Iowa 2006 Midterm Election

The Green Papers: Iowa 2006 Midterm Election

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Iowa
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress
Primary: Tuesday 6 June 2006
General Election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

Electoral Votes:	7	(1.30% of 538)
Governor:	1
Senators:	2	(Electoral Classes 2 and 3)
2002-2010 Representatives:	5	(1.15% of 435)
2000 Census:	2,931,923	(1.04% of 281,998,273)
Estimated Voting age population (November 2000):	2,165,000
Registered Voters (November 2000):	1,841,346
Capital:	Des Moines
Tuesday 6 June 2006 polling hours 7:00a CDT (1200 UTC) to 9:00p CDT (0200 UTC).
Tuesday 7 November 2006 polling hours 7:00a CST (1300 UTC) to 9:00p CST (0300 UTC).

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Iowa State and Local Government

Iowa Primary

Tuesday 6 June 2006

IOWA PRIMARY Returns (in .pdf format) from an official source
complete IOWA PRIMARY results from a media source
IOWA PRIMARY results from another media source (in Eastern IOWA)

IOWA PRIMARY results from another media source (in Western IOWA)

Contested STATEWIDE races:

Governor:
- Democrats have nominated Chester "Chet" Culver

Secretary of State:
- Republicans have nominated Chuck Allison

Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship:
- Democrats have nominated Denise O'Brien
- Republicans have nominated Bill Northey

Contested U.S. HOUSE races:

CD 1:
- Democrats have nominated Bruce Braley
- Republicans have nominated Mike Whalen

CD 5:
- Democrats have nominated Joyce Schulte



U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 109^th Senate Senate Electoral Classes

Class 2	Democratic	Senator Tom Harkin • First elected: 1984; re-elected: 1990, 1996; 2002 [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1974, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1982] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 4 November 2008

Class 3	Republican	Senator Charles "Chuck" Grassley • First elected: 1980; re-elected: 1986, 1992, 1998, 2004. [also served in U.S. House- elected: 1974, 1976, 1978] • Seat up for election: Tuesday 2 November 2010

Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Term Limit: None, All Governors

Open	Democratic	Governor Thomas J. "Tom" Vilsack • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Chair up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Chair - Retiring at end of current term. Not a candidate for re-election.
	Polls: Toss-up - Currently Democratic. Democratic Secretary of State Chester "Chet" Culver vs. Republican Congressman Jim Nussle
		Open Chair (no incumbent)

	Democratic	565,199	54.03%	Secretary of State Chester "Chet" Culver • For Lieutenant Governor Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Patty Judge

	Republican	465,451	44.49%	Congressman Jim Nussle • for Lieutenant Governor Bob Vander Plaats Mr. Nussle is the current Congressman from Congressional District 1.

	Green	7,780	0.74%	Wendy S. Barth • for Lt. Governor: Richard L. Johnson

	Libertarian	5,686	0.54%	Kevin Litten • for Lt. Governor: Mark Nelson

	Socialist Workers Party	2,024	0.19%	Mary J. Martin • for Lt. Governor: Kevin A. Dwire
Total		1,046,140	100.00%

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006. Elected on a ticket with Governor.

	Democratic	Lieutenant Governor Sally Pederson • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006

109^th U.S. House of Representatives 2 year term, Election Cycle 2006, 2008. No Term Limit. 109^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 4 Republican (1 Open, 3 Renominated); 1 Democratic (1 Renominated)

CD 1 {map} Open	Republican	Congressman Jim Nussle • First elected: 1990 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2006
	Polls: Leans Democratic - Currently Republican. Democratic Bruce L. Braley
		Open Seat (no incumbent)

	Democratic	113,724	55.04%	Bruce L. Braley • FEC: $2,485,058

	Republican	89,471	43.31%	Michael Louis "Mike" Whalen • FEC: $2,390,693

	Independent	2,184	1.06%	James F. Hill • Pirate Party • FEC finanical report not available

	Nominated By Petition	1,224	0.59%	Albert W. Schoeman • FEC finanical report not available
Total		206,603	100.00%

CD 2 {map}	Republican	Congressman James A. "Jim" Leach • First elected: 1976 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary
	Polls: Leans Republican - Republican Congressman James A. "Jim" Leach

	Democratic	107,097	51.37%	David Wayne Loebsack • Mr. Loebsack failed to file a sufficient number of signatures to qualify for the primary. However, having received his party's nomination at Second District Democratic convention on 30 April 2006, he will appear on the November ballot as the Democratic nominee. • FEC: $521,636

	Republican	101,386	48.63%	Congressman James A. "Jim" Leach • FEC: $491,433
Total		208,483	100.00%

CD 3 {map}	Democratic	Congressman Leonard L. Boswell • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1996 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary
	Polls: Leans Democratic - Democratic Congressman Leonard L. Boswell

	Democratic	114,689	51.79%	Congressman Leonard L. Boswell • FEC: $2,147,051

	Republican	103,182	46.59%	Jeffrey Lamberti • FEC: $2,003,871

	Socialist Workers Party	3,591	1.62%	Helen Meyers • FEC finanical report not available
Total		221,462	100.00%

CD 4 {map}	Republican	Congressman Thomas P. "Tom" Latham • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1994 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary
	Polls: Republican Congressman Thomas P. "Tom" Latham

	Republican	120,512	57.25%	Congressman Thomas P. "Tom" Latham • FEC: $1,131,896

	Democratic	89,994	42.75%	Selden Edmund Spencer • FEC: $482,166
Total		210,506	100.00%

CD 5 {map}	Republican	Congressman Steven A. "Steve" King • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary
	Polls: Republican Congressman Steven A. "Steve" King

	Republican	105,245	58.51%	Congressman Steven A. "Steve" King • FEC: $612,291

	Democratic	64,004	35.58%	E. Joyce Schulte • FEC: $73,327

	Nominated By Petition	8,150	4.53%	Roy Nielsen • FEC: $150,841
	Nominated By Petition	2,480	1.38%	Cheryl L. Brodersen • FEC finanical report not available
Total		179,879	100.00%

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Open	Democratic	Secretary of State Chester "Chet" Culver • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - Candidate for Governor in 2006

	Democratic	537,447	53.60%	Michael A. Mauro

	Republican	465,201	46.40%	Mary Ann Hanusa
Total		1,002,648	100.00%

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

	Democratic	Attorney General Tom Miller • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1982, 1986; elected again: 1994, 1998, 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary

	Democratic	744,138	100.00%	Attorney General Tom Miller
Total		744,138	100.00%

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

	Democratic	Treasurer Michael L. "Mike" Fitzgerald • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 1982; re-elected: 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary

	Democratic	733,087	100.00%	Treasurer Michael L. "Mike" Fitzgerald
Total		733,087	100.00%

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

	Republican	Auditor David A. "Dave" Vaudt • Re-elected Tuesday 7 November 2006 • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Renominated - 6 June 2006 Primary

	Republican	666,571	100.00%	Auditor David A. "Dave" Vaudt
Total		666,571	100.00%

Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2002, 2006

Open	Democratic	Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Patty Judge • First elected: 1998; re-elected: 2002 • Seat up for election: Tuesday 7 November 2006 • Open Seat - Candidate for Lieutenant Governor in 2006

	Republican	520,357	51.29%	Bill Northey

	Democratic	494,248	48.71%	Denise O'Brien

	Write-in; (Socialist Workers Party)			Frank Forrestal
Total		1,014,605	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
	• Democratic (affiliates): 8 incumbents, 10 candidates
	• Republican: 6 incumbents, 9 candidates
Major Third Parties
	• Green (affiliates): 1 candidate
	• Libertarian: 1 candidate
Other Third Parties
	• Socialist Workers Party: 3 candidates
Independents
	• Independent: 1 candidate
	• Nominated By Petition: 3 candidates
Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable
	• Write-in: 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 an election authority that this candidate is actually on the ballot.

FEC indicates the Federal Election Commission (FEC) Campaign Finance Summary "Total Receipts" for candidates for Federal Office.