The Green Papers: Iowa 2005 Off Year Elections |
Iowa
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress |
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U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 109th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Class 2 | Democratic | Senator Tom Harkin First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996; 2002 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982] Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Class 3 | Republican | Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1974, 1976, 1978] Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None, All Governors | |||||
Democratic | Governor Tom Vilsack First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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Democratic | (pending) Possible candidate: State Representative Ed Fallon |
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Republican | (pending) Possible candidate: Congressman Jim Nussle (CD 1); Bob Vander Plaats |
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Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Elected on a ticket with Governor. | |||||
Democratic | Lieutenant Governor Sally Pederson First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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109th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109th House | |||||
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Republican (1 Open, 3 Undetermined); 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined) | |||||
CD 1 | Republican | Congressman Jim Nussle First elected: 1990 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2006 |
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Republican | (pending) Possible candidates: State Representative Bill Dix of Shell Rock; former Chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa Brian Kennedy; Davenport restaurateur Mike Whalen |
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CD 2 | Republican | Congressman James A. "Jim" Leach First elected: 1976 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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CD 3 | Democratic | Congressman Leonard L. Boswell First elected: 1996 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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CD 4 | Republican | Congressman Tom Latham First elected: 1994 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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CD 5 | Republican | Congressman Steve King First elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
Democratic | Secretary of State Chester "Chet" Culver First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
Democratic | Attorney General Tom Miller First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1982, 1986; elected again: 1994, 1998, 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
Democratic | Treasurer Mike Fitzgerald First elected: 1982; re-elected: 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
Republican | Auditor Dave Vaudt First elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006 | |||||
Democratic | Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Patty Judge First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 |
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Republican | (pending) Possible candidates: Bill Northey |
Political Parties Parties appear in parenthesis and italics when a candidate receives the endorsement of a given Party and/or official sources indicate a candidate's association with a particular Party but only where the Party in question does not appear on the actual ballot as such. |
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2002-2010 Congressional Districts 2002-2010 CDs |
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