A general election was held in the U.S. state of

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on November 8, 2022. All of Iowa's executive officers were up for election, as well as a

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seat, all four of Iowa's seats in the

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, 25 (half) of the seats in the

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, and all 100 seats in the

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s were held on June 7, 2022.

Governor and lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican

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ran for re-election to a second full term as governor. Reynolds won the Republican primary unopposed. Deidre DeJear, a small business owner and nominee for

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, won the Democratic primary unopposed. In Iowa, nominees for lieutenant governor are chosen at party conventions. They then run on a ticket with the gubernatorial nominee. Incumbent Republican

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is running for re-election to a second term in office. 2022 Iowa gubernatorial election results map by county

Attorney general

Incumbent Democratic

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, who had served in the position since 1995, and previously from 1979 to 1991, ran for re-election to an eighth consecutive and eleventh overall term in office. Guthrie County attorney

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won the Republican primary unopposed. Bird defeated incumbent attorney general Tom Miller with 50.9% of votes. 2022 Iowa State Attorney General election results map by county

2022 Iowa State Attorney General election results map by county

Secretary of State

Incumbent Republican Secretary of State

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, Democratic Linn County auditor Joel Miller, and

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auditor Eric Van Lancker ran. Miller defeated Van Lancker in the primary election on June 7. Pate defeated Miller in the general election with 60.06% of votes. 2022 Iowa Secretary of State election results map by county

2022 Iowa Secretary of State election results map by county

Treasurer

Incumbent Democratic

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Michael Fitzgerald, who had served in the position since 1983, ran for re-election to an eleventh term in office. The Republican nominee was

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, a

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. Smith defeated Fitzgerald in the general election with 51.27% of the votes. 2022 Iowa State Treasurer election results map by county

Auditor

Incumbent Democratic

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ran for re-election to a second term in office. Republican businessman Todd Halbur defeated former

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in the primary election. Halbur conceded defeat on November 18. 2022 Iowa State Auditor election results map by county

Secretary of Agriculture

Incumbent Republican

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ran for re-election to a second term in office. Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner John Norwood ran for the Democrats. Naig defeated Norwood in the general election with 61.14% of the votes.

United States Senate

Incumbent Republican senator

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ran for reelection to an eighth term in office. Five Democrats filed to run: retired U.S. Navy admiral

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, former U.S. Representative

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city councilor Glenn Hurst, former Crawford County supervisor Dave Muhlbauer (withdrawn), and former state representative Bob Krause (withdrawn). Grassley defeated Franken in the general election with 56.03% of votes.

United States House of Representatives

All of Iowa's four seats in the

were up for election in 2022 and were contested. Republicans won all four seats following the defeat of Democratic incumbent

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which she narrowingly lost to

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Iowa General Assembly

Ballot measures

Amendment 1

The ''Right to Keep and Bear Arms Initiative'' would enshrine in the state constitution a fundamental right to keep and bear arms.

References

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