The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the four

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from the state of

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, one from each of the state's four

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. The elections coincided with the

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, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives,

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to the

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and various state and

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. The primaries were held on June 7.

District 1

Republican

Rod Blum Rodney Leland Blum (; born April 26, 1955) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 1st congressional district from 2015 to 2019. A member of the Republican Party, he was first elected in 2014 a ...

won this seat in 2014, following

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Bruce Braley's decision to run for

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Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared * Pat Murphy, former Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives and nominee for this seat in 2014 *

Monica Vernon Monica Vernon (born October 19, 1957) is an American politician. She is a former two-term member of the Cedar Rapids City Council and the former Mayor Pro Tempore of Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Vernon was elected to the Cedar Rapids City Council in 2007 ...

Cedar Rapids Cedar Rapids () is the second-largest city in Iowa, United States and is the county seat of Linn County. The city lies on both banks of the Cedar River, north of Iowa City and northeast of Des Moines, the state's capital and largest city. ...

City Councilwoman, candidate for the seat in

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and nominee for

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;Withdrew *Ravi Patel, president of Hawkeye Hotels * Gary Kroeger, advertising executive and former actor ;Declined * Chet Culver, former

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Swati Dandekar Swati A. Dandekar ( mr, स्वाती दांडेकर; was born March 6, 1951) is a former Iowa state legislator and former U.S. Executive Director at the Asian Development Bank. She is a Democratic member of the Iowa Utilities Board, ...

, former member of the

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, former state senator and candidate for the seat in 2014 * Anesa Kajtazovic, former state representative and candidate for the seat in 2014 *Dave O'Brien, attorney, nominee for IA-06 in

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and candidate for this seat in 2014

=Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Incumbent

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

Results

General election

Polling

Results

District 2

Democratic Representative

Dave Loebsack David Wayne Loebsack (; born December 23, 1952) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 2007 to 2021. A member of the Democratic Party, he also is an ''emeritus'' professor of political science at Cornell College, ...

had represented Iowa's 2nd district since 2007. He was elected to a fifth term in 2014 against Republican

Mariannette Miller-Meeks Mariannette Jane Miller-Meeks (born September 6, 1955) is an American physician and politician serving as the U.S. representative from Iowa's 2nd congressional district since 2021. A member of the Republican Party, Miller-Meeks served as Iowa sta ...

with 53% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Incumbent

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 Eric Mark Chelgren (born January 21, 1968) is an American politician who served in the Iowa Senate. He is a member of the Republican Party. He was elected to the Iowa Senate in 2010 and re-elected in 2014. He represented District 41. He has dra ...

considered running, but ultimately declined.

Results

General election

Results

District 3

Republican David Young was elected to a first term in 2014 against Democrat

Staci Appel Staci Lynn Appel (born April 19, 1966) is an American politician from the U.S. state of Iowa. She served in the Iowa Senate as the Assistant Majority Leader from 2007 to 2011 representing the 37th district. A Democrat, in 2014 she unsuccessfully ...

with 53% of the vote.

Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared * Desmund Adams, executive recruiting firm owner and 2012 State Senate candidate * Jim Mowrer, vice chair of the Iowa Democratic Party, former special assistant to the United States Under Secretary of the Army, and nominee for IA-04 in

* Mike Sherzan, businessman from West Des Moines ;Declined *

, former state senator and nominee in 2014 * Nathan Blake,

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School Board member, Assistant Iowa Attorney General and 2014 State Senate candidate * Chet Culver, former governor * Mike Sherzan, businessman and candidate in

* Nick Klinefeldt,

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for the Southern District of Iowa * Matt McCoy, state senator

Results

Republican primary

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

Candidates

;Declared * Joe Grandanette, retired teacher and candidate for the seat in

* David Young, incumbent U.S. Representative ;Declined *

Brad Zaun Bradley Zaun ( R- Urbandale) is an Iowa State Senator formerly from the 32nd District and currently the 20th District. He was the Republican nominee for Iowa's 3rd congressional district in the 2010 general election. Iowa Senate Zaun has ser ...

, state senator and candidate for the seat in

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and

Results

General election

Polling

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Results

District 4

Republican Representative

Steve King Steven Arnold King (born May 28, 1949) is an American far-right politician and businessman who served as a U.S. representative from Iowa from 2003 to 2021. A member of the Republican Party, he represented Iowa's 5th congressional district u ...

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

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

Results

General election

Results

References

External links

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