state treasurer in 1978, candidate for mayor of Waterloo in 1982 and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010
• Matt McCoy, state senator
• Andy McGuire, health insurance executive and candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa in 2006
• Janet Petersen, state representative
• Dusky Terry, mayor of Earlham and candidate for Iowa Attorney General in 2006
• Christie Vilsack, former First Lady of Iowa and nominee for Iowa's 4th congressional district in 2012
• Tom Vilsack, United States Secretary of Agriculture and former governor of Iowa

Results

General election

Debate

Endorsements

U.S. representatives

• Jim Ross Lightfoot, former U.S. representative
• Tom Tauke, former U.S. representative

State officials

• Richard Johnson, former state auditor

Organizations

• National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program

State legislators

• Marti Anderson, state senator
• Janet Petersen, state senator

Labor unions

• American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees

Organizations

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

Individuals

• Christie Vilsack, former First Lady of Iowa and nominee for Iowa's 4th congressional district in 2012

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 4

King:
Weaver: Republican Representative Steve King won re-election in the 4th district in 2012, after serving in the now defunct .

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Steve King, incumbent U.S. representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Jim Mowrer, veteran; former special assistant to the United States Under Secretary of the Army

Declined

• Christie Vilsack, former First Lady of Iowa and nominee for this seat in 2012

Results

General election

Endorsements

Organizations

• Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program

Debates

• Complete video of debate, October 23, 2014

Polling

Predictions

Results

References

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