Iowa 2019 General Election

The Green Papers: Iowa 2019 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 2020 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, Libertarian, or Republican parties (Iowa's "Political Parties") to participate in the primary election [Iowa Administrative Code §39.3, 43.1, 43.2, 43.3]. Voters can change their party affiliation anytime before election day or at their polling place on election day. Other parties are considered "Non-Party Political Organizations" in Iowa and candidates are nominated by nomination petitions or a nominating convention.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 116^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 (8)

		Democratic		Michael Franken • FEC S0IA00200; 30 Sep 19; Tot $150,315; Dsb $43,185
		Democratic		Kimberly Graham • FEC S0IA00168; 30 Sep 19; Tot $31,830; Dsb $11,677
		Democratic		Theresa Greenfield • FEC S0IA00176; 30 Sep 19; Tot $1,741,842; Dsb $501,578
		Democratic		Eddie J. Mauro • FEC S0IA00150; 30 Sep 19; Tot $1,238,559; Dsb $167,027
		Democratic		Cal George Woods • FEC S0IA00192

		*Republican*		*Senator Joni K. Ernst* • FEC S4IA00129; 30 Sep 19; Tot $3,771,867; Dsb $1,191,287
		Republican		Paul Rieck • FEC S0IA00143

		Independent		Suzanne Herzog • FEC S0IA00184; 30 Sep 19; Tot $11,391; Dsb $2,319

Class 3		Republican	Senator Charles E. "Chuck" Grassley • First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004, 2010, 2016. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1974, 1976, 1978] • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
	Candidate list (1)

		*Republican*		*Senator Charles E. "Chuck" Grassley* • FEC S0IA00028

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Term Limit: None, All Governors

		Republican	Governor Kimberly K. "Kim" Reynolds • Ascended to the Governor's Chair: 24 May 2017 [re: Governor Terry E. Branstad (Republican) resignation to become Ambassador to China]; first elected: 2018. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022. Elected on a ticket with Governor.

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg • Appointed: 25 May 2017 [Governor Kim Reynolds selected State Public Defender Adam Gregg as her Lieutenant Governor]; first elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

116^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit. 116^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Democratic (2 Undetermined, 1 Open); 1 Republican (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 1		Democratic	Congressman Abby Finkenauer • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (4) - 117th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Abby Finkenauer* • FEC H8IA01094; 30 Sep 19; Tot $1,295,373; Dsb $361,257

		Republican		Thomas "Tom" Hansen • FEC H0IA01182; 30 Sep 19; Tot $2,478; Dsb $1,939
		Republican		state Representative Ashley Hinson Arenholz • FEC H0IA01174; 30 Sep 19; Tot $656,065; Dsb $158,565
		Republican		Darren D. White • FEC H0IA01190

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman David Wayne "Dave" Loebsack • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Open Seat - 12 April 2019: Announced his retirement.
	Candidate list (7) - 117th Congress

		Democratic		Newman Abuissa
		Democratic		Joseph Kane Baker • FEC H0IA02172
		Democratic		former state Senator Rita Hart • FEC H0IA02156; 30 Sep 19; Tot $508,581; Dsb $94,983

		Republican		Steven Everly
		Republican		state Senator Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks • FEC H0IA02180; 30 Sep 19; Tot $0; Dsb $145
		Republican		Ricky Lee "Rick" Phillips • FEC H0IA02198
		Republican		former Illinois Congressman Robert Todd "Bobby" Schilling • First elected as an Illinois Congressman: 2010; unsuccessful candidate for re-election: 2012; unsuccessful candidate: 2014. • FEC H0IA02164; 30 Sep 19; Tot $54,506; Dsb $5,340

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 3		Democratic	Congressman Cindy Axne • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (5) - 117th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman Cindy Axne* • FEC H8IA03124; 30 Sep 19; Tot $1,495,937; Dsb $317,392

		Republican		Ankeny Community School District Board Member Bradley Laverne "Brad" Huss • FEC H0IA03212
		Republican		William J. "Bill" Schafer • FEC H0IA03204; 30 Sep 19; Tot $11,703; Dsb $4,988
		Republican		Joshua Louis "Josh" Schoenblatt • FEC H0IA03196; 12 May 19; Tot $5,686; Dsb $5,363
		Republican		former Congressman David Young • First elected 2014; re-elected: 2016. Unsuccessful candidate for re-election: 2018. • FEC H4IA03115; 30 Sep 19; Tot $692,409; Dsb $140,570

Incumbent - 116th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Steven A. "Steve" King • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020
	Candidate list (7) - 117th Congress

		Democratic		James D. "JD" Scholten • FEC H8IA04106; 30 Sep 19; Tot $414,983; Dsb $104,489

		Republican		state Senator Randall "Randy" Feenstra • FEC H0IA04145; 30 Sep 19; Tot $531,200; Dsb $125,151
		*Republican*		*Congressman Steven A. "Steve" King* • FEC H2IA05072; 30 Sep 19; Tot $215,348; Dsb $200,886
		Republican		Aaron Thomas Krull • ? • FEC H0IA04111
		Republican		Steven "Steve" Reeder • FEC H0IA04152; 30 Sep 19; Tot $6,462; Dsb $5,337
		Republican		former Mayor of Irwin Bret A. Richards • FEC H0IA04129; 30 Sep 19; Tot $185,859; Dsb $96,460
		Republican		Woodbury County Supervisor Jeremy Taylor • FEC H0IA04137; 30 Sep 19; Tot $107,069; Dsb $60,245

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Republican	Secretary of State Paul D. Pate • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Democratic	Attorney General Tom Miller • First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1982, 1986; elected again: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Democratic	Treasurer Michael L. "Mike" Fitzgerald • First elected: 1982; re-elected: 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Democratic	Auditor Rob Sand • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Republican	Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig • Appointed: 1 March 2018 (re: Bill Northey's confirmation by the U.S. Senate as Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services); first elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

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 Those parties which received electoral votes through winning a plurality of a state's [or the District of Columbia's] popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
	• Democratic (affiliates): 6 incumbents, 11 candidates
	• Republican: 7 incumbents, 20 candidates
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.

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.