Iowa 2022 General Election

The Green Papers: Iowa 2022 General Election

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Iowa
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
✓ Primary: Tuesday 7 June 2022
✓ General Election: Tuesday 8 November 2022

✓ Friday 18 March 2022 - Filing Deadline - Primary .
✓ Tuesday 7 June 2022 - Primary . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p CDT (1200-0100 UTC).
✓ Saturday 27 August 2022 - Filing Deadline - Independent/Third/Minor .
✓ Tuesday 8 November 2022 - General Election . Polling hours 7:00a-8:00p CST (1300-0200 UTC).

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.

Election Calendar from Iowa Secretary of State.

Primary and General Election Candidate Lists from Iowa Secretary of State.

8 April 2022: The 18 March 2022 filing deadline for Independent and unqualified party candidates is declared unconstitutional. "Accordingly, the Court finds and concludes that Iowa Code § 44.4 and § 45.4 are unconstitutional in violation of Porter's and ILP's rights under the First and Fourteenth Amendments." Iowa v Porter, s.d. 4:19-cv-00241-HCA,

20 April 2022: The Iowa Secretary of State issues an opinion that the filing deadline for Independent and unqualified party candidates is circa 27 August.

7 June 2022 Primary returns from an official source, results from a media source, results from a media source.

General Election Candidate Lists from Iowa Secretary of State.

8 November 2022 General Election returns from the Iowa Secretary of State.

8 November 2022 General Election certified returns from the Iowa Secretary of State. Votes totals last updated 17 December 2022 per the certified vote.



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 117^th 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 • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • 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 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 3 write-ins)

		Republican	681,501	55.39%	Senator Charles E. "Chuck" Grassley • FEC S0IA00028; 31 Dec 22; Tot $9,533,641; Dsb $10,930,809

		Democratic	533,330	43.35%	Michael T. "Mike" Franken • FEC S2IA00172; 31 Dec 22; Tot $11,468,780; Dsb $11,417,544

		Scattering	13,448	1.09%	Under Votes
		Scattering	1,815	0.15%	Write-in
		Scattering	322	0.03%	Over Votes
Total			1,230,416	100.00%

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

		Republican	Governor Kimberly K. "Kim" Reynolds • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • 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 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 3 write-ins)

		Republican	709,198	57.64%	Governor Kimberly K. "Kim" Reynolds • for Lieutenant Governor: Adam Gregg

		Democratic	482,950	39.25%	Diedre DeJear • for Lieutenant Governor: Clinton County Auditor Eric Van Lancker

		Libertarian	28,998	2.36%	Rick Stewart • for Lieutenant Governor: Marco Battaglia

		Scattering	8,035	0.65%	Under Votes
		Scattering	718	0.06%	Write-in
		Scattering	517	0.04%	Over Votes
Total			1,230,416	100.00%

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

117^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2022, 2024. No Term Limit. 117^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Republican (3 Renominated); 1 Democratic (1 Renominated)

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Member of Congress Ashley Hinson Arenholz • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated - Member of Congress Hinson Arenholz is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 2. aka Ashley Hinson
	Candidate list (2, 3 write-ins) - 118th Congress

		Republican	162,947	52.61%	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; 31 Dec 22; Tot $4,911,923; Dsb $5,035,997

		Democratic	142,173	45.90%	state Representative Christina Bohannan • FEC H2IA02111; 31 Dec 22; Tot $3,197,823; Dsb $3,168,098

		Scattering	4,308	1.39%	Under Votes
		Scattering	260	0.08%	Write-in
		Scattering	48	0.02%	Over Votes
Total			309,736	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 2		Republican	Member of Congress Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated - Member of Congress Miller-Meeks is a candidate for re-election in the new CD # 1.
	Candidate list (2, 3 write-ins) - 118th Congress

		Republican	172,181	53.55%	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; 31 Dec 22; Tot $7,191,931; Dsb $7,240,154

		Democratic	145,940	45.39%	state Senator Elizabeth "Liz" Mathis • FEC H2IA01089; 31 Dec 22; Tot $4,218,655; Dsb $4,209,079

		Scattering	3,043	0.95%	Under Votes
		Scattering	278	0.09%	Write-in
		Scattering	65	0.02%	Over Votes
Total			321,507	100.00%
	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 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 3 write-ins) - 118th Congress

		Republican	156,262	49.60%	state Senator Zach Nunn • FEC H2IA03119; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,633,466; Dsb $2,532,398

		Democratic	154,117	48.92%	Member of Congress Cindy Axne • FEC H8IA03124; 31 Dec 22; Tot $7,231,695; Dsb $7,246,582

		Scattering	4,024	1.28%	Under Votes
		Scattering	534	0.17%	Write-in
		Scattering	102	0.03%	Over Votes
Total			315,039	100.00%

Incumbent - 117th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Member of Congress Randall "Randy" Feenstra • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2020 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (3, 3 write-ins) - 118th Congress

		Republican	186,467	65.63%	Member of Congress Randall "Randy" Feenstra • FEC H0IA04145; 31 Dec 22; Tot $2,886,170; Dsb $1,874,428

		Democratic	84,230	29.64%	Ryan Michael Appleton Melton • FEC H2IA04141; 31 Dec 22; Tot $53,023; Dsb $48,926

		Scattering	7,008	2.47%	Under Votes

		Liberty Caucus	6,035	2.12%	Bryan Jack Holder • FEC H4IA03149

		Scattering	276	0.10%	Write-in
		Scattering	118	0.04%	Over Votes
Total			284,134	100.00%

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

		Republican	Secretary of State Paul D. Pate • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2014; re-elected: 2018. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 3 write-ins)

		Republican	723,250	58.78%	Secretary of State Paul D. Pate

		Democratic	480,474	39.05%	Linn County Auditor Joel D. Miller

		Scattering	25,695	2.09%	Under Votes
		Scattering	708	0.06%	Write-in
		Scattering	289	0.02%	Over Votes
Total			1,230,416	100.00%

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 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 3 write-ins)

		Republican	611,432	49.69%	Guthrie County Attorney Brenna Bird

		Democratic	590,890	48.02%	Attorney General Tom Miller

		Scattering	27,050	2.20%	Under Votes
		Scattering	801	0.07%	Write-in
		Scattering	243	0.02%	Over Votes
Total			1,230,416	100.00%

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 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 3 write-ins)

		Republican	614,943	49.98%	state Senator Roby Smith

		Democratic	584,021	47.47%	Treasurer Michael L. "Mike" Fitzgerald

		Scattering	30,597	2.49%	Under Votes
		Scattering	667	0.05%	Write-in
		Scattering	188	0.02%	Over Votes
Total			1,230,416	100.00%

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022

		Democratic	Auditor Rob Sand • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 3 write-ins)

		Democratic	600,719	48.82%	Auditor Rob Sand

		Republican	597,826	48.59%	Todd Halbur

		Scattering	30,802	2.50%	Under Votes
		Scattering	826	0.07%	Write-in
		Scattering	243	0.02%	Over Votes
Total			1,230,416	100.00%

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

		Republican	Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig • Re-elected Tuesday 8 November 2022 • 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 • Renominated
	Candidate list (2, 3 write-ins)

		Republican	730,285	59.35%	Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Mike Naig

		Democratic	463,652	37.68%	John Norwood

		Scattering	35,549	2.89%	Under Votes
		Scattering	770	0.06%	Write-in
		Scattering	160	0.01%	Over Votes
Total			1,230,416	100.00%

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, 11 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: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• Liberty Caucus: 1 candidate
	• Right to Life
	• Unity
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Scattering: 33 candidates
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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