| The Green Papers: Iowa 2020 General Election |
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Iowa
Elections for Statewide offices and Congress ✓ Primary: Tuesday 2 June 2020 ✓ General Election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 |
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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. Three Year Election Calendar, Primary Election, and General Election from the Iowa Secretary of State. 16 May 2019: Governor Kimberly K. "Kim" Reynolds (Republican) signs HF 692 which moves the filing deadline for non-presidential independent candidates and the nominees of unqualified parties from August to March. 2 June 2020 Primary results, results from a media source. General Election from the Iowa Secretary of State. 3 November 2020 returns from the Iowa Secretary of State. |
| President 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2020, 2024. Term Limit: No more than 2 4-year terms in a lifetime. Electors: 6 (Winner-take-all), How Appointed, Meeting Place, Duly Appointed Presidential Electors, List of Presidential Candidates by State, List of Presidential Candidates. | |||||
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| Candidate list (9, 3 write-ins) | |||||
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Republican | 897,672 | 52.80% | President Donald John Trump • for Vice President: Vice President Michael R. "Mike" Pence (6 Electoral Votes) • FEC P80001571; 23 Nov 20; Tot $717,303,371; Dsb $718,174,436 |
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Democratic | 759,061 | 44.65% | former Vice President Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. • for Vice President: California Senator Kamala D. Harris • FEC P80000722; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,064,613,463; Dsb $1,063,053,521 |
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Libertarian | 19,637 | 1.16% | Jo Jorgensen • for Vice President: Jeremy "Spike" Cohen • FEC P00013524; 23 Nov 20; Tot $3,405,357; Dsb $3,373,521 |
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Scattering | 6,614 | 0.39% | Under Votes | |
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Scattering | 4,337 | 0.26% | Write-in | |
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No Party | 3,210 | 0.19% | Kanye "Deez Nutz" West • for Vice President: Michelle Tidball • FEC P00016741; 23 Nov 20; Tot $14,442,390; Dsb $12,135,513 |
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Green | 3,075 | 0.18% | Howie Gresham Hawkins • for Vice President: Angela Nichole Walker • FEC P00012211; 23 Nov 20; Tot $495,566; Dsb $476,095 |
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Scattering | 2,645 | 0.16% | Over Votes | |
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Constitution | 1,707 | 0.10% | Don Blankenship • for Vice President: William Alan Mohr • FEC P00014209; 20 Dec 20; Tot $83,880; Dsb $83,880 |
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Alliance Party | 1,082 | 0.06% | Roque "Rocky" De La Fuente, Jr. • for Vice President: Darcy G. Richardson • FEC P60016342; 23 Nov 20; Tot $14,220,189; Dsb $14,208,041 |
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Genealogy Know Your Family History | 546 | 0.03% | Ricki Sue King • for Vice President: Dayna R. Chandle |
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No Party | 544 | 0.03% | Brock Jeffrey Pierce • for Vice President: Karla Marie Ballard • FEC P00016550; 23 Nov 20; Tot $6,347,587; Dsb $6,315,486 |
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| Total | 1,700,130 | 100.00% | |||
| U.S. Senate 6 year term. No Term Limit. 116th Senate Senate Electoral Classes | |||||
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Republican | Senator Joni K. Ernst • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (4, 3 write-ins) | |||||
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Republican | 864,997 | 50.88% | Senator Joni K. Ernst • FEC S4IA00129; 23 Nov 20; Tot $27,544,836; Dsb $28,052,581 |
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Democratic | 754,859 | 44.40% | Theresa Greenfield • FEC S0IA00176; 23 Nov 20; Tot $56,358,239; Dsb $56,079,009 |
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Libertarian | 36,961 | 2.17% | Rick Stewart • FEC S4IA00194; 23 Nov 20; Tot $8,820; Dsb $14,593 |
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Scattering | 27,438 | 1.61% | Under Votes | |
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No Party | 13,800 | 0.81% | Suzanne Herzog • FEC S0IA00184; 31 Dec 20; Tot $18,300; Dsb $18,300 |
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Scattering | 1,211 | 0.07% | Write-in | |
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Scattering | 864 | 0.05% | Over Votes | |
| Total | 1,700,130 | 100.00% | |||
| 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 |
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Republican | Senator Charles E. "Chuck" Grassley • FEC S0IA00028 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 116th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2021. No Term Limit. 116th House | |||||
| Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Democratic (2 Renominated, 1 Open); 1 Republican (1 Lost / No longer running) | |||||
| Incumbent - 116th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Abby Finkenauer • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (2, 3 write-ins) - 117th Congress | |||||
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Republican | 212,088 | 50.02% | state Representative Ashley Hinson Arenholz • FEC H0IA01174; 31 Dec 20; Tot $5,146,965; Dsb $5,015,590 |
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Democratic | 201,347 | 47.49% | Member of Congress Abby Finkenauer • FEC H8IA01094; 23 Nov 20; Tot $5,895,132; Dsb $5,873,414 |
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Scattering | 9,952 | 2.35% | Under Votes | |
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Scattering | 434 | 0.10% | Write-in | |
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Scattering | 150 | 0.04% | Over Votes | |
| Total | 423,971 | 100.00% | |||
| Incumbent - 116th Congress | |||||
| CD 2 Open |
Democratic | Member of Congress David Wayne "Dave" Loebsack • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Open Seat - 12 April 2019: Announced his retirement. 12 November 2020: Recount requested. At the conclusion of the recount, 6 votes separate the candidates. Notice of Contest. |
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| ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | |||||
| Candidate list (2, 3 write-ins) - 117th Congress | |||||
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Republican | 196,964 | 47.58% | state Senator Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks • FEC H8IA02043; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,012,401; Dsb $1,675,265 |
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Democratic | 196,958 | 47.58% | former state Senator Rita R. Hart • Rita Hart will challenge the results before the U.S. House under the Federal Contested Elections Act rather than a pursuing action under state law. She withdrew her contest on 31 March 2021. • FEC H0IA02156; 23 Nov 20; Tot $4,227,123; Dsb $4,031,038 |
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Scattering | 19,189 | 4.64% | Under Votes | |
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Scattering | 703 | 0.17% | Write-in | |
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Scattering | 175 | 0.04% | Over Votes | |
| Total | 413,989 | 100.00% | |||
| Incumbent - 116th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | Member of Congress Cindy Axne • Re-elected Tuesday 3 November 2020 • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Renominated |
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| Candidate list (3, 3 write-ins) - 117th Congress | |||||
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Democratic | 219,205 | 47.57% | Member of Congress Cindy Axne • FEC H8IA03124; 23 Nov 20; Tot $6,250,561; Dsb $6,252,151 |
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Republican | 212,997 | 46.22% | former Member of Congress David Young • First elected 2014; re-elected: 2016. Unsuccessful candidate for re-election: 2018. • FEC H4IA03115; 31 Dec 20; Tot $3,213,774; Dsb $3,114,760 |
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Libertarian | 15,361 | 3.33% | Bryan Jack Holder • FEC H4IA03149 |
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Scattering | 12,648 | 2.74% | Under Votes | |
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Scattering | 384 | 0.08% | Write-in | |
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Scattering | 218 | 0.05% | Over Votes | |
| Total | 460,813 | 100.00% | |||
| Incumbent - 116th Congress | |||||
| CD 4 Lost |
Republican | Member of Congress Steven A. "Steve" King • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 3 November 2020 • Lost Primary / No Longer Running |
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| ** Open Seat (no incumbent) ** | |||||
| Candidate list (2, 3 write-ins) - 117th Congress | |||||
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Republican | 237,369 | 59.12% | state Senator Randall "Randy" Feenstra • FEC H0IA04145; 23 Nov 20; Tot $1,878,505; Dsb $1,833,219 |
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Democratic | 144,761 | 36.06% | James D. "JD" Scholten • FEC H8IA04106; 23 Nov 20; Tot $2,906,686; Dsb $2,892,017 |
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Scattering | 18,348 | 4.57% | Under Votes | |
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Scattering | 892 | 0.22% | Write-in | |
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Scattering | 125 | 0.03% | Over Votes | |
| Total | 401,495 | 100.00% | |||
| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2018, 2022 | |||||
| Democratic | Auditor Rob Sand • First elected: 2018 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 8 November 2022 |
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| 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 |
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| 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, 6 candidates | |
| • Republican: 7 incumbents, 7 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. | |
| • Constitution (affiliates): 1 candidate | |
| • Green (affiliates): 1 candidate | |
| • Libertarian: 3 candidates | |
| Other Third Parties | |
| • Alliance Party (affiliates): 1 candidate | |
| • Genealogy Know Your Family History: 1 candidate | |
| Independents | |
| • No Party: 3 candidates | |
| Write-in/Scattered/otherwise not readily classifiable | |
| • Scattering: 18 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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