Iowa 2010 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: Iowa 2010 Midterm Election

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Iowa
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.

8 June 2010
IOWA PRIMARY results from a media source.

2 November 2010
General Election returns from an official source.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 111^th 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	Republican	Senator Charles E. "Chuck" Grassley • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • 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 • Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary

	Republican	718,215	63.37%	Senator Charles E. "Chuck" Grassley • FEC S0IA00028; 31 Dec 10; Tot $5,762,828; Dsb $6,749,896

	Democratic	371,686	32.79%	Roxanne Barton Conlin • Democratic nominee for Governor in 1982 • FEC S0IA00127; 31 Dec 10; Tot $3,152,122; Dsb $3,123,307

	Libertarian	25,290	2.23%	John Heiderscheit • FEC S0IA00135

	Scattering	17,057	1.50%	Under Votes
	Scattering	872	0.08%	Write-in
	Scattering	309	0.03%	Over Votes

	Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)			Maggie Trowe
Total		1,133,429	100.00%

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 • Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary

	Republican	592,494	52.27%	former Governor Terry E. Branstad • for Lieutenant Governor: state Senator Kim Reynolds

	Democratic	484,798	42.77%	Governor Chester "Chet" Culver • for Lieutenant Governor: Patty Judge

	Iowa; (Democratic)	20,859	1.84%	Jonathan Narcisse • for Lieutenant Governor: Richard Marlar. 16 August 2010: Party affiliation: Iowa Party. 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."

	Libertarian	14,398	1.27%	Eric Cooper • for Lieutenant Governor: Nick Weltha

	Scattering	10,789	0.95%	Under Votes

	Nominated By Petition	3,884	0.34%	Gregory James Hughes • for Lieutenant Governor: Robin Prior-Calef

	Scattering	2,823	0.25%	Write-in

	Socialist Workers Party	2,757	0.24%	David Rosenfeld • for Lieutenant Governor: Helen Meyers

	Scattering	628	0.06%	Over Votes
Total		1,133,430	100.00%

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

111^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2008, 2010. No Term Limit. 111^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Democratic (3 Renominated); 2 Republican (2 Renominated)

CD 1 {map}	Democratic	Congressman Bruce L. Braley • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary

	Democratic	104,428	48.47%	Congressman Bruce L. Braley • FEC H6IA01098; 31 Dec 10; Tot $2,098,466; Dsb $2,357,357

	Republican	100,219	46.52%	Benjamin Michael "Ben" Lange • FEC H0IA01117; 31 Dec 10; Tot $519,504; Dsb $515,559

	Scattering	4,479	2.08%	Under Votes

	Libertarian	4,087	1.90%	Rob J. Petsche • FEC H0IA01158

	Nominated By Petition	2,092	0.97%	Jason A. Faulkner • FEC H0IA01166

	Scattering	76	0.04%	Write-in
	Scattering	52	0.02%	Over Votes
Total		215,433	100.00%

CD 2 {map}	Democratic	Congressman David Wayne Loebsack • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary

	Democratic	115,839	49.66%	Congressman David Wayne Loebsack • FEC H6IA02146; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,122,047; Dsb $1,225,831

	Republican	104,319	44.72%	Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks • FEC H8IA02043; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,196,432; Dsb $1,191,864

	Scattering	5,979	2.56%	Under Votes

	Libertarian	4,356	1.87%	Gary Joseph Sicard • FEC H0IA02107

	Constitution	2,463	1.06%	Jonathan Jay "Jon" Tack • FEC H0IA02123

	Scattering	198	0.08%	Write-in
	Scattering	103	0.04%	Over Votes
Total		233,257	100.00%

CD 3 {map}	Democratic	Congressman Leonard L. Boswell • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary

	Democratic	122,147	49.74%	Congressman Leonard L. Boswell • FEC H6IA03144; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,519,576; Dsb $1,556,850

	Republican	111,925	45.58%	state Senator Brad Zaun • FEC H0IA03139; 31 Dec 10; Tot $682,760; Dsb $681,867

	Socialist Workers Party	6,258	2.55%	Rebecca Williamson • FEC H0IA03188

	Scattering	4,728	1.93%	Under Votes
	Scattering	426	0.17%	Write-in
	Scattering	86	0.04%	Over Votes
Total		245,570	100.00%

CD 4 {map}	Republican	Congressman Thomas P. "Tom" Latham • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary

	Republican	152,588	64.02%	Congressman Thomas P. "Tom" Latham • FEC H4IA05102; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,329,206; Dsb $806,638

	Democratic	74,300	31.17%	Billy Dale "Bill" Maske • FEC H0IA04095; 31 Dec 10; Tot $142,866; Dsb $142,774

	Scattering	5,793	2.43%	Under Votes

	Nominated By Petition	5,499	2.31%	Dan Lensing • FEC H0IA04103

	Scattering	132	0.06%	Write-in
	Scattering	32	0.01%	Over Votes
Total		238,344	100.00%

CD 5 {map}	Republican	Congressman Steven A. "Steve" King • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary

	Republican	128,363	63.92%	Congressman Steven A. "Steve" King • FEC H2IA05072; 31 Dec 10; Tot $1,015,036; Dsb $1,013,940

	Democratic	63,160	31.45%	Matthew "Matt" Campbell • FEC H0IA05092; 22 Nov 10; Tot $266,810; Dsb $278,027

	Scattering	5,531	2.75%	Under Votes

	Nominated By Petition	3,622	1.80%	Martin James Monroe • FEC H0IA05100

	Scattering	94	0.05%	Write-in
	Scattering	42	0.02%	Over Votes
Total		200,812	100.00%

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 • Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary

	Republican	537,758	47.45%	Council Bluffs City Councilman Matt Schultz

	Democratic	508,121	44.83%	Secretary of State Michael A. Mauro

	Scattering	52,918	4.67%	Under Votes

	Libertarian	33,854	2.99%	Jake Porter

	Scattering	548	0.05%	Write-in
	Scattering	215	0.02%	Over Votes
Total		1,133,414	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

	Democratic	Attorney General Tom Miller • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1982, 1986; elected again: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary

	Democratic	607,779	53.62%	Attorney General Tom Miller

	Republican	486,057	42.88%	Brenna Findley

	Scattering	38,605	3.41%	Under Votes
	Scattering	797	0.07%	Write-in
	Scattering	191	0.02%	Over Votes
Total		1,133,429	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

	Democratic	Treasurer Michael L. "Mike" Fitzgerald • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 1982; re-elected: 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary

	Democratic	567,422	50.06%	Treasurer Michael L. "Mike" Fitzgerald

	Republican	504,605	44.52%	David D. "Dave" Jamison

	Scattering	60,473	5.34%	Under Votes
	Scattering	795	0.07%	Write-in
	Scattering	126	0.01%	Over Votes
Total		1,133,421	100.00%

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

	Republican	Auditor David A. "Dave" Vaudt • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary

	Republican	597,721	52.74%	Auditor David A. "Dave" Vaudt

	Democratic	460,493	40.63%	Jon Murphy

	Scattering	74,155	6.54%	Under Votes
	Scattering	924	0.08%	Write-in
	Scattering	121	0.01%	Over Votes
Total		1,133,414	100.00%

Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2006, 2010

	Republican	Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Bill Northey • Re-elected Tuesday 2 November 2010 • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010 • Renominated - 8 June 2010 Primary

	Republican	674,572	59.52%	Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Bill Northey

	Democratic	398,428	35.15%	Francis Thicke

	Scattering	59,468	5.25%	Under Votes
	Scattering	849	0.07%	Write-in
	Scattering	111	0.01%	Over Votes
Total		1,133,428	100.00%

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, 13 candidates
	• Republican: 5 incumbents, 12 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 5 candidates
Other Third Parties
	• Iowa: 1 candidate
	• Socialist Workers Party: 3 candidates
Independents
	• Nominated By Petition: 4 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 36 candidates
	• Write-in: 1 candidate
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.

When available, we post each candidate's FEC identification number, the date of their most recently filed Report of Receipts and Disbursements, their "Tot" [Total Receipts (contributions received or what came in: FEC Form 3, Line 16, Column B)] and their "Dsb" [Total Disbursements (expenditures or what was spent: FEC Form 3, Line 23, Column B)]. A link is provided to the Federal Election Commission's Summary Report for those who might wish to explore the details.

If a candidate raises or spends $5,000 or less, he or she is not subject to FEC reporting requirements.