The 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa were held on November 6, 2018, to elect the four

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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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, and various

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. The state congressional delegation flipped from a 3–1 Republican majority to a 3–1 Democratic majority. The Democrats had last won the majority of Iowa's seats in the

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elections.

Overview

By district

Results of the 2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa by district:

District 1

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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 ...

, who has represented the district since 2015, was reelected to a second term with 54% of the vote in 2016. However, in 2018, Democratic Iowa State Representative

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went on to flip the district, being one of many swing districts that gave way in surprising margins for Democrats in a wave election. The 1st district went for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election with a 49% to 45% margin, after voting for Barack Obama with a 56% to 43% margin in 2012.

Democratic primary

Candidates

;Declared *

, state representative * Thomas Heckroth, former staffer for United States Senator

Tom Harkin Thomas Richard Harkin (born November 19, 1939) is an American lawyer, author, and politician who served as a United States senator from Iowa from 1985 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously was the U.S. representative for Iowa' ...

* George Ramsey III, former military recruiter * Courtney Rowe, engineer and Bernie Sanders delegate at the 2016 state convention ;Declined *

Jeff Danielson Jeff Danielson (born August 6, 1970) is a former Democratic Iowa State Senator. Having served the 30th Senate District between 2013 and 2019, he had also previously served the 10th Senate District up until redistricting, between 2005 and 2013. ...

, state senator * Brent Oleson, Linn County Supervisor * Steve Sodders, former state senator * Stacey Walker, Linn County Supervisor

Endorsements

Results

Republican primary

Incumbent

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

Results

Other Candidates

* Henry Gaff, co-chair of the Iowa Green Party, announced he was running as a Green Party candidate. Gaff was only 18, meaning he would not have met the U.S. Constitution's required minimum age of 25 to be elected to the House of Representatives. * Troy Hageman, activist (Libertarian)

General election

Debates

Complete video of debate
October 5, 2018
Complete video of debate
October 16, 2018

Predictions

Polling

Results

District 2

Democratic Representative

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, who has represented the district since 2007, was reelected to a sixth term with 54% of the vote in 2016. Loebsack ran for reelection. The 2nd district went for Donald Trump in the 2016 presidential election with a 49% to 45% margin, after voting for Barack Obama with a 56% to 43% margin in 2012.

Democratic primary

Incumbent

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

Results