The Green Papers: Iowa 2021 General Election
 
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Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Senators:2(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
Governor:1 
2020 Census:3,192,406 (1.03% of 309,785,186)
2024, 2028 Electoral Votes:6(1.12% of 538)
2022-2030 Representatives:4(0.92% 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


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. 117th Senate  Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2 Republican Senator Joni K. Ernst
First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2020.
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2026

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 (6)
  Candidate Democratic     former Member of Congress Abby Finkenauer
First elected: 2018; unsuccessful candidate for re-election: 2020.

FEC S2IA00164; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,021,492; Dsb $423,141
  Candidate Democratic     Michael T. "Mike" Franken
FEC S2IA00172
  Candidate Democratic     Minden Council Member Glenn Hurst
FEC S2IA00156; 30 Sep 21; Tot $32,131; Dsb $86
  Candidate Democratic     former state Representative Bob Krause
  Candidate Republican     state Senator James M. "Jim" Carlin
FEC S2IA00131; 30 Sep 21; Tot $193,261; Dsb $191,773
  Candidate Republican     Senator Charles E. "Chuck" Grassley
FEC S0IA00028; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,706,217; Dsb $480,470

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
 Candidate list (4)
  Candidate Democratic     Diedre DeJear
  Candidate Democratic     Katie Geltz
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative RasTafari "Ras" Smith
  Candidate Liberation     Rick Stewart

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

117th U.S. House of Representatives  2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit. 117th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition):
3 Republican (3 Undetermined);
1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 1 Republican Member of Congress Ashley Hinson Arenholz
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Member of Congress Hinson Arenholz is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 2.
aka Ashley Hinson
 Candidate list (5) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     state Representative Christina Bohannan
FEC H2IA02111; 30 Sep 21; Tot $305,100; Dsb $61,483
  Candidate Democratic     Joseph Kerner
FEC H2IA02129; 30 Sep 21; Tot $3,272; Dsb $200
  Candidate Democratic     Mike Mbanza
  Candidate Republican     Kyle Kuehl
FEC H2IA01097
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks
Member of Congress Miller-Meeks, incumbent in the old CD 2, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 1.

FEC H8IA02043; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,464,055; Dsb $443,968

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 2 Republican Member of Congress Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
Member of Congress Miller-Meeks is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 1.
 Candidate list (2) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     state Senator Elizabeth "Liz" Mathis
FEC H2IA01089; 30 Sep 21; Tot $641,688; Dsb $87,113
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress Ashley Hinson Arenholz
Member of Congress Hinson Arenholz, incumbent in the old CD 1, is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 2.

FEC H0IA01174; 30 Sep 21; Tot $2,469,580; Dsb $1,152,290
 3 November 2020 General Election: Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks (Republican) leads Rita Hart (Democratic) by 0.001%-- 6 votes according to the certified vote. Reports state Rita Hart (Democratic) will challenge the results before the U.S. House under the Federal Contested Elections Act.
Notice of Contest.
Reports state that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (Democratic, California) will provisionally seat Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks on 3 January 2021.
3 January 2021: Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks is seated.
21 January 2021: Member of Congress Marianette Miller-Meeks filed a motion with the House Administration Committee to dismiss Rita Hart's petition.
19 February 2021: The House Administration Committee voted to unanimously approve procedures to hear the challenge.
10 March 2021: The House Administration Committee voted 6-3 to table Miller-Meeks' motion "until the Committee considers the merits of this contested election case".
31 March 2021: Rita Hart-- "... I have made the decision to withdraw my contest before the House Committee on Administration."

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 3 Democratic Member of Congress Cindy Axne
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (5) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Democratic     Member of Congress Cindy Axne
FEC H8IA03124; 30 Sep 21; Tot $2,050,778; Dsb $468,775
  Candidate Republican     former state Representative Mary Ann Hanusa
FEC H2IA03093; 30 Sep 21; Tot $103,619; Dsb $58,901
  Candidate Republican     Nicole Hasso
FEC H2IA03101; 30 Sep 21; Tot $170,863; Dsb $36,193
  Candidate Republican     Gary D. Leffler
FEC H2IA03127
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Zach Nunn
FEC H2IA03119; 30 Sep 21; Tot $281,905; Dsb $68,125

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 4 Republican Member of Congress Randall "Randy" Feenstra
First elected: 2020
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (1) - 118th Congress
  Candidate Republican     Member of Congress Randall "Randy" Feenstra
FEC H0IA04145; 30 Sep 21; Tot $1,001,348; Dsb $378,385

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
 Candidate list (2)
  Candidate Democratic     Linn County Auditor Joel D. Miller
  Candidate Democratic     Clinton County Auditor Eric Van Lancker

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
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Democratic     Attorney General Tom Miller

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
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Republican     state Senator Roby Smith

Auditor  4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

  Democratic Auditor Rob Sand
First elected: 2018
Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022
 Candidate list (1)
  Candidate Democratic     Auditor Rob Sand

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): 4 incumbents, 16 candidates
  Republican: 9 incumbents, 11 candidates
Major Third Parties   Any Party, other than a Major Party, receiving a minimum of 15/100ths of 1 percent of the nationwide popular vote in any presidential election between 1984 and 2016. See Classification of Political parties.
  Green (affiliates)
  Libertarian
Other Third Parties
  Liberation: 1 candidate
  Right to Life
  Unity
 
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.


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