| The Green Papers: Iowa 2008 General Election |
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Iowa
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress Primary: Tuesday 3 June 2008 General Election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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| President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2008, 2012. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 7 (Winner-take-all) | |||||
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| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 110th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
Class 2 |
Democratic | Senator Thomas Richard "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 • Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary |
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Democratic | Senator Thomas Richard "Tom" Harkin • FEC S4IA00020: $4,686,672 |
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Republican | George S. Eichhorn • FEC S8IA00096: Financial report not available |
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Republican | Steve Rathje • FEC S8IA00088: $85,492 |
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Republican | Christopher Reed • FEC S8IA00104: Financial report not available |
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Socialist Workers Party | Diana Newberry | |||
| 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: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None, All Governors | |||||
| Democratic | Governor Chester "Chet" Culver • First elected: 2006 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with Governor. | |||||
| Democratic | Lieutenant Governor Patty Judge • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| 110th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 110th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Democratic (2 Renominated, 1 Undetermined); 2 Republican (2 Renominated) | |||||
| CD 1 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Bruce L. Braley • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary |
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Democratic | Congressman Bruce L. Braley • FEC H6IA01098: $570,388 |
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Republican | state Senator David L. "Dave" Hartsuch • FEC H8IA01086: $5,814 |
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| CD 2 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman David Wayne Loebsack • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary |
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Democratic | Congressman David Wayne Loebsack • FEC H6IA02146: $561,059 |
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Republican | Merlin Lee "Lee" Harder • FEC H8IA02035: $11,410 |
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Republican | Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks • FEC H8IA02043: $68,834 |
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Republican | Peter R. Teahen • FEC H8IA02050: $65,772 |
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| CD 3 {map} |
Democratic | Congressman Leonard L. Boswell • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 |
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Democratic | Congressman Leonard L. Boswell • FEC H6IA03144: $982,603 |
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Democratic | former state Representative Ed Fallon • FEC H8IA03074: $171,618 |
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Republican | Kim Schmett • FEC H8IA03082: $70 |
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Socialist Workers Party | Frank Forrestal | |||
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Republican | Congressman Thomas P. "Tom" Latham • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary |
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Democratic | Rebecca "Becky" Greenwald • FEC H8IA04056: $23,977 |
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Democratic | Kurtis Loren "Kurt" Meyer • FEC H8IA04049: $130,765 |
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Democratic | William J. Meyers • FEC H8IA04064: Financial report not available |
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Democratic | Kevin James Miskell • FEC H8IA04072: Financial report not available |
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Republican | Congressman Thomas P. "Tom" Latham • FEC H4IA05102: $783,469 |
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Republican | Congressman Steven A. "Steve" King • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008 • Renominated - 3 June 2008 Primary |
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Democratic | Rob Lewis Hubler • FEC H8IA05053: $95,315 |
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Republican | Congressman Steven A. "Steve" King • FEC H2IA05072: $505,980 |
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Independent | Roy Nielsen • ? • FEC H6IA05123: $1,500 |
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| Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Secretary of State Michael A. Mauro • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Attorney General Tom Miller • First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1982, 1986; elected again: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Democratic | Treasurer Michael L. "Mike" Fitzgerald • First elected: 1982; re-elected: 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Auditor David A. "Dave" Vaudt • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010 | |||||
| Republican | Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Bill Northey • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 |
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| 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. |