The Green Papers: Iowa 2010 Midterm Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 8 June 2010
General Election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
Electoral Votes:7(1.30% of 538)
Governor:1 
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:5(1.15% of 435)
2000 Census:2,931,923 (1.04% of 281,998,273)
Capital:Des Moines
Tuesday 8 June 2010 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 9:00p CDT (0200 UTC).
Tuesday 2 November 2010 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 9:00p CDT (0200 UTC).
 

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Iowa State and Local Government

Under State law, a candidate in a Primary must receive at least 35% of the vote in that Primary to win a Party's nomination. If no candidate receives 35% in the Primary, the nominee is chosen by the State Convention of the Party.

 
           
U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 111th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes
Class 2 Democratic Senator  Thomas Richard "Tom" Harkin
• First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996; 2002, 2008
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982]
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
Class 3
Seat up for election		 Republican Senator  Charles E. "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
  Candidate Democratic     Roxanne Barton Conlin
• Democratic nominee for Governor in 1982
• FEC S0IA00127: $609,481
  Candidate Democratic     former state Senator Thomas L. Fiegen "Tom" Fiegen
• FEC S0IA00119: $9,631
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Robert Allen "Bob" Krause
• FEC S0IA00101: $18,280
  Candidate Democratic     Sal Mohamed
• FEC S0IA00093: Financial report not available
    Democratic     Christie Vilsack - apparently not a candidate
• 26 October 2009: Christie Vilsack, the wife of former Governor Thomas J. Vilsack, told The Des Moines Register that she will not seek the 2010 Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate.
  Candidate Republican     Senator  Charles E. "Chuck" Grassley
• FEC S0IA00028: $2,873,425
Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Term Limit: None, All Governors
Chair up for election Democratic Governor  Chester "Chet" Culver
• First elected: 2006
• Chair up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Governor  Chester "Chet" Culver
    Republican     state Senator Jerry Behn - apparently not a candidate
• 22 December 2009: Dropped out endorsing former Governor Terry E. Branstad.
  Candidate Republican     former Governor  Terry E. Branstad
    Republican     Christian Fong - apparently not a candidate
• 1 December 2009: Campaign for Governor Suspended.
17 December 2009: Media reports state Terry E. Branstad may consider Mr. Fong as his running mate.
    Republican     state Senator  Paul McKinley - apparently not a candidate
• 6 November 2009: Dropped out when former Governor Terry Branstad became a candidate.
  Candidate Republican     Bob Vander Plaats
    Republican     state Representative  Christopher "Chris" Rants - apparently not a candidate
• 18 February 2010: "... I cannot in good conscience accept or solicit support for an effort I know will be ultimately unsuccessful."
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative  Rod A. Roberts
  Candidate Independent; (Democratic)     Jonathan Narcisse
  Candidate Independent; (Democratic)     Jonathan Narcisse
• 18 March 2010: Decided to run as an Independent rather run in the Democratic Primary: "I heard Iowans saying to me is they do not what me to run as a partisan, but as an Iowan."
Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010. Elected on a ticket with Governor.
Seat up for election Democratic Lieutenant Governor  Patty Judge
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
111th U.S. House of Representatives  2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
3 Democratic (3 Undetermined);
2 Republican (2 Undetermined)
CD 1
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Bruce L. Braley
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Bruce L. Braley
• FEC H6IA01098: $654,910
  Candidate Republican     James R. "Jim" Budde
• FEC H0IA01109: $2,400
  Candidate Republican     Brian Cook
  Candidate Republican     William A. "Will" Johnson
  Candidate Republican     Mike La Coste
  Candidate Republican     Benjamin Michael Lange
• FEC H0IA01117: Financial report not available
CD 2
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  David Wayne Loebsack
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  David Wayne Loebsack
• FEC H6IA02146: $343,490
  Candidate Republican     Rob Gettemy
  Candidate Republican     Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks
• FEC H8IA02043: $20,662
  Candidate Republican     Steven R. "Steve" Rathje
• FEC H0IA02099: $59,240
  Candidate Republican     Christopher Reed
• FEC H0IA02081: $8,984
  Candidate Libertarian     Gary Joseph Sicard
• FEC H0IA02107: Financial report not available
CD 3
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Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Leonard L. Boswell
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Leonard L. Boswell
• FEC H6IA03144: $583,397
  Candidate Republican     Scott G. Batcher
  Candidate Republican     J. Patrick "Pat" Bertroche
• FEC H0IA03154: $4,980
  Candidate Republican     David Edward "Dave" Funk
• FEC H0IA03113: $46,312
  Candidate Republican     Jim Gibbons
• FEC H0IA03121: $207,310
  Candidate Republican     Mark Robert Rees
• FEC H0IA03147: $55,746
  Candidate Republican     Jason Lee Welch
• FEC H0IA03162: Financial report not available
  Candidate Republican     state Senator  Brad Zaun
• FEC H0IA03139: $30,600
CD 4
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Thomas P. "Tom" Latham
• First elected: 1994
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Billy Dale "Bill" Maske
• FEC H0IA04095: $12,314
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Thomas P. "Tom" Latham
• FEC H4IA05102: $556,267
CD 5
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Seat up for election		 Republican Congressman  Steven A. "Steve" King
• First elected: 2002
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Matthew "Matt" Campbell
• FEC H0IA05092: Financial report not available
  Candidate Democratic     Michael Allen "Mike" Denklau
• FEC H0IA05084: $22,730
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Steven A. "Steve" King
• FEC H2IA05072: $423,463
Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Democratic Secretary of State  Michael A. Mauro
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Secretary of State  Michael A. Mauro
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative  George Eichhorn
  Candidate Republican     Chris Sanger
  Candidate Republican     Council Bluffs City Councilman  Matt Schultz
Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election 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
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General Tom Miller
  Candidate Republican     Brenna Findley
Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election 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
  Candidate Democratic     Treasurer Michael L. "Mike" Fitzgerald
  Candidate Republican     James A. Heavens
  Candidate Republican     David D. "Dave" Jamison
Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Republican Auditor  David A. "Dave" Vaudt
• First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Republican     Auditor  David A. "Dave" Vaudt
Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election Republican Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship  Bill Northey
• First elected: 2006
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010
  Candidate Democratic     Francis Thicke
  Candidate Republican     Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship  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.
Major Parties
 • Democratic (affiliates): 9 incumbents, 17 candidates
 • Republican: 5 incumbents, 30 candidates
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
 • Right to Life
 • Unity
Independents
 • Independent: 2 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
 • Not readily classifiable
 
Candidates running under the banner of more than one party are counted towards each party's total. A candidate who has lost a primary or is apparently no longer a candidate is not counted.
Notes
Candidates for office appear on this page in italics where 'The Green Papers' does not yet have independent confirmation from a legal election authority that the person has been officially certified to appear on the ballot.
 
FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.
Links Links to other web sites
Constitution   Links to State Constitutions
 • 1857 CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE OF IOWA
Election Authority
 • Iowa Secretary of State
Legislature   Links to State Legislatures
 • Iowa General Assembly
Democratic
 • Iowa Democratic Party
 • Iowa House Democrats
 • Iowa Senate Democrats
Republican
 • Iowa House Republican Caucus
 • Iowa Senate Republican Caucus
 • Republican Party of Iowa
Third Party
 • Constitution Party of Iowa
 • Constitution Party of Iowa
 • Iowa Green Party
 • Iowa Right to Life Committee
 • Libertarian Party of Iowa
 • One Earth Party
 • The Unity Party of Iowa
Media & others
 • Blog for Iowa
 • DC's Political Report - Iowa
 • Dubuque Telegraph Herald
 • Fort Madison Daily Democrat
 • Globe Gazette - Mason City
 • Iowa Caucuses 2008
 • Iowa City Press-Citizen
 • Iowa Farmer Today
 • Iowa Independent
 • Iowa Politics - West Des Moines
 • Iowa Progress Project - Conservative
 • Iowa Public Television - Johnston
 • Kalona News
 • KCAU TV - ABC - Sioux City
 • KCCI TV - CBS - TheIowaChannel - Des Moines
 • KCRG TV - ABC - Cedar Rapids - Iowa City - Dubuque
 • KDSM TV - FOX - Des Moines
 • KLJB TV - Fox - Davenport
 • KMEG TV - CBS - Sioux City
 • Politics1.com - Iowa
 • Quad-Cities - Dispatch/Argus/Leader - Moline - Rock Island - Davenport
 • Quad-City Times
 • Radio Iowa
 • Sioux City Journal
 • The Bean Walker - West Des Moines
 • The Bloomfield Democrat
 • The Daily Nonpareil - Council Bluffs
 • The Des Moines Register
 • The Gazette - Cedar Rapids
 • The Humboldt Independent
 • The Iowa Republican - Des Moines
 • The Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier
 • WHO TV - NBC - Des Moines
 

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