Iowa 2017 General Election

The Green Papers: Iowa 2017 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

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. 115^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 (1)

		*Republican*		*Senator Joni K. Ernst* • FEC S4IA00129

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: 2014, 2018. 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]. • Chair up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (13)

		Democratic		state Senator Nate Boulton
		Democratic		Cathy Glasson
		Democratic		Fred Hubbell
		Democratic		Andy McGuire
		Democratic		former Des Moines School Board President Jon Neiderbach
		Democratic		John Norris
		Democratic		Gary Wells
		Democratic		former Iowa City Mayor Wilburn Wilburn

		Republican		Cedar Rapids Mayor Ron Corbett
		Republican		Boone City Councilman Steven Paul Ray

		Libertarian		Marco Battaglia
		Libertarian		Jake Porter

		Independent		Brent Roske
	Governor Terry E. Branstad (Republican) resigned on 24 May 2017. The Governor was nominated on 7 December 2016 by President-elect Trump to be Ambassador to China, accepted the nomination on 13 December 2016, and on 23 May 2017 was confirmed by the U.S. Senate, 82-13. Governor Branstad served as Governor from 1983 to 1999 and 2011 to 2017, 22 years in all and was last elected in 2014.

Lieutenant Governor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018. Elected on a ticket with Governor.

		Republican	Lieutenant Governor Adam Gregg • Appointed: 25 May 2017 [re: Lieutenant Governor Kimberly K. "Kim" Reynolds ascension to the Governor's Chair on 24 May 2017]. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Lieutenant Governor Kimberly K. "Kim" Reynolds (Republican), who was first elected in 2010 and re-elected in 2014, ascended to the Governor's Chair on 24 May 2017 after Governor Terry E. Branstad (Republican) resigned [re: appointment as Ambassador to China in the Trump Administration]. On 25 May 2017, Governor Kim Reynolds selected State Public Defender Adam Gregg as her Lieutenant Governor.

115^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2018, 2020. No Term Limit. 115^th House
Partisan Composition (primary disposition): 3 Republican (3 Undetermined); 1 Democratic (1 Undetermined)

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 1		Republican	Congressman Rodney Leland "Rod" Blum • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (5) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		state Representative Abby Finkenauer • FEC H8IA01094; 30 Sep 17; Tot $308,120; Dsb $139,534
		Democratic		Thomas Heckroth • FEC H8IA01128; 30 Sep 17; Tot $133,822; Dsb $28,526
		Democratic		George Ramsey • FEC H8IA01110; 30 Sep 17; Tot $7,204; Dsb $6,845
		Democratic		Courtney L. Rowe • FEC H8IA01102; 30 Sep 17; Tot $2,912; Dsb $1,402

		*Republican*		*Congressman Rodney Leland "Rod" Blum* • FEC H2IA01055; 30 Sep 17; Tot $937,043; Dsb $100,831

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 2		Democratic	Congressman David Wayne "Dave" Loebsack • First elected: 2006 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (2) - 116th Congress

		*Democratic*		*Congressman David Wayne "Dave" Loebsack* • FEC H6IA02146; 30 Sep 17; Tot $799,514; Dsb $260,755

		Republican		Christopher "Chris" Peters • FEC H6IA02161; 30 Sep 17; Tot $35,807; Dsb $17,212

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 3		Republican	Congressman David Young • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (8) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Cindy Axne • FEC H8IA03124; 30 Sep 17; Tot $154,263; Dsb $49,621
		Democratic		Pete D'Alessandro • FEC H8IA03173; 30 Sep 17; Tot $48,905; Dsb $22,283
		Democratic		Austin Ronald Frerick • FEC H8IA03165; 30 Sep 17; Tot $15,659; Dsb $10,230
		Democratic		Theresa A. Greenfield • FEC H8IA03157; 30 Sep 17; Tot $200,263; Dsb $52,611
		Democratic		Paul Knupp, Jr. • FEC H8IA03140; 30 Sep 17; Tot $6,458; Dsb $4,220
		Democratic		Eddie J. Mauro • FEC H8IA03181; 30 Sep 17; Tot $182,251; Dsb $20,352
		Democratic		Heather A. Ryan • FEC H8IA03132; 30 Sep 17; Tot $505; Dsb $183

		*Republican*		*Congressman David Young* • FEC H4IA03115; 30 Sep 17; Tot $652,715; Dsb $110,096

Incumbent - 115th Congress
CD 4		Republican	Congressman Steven A. "Steve" King • First elected: 2002 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (7) - 116th Congress

		Democratic		Paul Elliott Dahl • FEC H8IA04130
		Democratic		Leann Jacobsen • FEC H8IA04114; 30 Sep 17; Tot $55,075; Dsb $16,872
		Democratic		John Joseph Paschen • FEC H8IA04122; 30 Sep 17; Tot $11,336; Dsb $400
		Democratic		James D. Scholten • FEC H8IA04106; 30 Sep 17; Tot $40,143; Dsb $32,550
		Democratic		Kimberly "Kim" Weaver • FEC H6IA04134; 30 Sep 17; Tot $202,902; Dsb $198,702

		Republican		Cyndi Hanson • FEC H8IA04148
		*Republican*		*Congressman Steven A. "Steve" King* • FEC H2IA05072; 30 Sep 17; Tot $157,182; Dsb $224,035

Secretary of State 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Secretary of State Paul D. Pate • First elected: 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (2)

		Democratic		Deidre DeJear
		Democratic		Jim Mowrer

Attorney General 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Democratic	Attorney General Tom Miller • First elected: 1978; re-elected: 1982, 1986; elected again: 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Treasurer 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Democratic	Treasurer Michael L. "Mike" Fitzgerald • First elected: 1982; re-elected: 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

Auditor 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Auditor Mary Mosiman • Appointed: 13 May 2013 re: resignation of Auditor David A. "Dave" Vaudt. First elected: 2014. • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018
	Candidate list (1)

		Democratic		former Assistant Attorney General Rob Sand

Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship 4 year term, Election Cycle: 2014, 2018

		Republican	Secretary of Agriculture and Land Stewardship Bill Northey • First elected: 2006; re-elected: 2010, 2014 • Seat up for regular election: Tuesday 6 November 2018

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): 3 incumbents, 28 candidates
	• Republican: 10 incumbents, 9 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.
	• Libertarian: 2 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.