Iowa 2015 General Election

The Green Papers: Iowa 2015 General Election

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Iowa
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress

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)
Capital:	Des Moines

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Iowa State and Local Government

Iowa 2016 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions:
Democrats Republicans

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. 114^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2		Republican	Senator Joni K. Ernst • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list

		*Republican*		*Senator Joni K. Ernst* • FEC S4IA00129

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 regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list

		Democratic		former state Senator Thomas L. "Tom" Fiegen • FEC S0IA00119
		Democratic		state Senator Robert M. "Rob" Hogg • FEC S6IA00124; 30 Sep 15; Tot $73,299; Dsb $14,727
		Democratic		Robert Allen "Bob" Krause • 2 January 2014: Announced his candidacy • FEC S0IA00101; 30 Sep 15; Tot $0; Dsb $0
		Democratic		Ray Zirkelbach • FEC S6IA00132

		*Republican*		*Senator Charles E. "Chuck" Grassley* • FEC S0IA00028; 30 Sep 15; Tot $2,661,853; Dsb $572,319

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Terry E. Branstad • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Elected on a ticket with Governor.

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Kimberly K. "Kim" Reynolds • First elected: 2010; re-elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

114^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2016, 2018. No Term Limit. 114^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Republican (3 Undetermined); 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Rodney Leland "Rod" Blum • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		Gary Kroeger • FEC H6IA01163
		Democratic		former state Representative Patrick Joseph "Pat" Murphy • FEC H4IA01069; 30 Sep 15; Tot $103,408; Dsb $18,091
		~~Democratic~~		~~Ravi B. Patel - apparently not a candidate~~ • 24 June 2015: Withdrew. "... running for Congress was a great chance to tell my story ... But ... doing so would ensure a tough battle ... Such a battle would not be good for the district, for the party, or for the nominee ..." • FEC H6IA01155; 30 Sep 15; Tot $820,983; Dsb $726,983
		Democratic		Cedar Rapids City Councilwoman Monica W. Vernon • FEC H4IA01077; 30 Sep 15; Tot $754,324; Dsb $189,990

		*Republican*		*Congressman Rodney Leland "Rod" Blum* • FEC H2IA01055; 30 Sep 15; Tot $951,485; Dsb $57,165

		Independent		Jack Melton

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman David Wayne "Dave" Loebsack • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman David Wayne "Dave" Loebsack* • FEC H6IA02146; 30 Sep 15; Tot $572,602; Dsb $200,819

		Republican		state Senator Eric Mark "Mark" Chelgren • FEC H6IA02153

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman David Young • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		Desmund Douglas Adams • FEC H6IA03235; 30 Sep 15; Tot $23,946; Dsb $17,760
		Democratic		Jim Mowrer • FEC H4IA04113; 30 Sep 15; Tot $191,034; Dsb $22,751

		Republican		Robert James Cramer • FEC H4IA03099; 30 Sep 15; Tot $1,110; Dsb $1,350
		*Republican*		*Congressman David Young* • FEC H4IA03115; 30 Sep 15; Tot $812,562; Dsb $162,587

Incumbent - 114th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Steven A. "Steve" King • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2016
	Candidate list - 115th Congress

		Democratic		Kimberly "Kim" Weaver • FEC H6IA04134; 30 Sep 15; Tot $19,704; Dsb $5,120

		*Republican*		*Congressman Steven A. "Steve" King* • FEC H2IA05072; 30 Sep 15; Tot $264,909; Dsb $272,979
		Republican		Paul Lunde • FEC H8IA04015

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Secretary of State Paul D. Pate • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Democratic	Attorney General Tom Miller • First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1982, 1986; elected again: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Democratic	Treasurer Michael L. "Mike" Fitzgerald • First elected: 1982; re-elected: 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Auditor Mary Mosiman • Appointed: 13 May 2013 re: resignation of Auditor David A. "Dave" Vaudt. First elected: 2014. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Bill Northey • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

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): 3 incumbents, 11 candidates
	• Republican: 10 incumbents, 8 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Constitution (affiliates)
	• Green (affiliates)
	• Libertarian
Other Third Parties
	• Right to Life
	• Unity
Independents
	• Independent: 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.

"Apparently not a candidate" indicates that someone we once listed as a candidate for an elective office will not, in fact, be running for that office (primarily because said candidate is not listed on an official ballot provided by a jurisdiction's election authorities, where that candidate has not previously withdrawn his/her candidacy or otherwise indicated no longer [or even ever] being a candidate for that office).

Primary dates marked "presumably" and polling times marked "reportedly" are based on unofficial or estimated data (especially as regards local variations from a jurisdictionwide statutory and/or regulatory standard) and are, thereby, subject to change.

"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
	• Constitution of the State of Iowa
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
	• Iowa Green Party
	• Iowa Green Party
	• Iowa Right to Life Committee
	• Libertarian Party of Iowa
	• The Unity Party of Iowa
Media & others
	• Blog for Iowa
	• Caucus Iowa
	• Dubuque Telegraph Herald
	• Fort Madison Daily Democrat
	• Globe Gazette - Mason City
	• Iowa City Press-Citizen
	• Iowa Farmer Today
	• Iowa Public Television - Johnston
	• Iowa Starting Line
	• Kalona News
	• KCAU TV - ABC - Sioux City
	• KCRG TV - ABC - Cedar Rapids - Iowa City - Dubuque
	• KDSM TV - FOX - Des Moines
	• KLJB TV - Fox - Davenport
	• Politics1.com - Iowa
	• Quad-Cities - Dispatch/Argus/Leader - Moline - Rock Island - Davenport
	• Quad-City Times
	• Radio Iowa
	• Sioux City Journal
	• The Bloomfield Democrat
	• The Daily Nonpareil - Council Bluffs
	• The Des Moines Register
	• The Gazette - Cedar Rapids
	• The Gazette - Cedar Rapids
	• The Iowa Republican
	• The Iowa Republican - Brooklyn
	• The Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier
	• WHO TV - NBC - Des Moines