2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa


The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa were held on November 8, 2016, 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 2016 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. The primaries were held on June 7.

District 1

won this seat in 2014, following Democrat Bruce Braley's decision to run for Senate.

Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared
;Withdrew
;Declined

Results

Republican primary

Incumbent Rod Blum ran for re-election to a second term and was unopposed in the primary.

Results

General election

Polling


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Results

District 2

Democratic Representative Dave Loebsack had represented Iowa's 2nd district since 2007. He was elected to a fifth term in 2014 against Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks with 53% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Incumbent Dave Loebsack ran for re-election to a sixth term in office and was unopposed in the primary.

Results

Republican primary

Coralville thoracic surgeon Christopher Peters ran as a Republican and was unopposed in the primary.
Republican state senator Mark Chelgren considered running, but ultimately declined.

Results

General election

Results

District 3

was elected to a first term in 2014 against Democrat Staci Appel with 53% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared
;Declined

Republican primary

ran for re-election to a second term in office.

Candidates

;Declared
  • Joe Grandanette, retired teacher and candidate for the seat in 2014
  • David Young, incumbent U.S. Representative
;Declined
  • Brad Zaun, state senator and candidate for the seat in 2010 and 2014

    Results

General election

Polling

Results

District 4

Representative Steve King won re-election in the 4th district in 2014, winning with 62% over Democrat Kim Weaver.

Democratic primary

Kim Weaver, chair of the O'Brien County Democrats and a local AFSCME official, challenged King in the general election and was unopposed in the primary.

Results

Republican primary

Incumbent Steve King ran for re-election.
Republican state senator Rick Bertrand challenged King in the primary for the Republican nomination.

Results

General election

Results


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