Iowa 2021 General Election

The Green Papers: Iowa 2021 General Election

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Iowa
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. 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 • 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)

		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
		Democratic		Michael T. "Mike" Franken • FEC S2IA00172
		Democratic		Minden Council Member Glenn Hurst • FEC S2IA00156; 30 Sep 21; Tot $32,131; Dsb $86
		Democratic		former state Representative Bob Krause

		Republican		state Senator James M. "Jim" Carlin • FEC S2IA00131; 30 Sep 21; Tot $193,261; Dsb $191,773
		*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)

		Democratic		Diedre DeJear
		Democratic		Katie Geltz
		Democratic		state Representative RasTafari "Ras" Smith

		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

117^th U.S. House of Representatives 2-year term. Election Cycle 2020, 2024. No Term Limit. 117^th 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

		Democratic		state Representative Christina Bohannan • FEC H2IA02111; 30 Sep 21; Tot $305,100; Dsb $61,483
		Democratic		Joseph Kerner • FEC H2IA02129; 30 Sep 21; Tot $3,272; Dsb $200
		Democratic		Mike Mbanza

		Republican		Kyle Kuehl • FEC H2IA01097
		*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

		Democratic		state Senator Elizabeth "Liz" Mathis • FEC H2IA01089; 30 Sep 21; Tot $641,688; Dsb $87,113

		*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

		*Democratic*		*Member of Congress Cindy Axne* • FEC H8IA03124; 30 Sep 21; Tot $2,050,778; Dsb $468,775

		Republican		former state Representative Mary Ann Hanusa • FEC H2IA03093; 30 Sep 21; Tot $103,619; Dsb $58,901
		Republican		Nicole Hasso • FEC H2IA03101; 30 Sep 21; Tot $170,863; Dsb $36,193
		Republican		Gary D. Leffler • FEC H2IA03127
		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

		*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)

		Democratic		Linn County Auditor Joel D. Miller
		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)

		*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)

		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)

		*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
Other Third Parties
	• Liberation: 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.