Iowa 2012 General Election

The Green Papers: Iowa 2012 General Election

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Iowa
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 5 June 2012
General Election: Tuesday 6 November 2012

Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:	1
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)
2000 Census:	2,931,923	(1.04% of 281,998,273)
2004, 2008 Electoral Votes:	7	(1.30% of 538)
2002-2010 Representatives:	5	(1.15% of 435)
Capital:	Des Moines
Tuesday 5 June 2012 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 9:00p CDT (0200 UTC).
Tuesday 6 November 2012 polling hours 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) to 9:00p CST (0300 UTC).

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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.

Voters must be registered voters of either the Democratic or Republican Party to participate in the primary election. Voters can change their party affiliation anytime before election day or at their polling place on election day.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 112^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 • 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

112^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2010, 2012. No Term Limit. 112^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Democratic (2 Renominated, 1 Undetermined); 2 Republican (2 Renominated)

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Bruce L. Braley • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 5 June 2012 Primary
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		Congressman Bruce L. Braley • FEC H6IA01098; 31 Dec 11; Tot $1,103,777; Dsb $505,246

		Republican		Rodney Leland "Rod" Blum • FEC H2IA01055; 31 Dec 11; Tot $71,233; Dsb $5,168
		Republican		Benjamin Michael "Ben" Lange • FEC H0IA01117; 31 Dec 11; Tot $126,618; Dsb $10,224

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

		Democratic		Congressman David Wayne Loebsack • FEC H6IA02146; 31 Dec 11; Tot $601,944; Dsb $154,755
		Democratic		state Senator Joe M. Seng

		Republican		John H. Archer, Jr. • FEC H2IA02053; 31 Dec 11; Tot $100,588; Dsb $27,200
		Republican		Daniel P. "Dan" Dolan • FEC H2IA02079; 31 Dec 11; Tot $124,797; Dsb $15,693

Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3		Democratic	Congressman Leonard L. Boswell • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012 • Renominated - 5 June 2012 Primary
			Incumbents running against one another
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		Congressman Leonard L. Boswell • FEC H6IA03144; 31 Dec 11; Tot $662,131; Dsb $233,624

		Republican		Congressman Thomas P. "Tom" Latham • Congressman Latham, incumbent in the old CD 4, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 3. • FEC H4IA05102; 31 Dec 11; Tot $1,696,530; Dsb $370,262

		Socialist Workers Party		David Rosenfeld

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 • Renominated - 5 June 2012 Primary. Congressman Latham is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 3.
	Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment

		Democratic		Christie Vilsack • Former First Lady of Iowa • FEC H2IA04117; 31 Dec 11; Tot $1,155,123; Dsb $403,593

		Republican		Congressman Steven A. "Steve" King • Congressman King, incumbent in the old CD 5, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 4. • FEC H2IA05072; 31 Dec 11; Tot $817,142; Dsb $468,749

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 • Renominated - 5 June 2012 Primary. Congressman King is a candidate for re-election in the new 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, 5 candidates
	• Republican: 8 incumbents, 6 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• Right to Life
	• Socialist Workers Party: 1 candidate
	• Unity
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.

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.

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
	• Iowa Legislature
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