The Green Papers: Iowa 2012 General Election
 
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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

           
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
Seat up for election		 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; 31 Dec 11; Tot $1,103,777; Dsb $505,246
  Candidate Republican     Rodney Leland "Rod" Blum
• FEC H2IA01055; 31 Dec 11; Tot $71,233; Dsb $5,168
  Candidate Republican     Benjamin Michael "Ben" Lange
• FEC H0IA01117; 31 Dec 11; Tot $126,618; Dsb $10,224
    Republican     Steve Rathje - apparently not a candidate
• FEC H0IA02099; 31 Dec 11; Tot $88,918; Dsb $84,934
  Candidate Republican     Jason Welch
• ?
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 2
Seat up for election		 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; 31 Dec 11; Tot $601,944; Dsb $154,755
  Candidate Republican     John H. Archer, Jr.
• FEC H2IA02053; 31 Dec 11; Tot $100,588; Dsb $27,200
  Candidate Republican     Daniel P. "Dan" Dolan
• FEC H2IA02079; 31 Dec 11; Tot $124,797; Dsb $15,693
  Candidate Republican     Richard Kent Gates
• FEC H2IA02061; 31 Dec 11; Tot $861; Dsb $975
  Candidate Republican     Robert Charles "Bob" Huppenbauer, III
• FEC H2IA02087
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 3
Seat up for election		 Democratic Congressman  Leonard L. Boswell
• First elected: 1996
• Seat up for election: Tuesday 6 November 2012
 ** Incumbents running against one another **
 Candidate list - 113th Congress / 2010 apportionment
  Candidate Democratic     Congressman  Leonard L. Boswell
• FEC H6IA03144; 31 Dec 11; Tot $662,131; Dsb $233,624
  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; 31 Dec 11; Tot $1,696,530; Dsb $370,262
Incumbent - 112th Congress / 2000 apportionment - map
CD 4
Seat up for election		 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; 31 Dec 11; Tot $1,155,123; Dsb $403,593
  Candidate Republican     Congressman  Steven A. "Steve" King
• 16 April 2011: Congressman CD 5. Running for re-election in 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
• 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
Major Third Parties
 • Constitution (affiliates)
 • Green (affiliates)
 • Libertarian
Other Third Parties
 • Right to Life
 • 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
 • Covering Iowa Politics
 • 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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