The Green Papers: Iowa 2011 Off-Year Election
 
This page is for offices up for election in 2011. Find 2012 elections here.
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:1 
2000 Census:2,931,923 (1.04% of 281,998,273)
2002, 2008 Electoral Votes:7(1.30% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:5(1.15% of 435)
2010 Census:3,053,787 (0.99% of 309,785,186)
2012, 2016, 2020 Electoral Votes:6(1.12% of 538)
2012-2020 Representatives:4(0.92% of 435)
Capital:Des Moines
 

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Iowa State and Local Government

Iowa 2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats, Republicans, Third Parties


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.


Iowa lost 1 U.S. House seat in the 2010 Census and will elected 4 Representatives in 2012.

 
           

U.S. Senate  6 year term. No Term Limit. 112th 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
First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010.
[also served in U.S. House- elected: 1974, 1976, 1978]
Seat up for election: Tuesday 8 November 2016

Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Term Limit: None, All Governors

  Republican Governor Terry E. Branstad
First elected: 2010
Chair up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Lieutenant Governor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014. Elected on a ticket with Governor.

  Republican Lieutenant Governor Kimberly "Kim" Reynolds
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

112th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
3 Democratic (3 Undetermined);
2 Republican (2 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1 Democratic Congressman Bruce L. Braley
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Bruce L. Braley
FEC H6IA01098; 30 Sep 11; Tot $781,923; Dsb $357,637
  Candidate Republican     Rodney Leland "Rod" Blum
FEC H2IA01055
  Candidate Republican     Steve Rathje
FEC H0IA02099; 30 Sep 11; Tot $80,284; Dsb $655
  Candidate Republican     Jason Welch
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Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2 Democratic Congressman David Wayne Loebsack
First elected: 2006
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman David Wayne Loebsack
FEC H6IA02146; 30 Sep 11; Tot $443,707; Dsb $110,878
  Candidate Republican     John H. Archer, Jr.
FEC H2IA02053; 30 Sep 11; Tot $65,680; Dsb $2,619
  Candidate Republican     Daniel P. "Dan" Dolan
FEC H2IA02079; 30 Sep 11; Tot $20,100; Dsb $3,829
  Candidate Republican     Richard Kent Gates
FEC H2IA02061; 30 Sep 11; Tot $326; Dsb $393
  Candidate Republican     Robert Charles "Bob" Huppenbauer, III
FEC H2IA02087

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3 Democratic Congressman Leonard L. Boswell
First elected: 1996
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman Leonard L. Boswell
FEC H6IA03144; 30 Sep 11; Tot $480,197; Dsb $169,506
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Thomas P. "Tom" Latham
15 April 2011: Congressman CD 4. Running for re-election in CD 3.
17 August 2011: Filed with the FEC for CD 3.

FEC H4IA05102; 30 Sep 11; Tot $1,350,408; Dsb $214,171

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4 Republican Congressman Thomas P. "Tom" Latham
First elected: 1994
Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
15 April 2011: Running for re-election in CD 3
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Christie Vilsack
Former First Lady of Iowa

FEC H2IA04117; 30 Sep 11; Tot $759,563; Dsb $213,072
  Candidate Republican     Congressman Steven A. "Steve" King
16 April 2011: Congressman CD 5. Running for re-election in CD 4.

FEC H2IA05072; 30 Sep 11; Tot $610,423; Dsb $293,872

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - Seat lost in 2010 apportionment - No election in 2012 - map
CD 5 Republican Congressman Steven A. "Steve" King
First elected: 2002
16 April 2011: Running for re-election in CD 4

Secretary of State  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

  Republican Secretary of State Matt Schultz
First elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Attorney General  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

  Democratic Attorney General Tom Miller
First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1982, 1986; elected again: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Treasurer  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

  Democratic Treasurer Michael L. "Mike" Fitzgerald
First elected: 1982; re-elected: 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

  Republican Auditor David A. "Dave" Vaudt
First elected: 2002; re-elected: 2006, 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014

Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2010, 2014

  Republican Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Bill Northey
First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010
Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2014
 

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): 6 incumbents, 4 candidates
  Republican: 8 incumbents, 9 candidates
 
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.


 


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