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2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa

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The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa was held on November 3, 2020, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Iowa, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

Quick Facts All 4 Iowa seats to the United States House of Representatives, Majority party ...

Overview

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By district

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District 1

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The 1st district is based in northeastern Iowa, and includes the cities of Dubuque, Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. The incumbent was Democrat Abby Finkenauer, who flipped the district and was elected with 51.0% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

Abby Finkenauer
Former US Executive Branch officials
  • Barack Obama, former president of the United States (2009–2017), former Senator from Illinois (2005–2008)[3]
Federal officials
Organizations

Results

2020 Iowa's 1st congressional district Democratic primary results by county:
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  •   Finkenauer—100%
  •   Finkenauer—≥90%
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Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Defeated in primary
  • Thomas Hansen, farmer and businessman[14]
Declined

Endorsements

Ashley Hinson

Results

2020 Iowa's 1st congressional district Republican primary results by county:
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  •   Hinson—80–90%
  •   Hinson—70–80%
  •   Hinson—60–70%
  •   Hinson—50–60%
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General election

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Polling

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Generic Democrat vs Generic Republican

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District 2

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The 2nd district encompasses southeastern Iowa, and is home to the cities of Davenport, Iowa City, Muscatine, Clinton, Burlington, Ottumwa, Fort Madison, Oskaloosa, Bettendorf, Newton and Pella. The incumbent was Democrat Dave Loebsack, who was re-elected with 54.8% of the vote in 2018.[1] On April 12, 2019, he announced that he would not seek re-election.[28]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Rita Hart, former state senator and nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa in 2018[29]
Withdrawn
  • Newman Abuissa, engineer[30]
Declined

Endorsements

Rita Hart
Former US Executive Branch officials
  • Barack Obama, former president of the United States (2009–2017, former Senator from Illinois (2005–2008)[3]
Federal politicians
Statewide politicians
State Senators
State representatives
Local politicians
Party officials
Individuals
  • Veronica Tessler, businesswoman[44]
Organizations

Results

2020 Iowa's 2nd congressional district Democratic primary results by county:
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  •   Hart—100%
  •   Hart—≥90%
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Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Defeated in primary
Withdrawn
Declined

Endorsements

Bobby Schilling
Federal politicians

Results

2020 Iowa's 2nd congressional district Republican primary results by county:
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  •   Miller-Meeks—70–80%
  •   Miller-Meeks—60–70%
  •   Miller-Meeks—50–60%
  •   Miller-Meeks—40–50%
  •   Miller-Meeks—30–40%
  •   Schilling—40–50%
  •   Schilling—50–60%
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General election

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Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks was state-certified as the winner over Democrat Rita Hart on November 30 by an extremely narrow margin of 6 votes.[68] On December 2, Hart announced that she would contest the election with the House Administration Committee under the 1969 Federal Contested Elections Act.[69] On December 30, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Miller-Meeks would be seated provisionally on January 3, 2021 with the rest of the incoming new Congress members.[70] Republicans sharply criticized Pelosi's decision to review the race in the House Administration Committee, calling it an attempt to steal the election. It was also criticized by moderate Democrats, who argued it was hypocritical to overturn a certified state election after criticizing attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.[71] Hart withdrew her challenge on March 31, 2021.[72] This was the closest House race in 2020 and one of the closest House races in a century.

District 3

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The 3rd district encompasses southwestern Iowa, stretching from Des Moines to the state's borders with Nebraska and Missouri. The incumbent was Democrat Cindy Axne, who flipped the district and was elected with 49.3% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

2020 Iowa's 3rd congressional district Democratic primary results by county:
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  •   Axne—100%
  •   Axne—≥90%
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Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Defeated in primary
  • Bill Schafer, U.S. Army veteran[74]
Declined

Results

2020 Iowa's 3rd congressional district Republican primary results by county:
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  •   Young—70–80%
  •   Young—60–70%
  •   Young—50–60%
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Third parties

Candidates

  • Bryan Jack Holder (Libertarian)[78]

General election

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District 4

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The 4th district is based in northwestern Iowa, including Sioux City, Ames, Mason City, Fort Dodge, Boone and Carroll. The incumbent was Republican Steve King, who had been re-elected with 50.3% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Defeated in primary
Declined

Endorsements

Randy Feenstra
State senators
State representatives
Individuals
Organizations
Newspapers
Steve King
State representatives
Individuals
  • Sam Clovis, national co-chair of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, candidate for State Treasurer of Iowa in 2014[99]

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Results

2020 Iowa's 4th congressional district Republican primary results by county:
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  •   Feenstra—80–90%
  •   Feenstra—60–70%
  •   Feenstra—50–60%
  •   Feenstra—40–50%
  •   Feenstra—30–40%
  •   King—30–40%
  •   King—40–50%
  •   King—50–60%
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Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Endorsements

J.D. Scholten

Results

2020 Iowa's 4th congressional district Democratic primary results by county:
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  •   Scholten—100%
  •   Scholten—≥90%
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General election

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Polling

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with Steve King and J.D. Scholten
with Steve King and Generic Democrat
with Generic Republican and Generic Democrat

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Notes

  1. Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. "No one" with 1%; Undecided with 3%
  3. With a likely voter turnout model featuring higher turnout than in the 2016 presidential election
  4. With a likely voter turnout model featuring lower turnout than in the 2016 presidential election
  5. Undecided with 10%
  6. "Other/none" with 1%; Undecided with 8%
  7. "Other/none" with 1%; Undecided with 7%
  8. Standard VI response
  9. Response after pollster addresses respondents with message testing
  10. Not yet released
  11. "Refused" with 5%; "Someone else" with 3%; would not vote with 1%
  12. Includes "Do not remember"
  13. Not yet released; IA-01 subsample of statewide sample of 658
  14. Not yet released; IA-01 subsample of statewide sample of 674
  15. Not yet released; IA-01 subsample of statewide sample of 667
  16. "Other" and "No one" with 1%; Undecided with 6%
  17. "Other/none" with 1%; Undecided with 6%
  18. "Refused" with 5%; "Someone else" with 4%; would not vote with 2%
  19. Not yet released; IA-02 subsample of statewide sample of 658
  20. Not yet released; IA-02 subsample of statewide sample of 674
  21. Not yet released; IA-02 subsample of statewide sample of 667
  22. "Other" with 0%; Undecided with 2%
  23. "Holder (L)/Other" with 3%; Undecided with 5%
  24. "Holder (L)/Other" with 2%; Undecided with 5%
  25. Undecided with 7%
  26. Undecided with 5%
  27. "Refused" with 4%; "Someone else" with 3%; would not vote with 1%
  28. Not yet released; IA-03 subsample of statewide sample of 658
  29. Not yet released; IA-03 subsample of statewide sample of 674
  30. Not yet released; IA-03 subsample of statewide sample of 667
  31. If only King and Feenstra were candidates
  32. "Another candidate" with 9%
  33. "Another candidate" with 8%
  34. Bret Richards with 2%
  35. If respondents had to choose between the two candidates for which percentages are listed
  36. "Undecided/don't know/refused" with 12%
  37. "Undecided/don't know/refused" with 17%
  38. "Other" and "No one" with 2%; Undecided with 6%
  39. Undecided with 11%
  40. "Other/none" with 4%; Undecided with 8%
  41. "Other/none" with 3%; Undecided with 7%
  42. "Refused" with 4%; "Someone else" and would not vote with 3%
  43. Not yet released; IA-04 subsample of statewide sample of 658
  44. Not yet released; IA-04 subsample of statewide sample of 674
  45. Not yet released; IA-04 subsample of statewide sample of 667
Partisan clients
  1. This poll's sponsor, the Congressional Leadership Fund, had endorsed Hinson prior to the poll's sampling period.
  2. This poll was sponsored by the NRCC
  3. The Future Leaders Fund is a pro-Republican PAC
  4. Poll conducted for the Congressional Leadership Fund.
  5. American Future Fund is a PAC supporting Randy Feenstra
  6. Richards with 3%
  7. Poll sponsored by Feenstra's campaign
  8. Poll sponsored by Scholten's campaign.
  9. Poll sponsored by Majority Rules PAC

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