The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa will be held on November 8, 2022, to elect the four

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from the

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, one from each of the state's four

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. The elections will coincide with the other elections to the House of Representatives,

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to the

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and various

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and

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. These will be the first congressional elections held in Iowa after the 2020 redistricting cycle.

Background

In the 2020 elections, Republicans flipped the 1st and

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s while holding the

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, while Democrats only managed to hold onto the

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. Iowa is considered to be an important state in the 2022 midterm elections, as Republicans only need a net gain of 5 seats to flip the House of Representatives, and the 3rd district had one of the closest House elections won by a Democrat in 2020. At an event in 2021,

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, Republican

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from

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, claimed that the "road to the majority...comes through Iowa." However, Democrats remained optimistic, with former U.S. Representative

Abby Finkenauer Abby Lea Finkenauer (born December 27, 1988) is an American politician who served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 1st congressional district from 2019 to 2021. She is a member of the Democratic Party. Before being elected to Congress, Fink ...

saying she "couldn't be more excited" about the roster of Iowa Democrats running for Congress in 2022.

District 1

Before redistricting, the 1st district was based in northeastern Iowa, and included the cities of

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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. ...

and

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. The incumbent was 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 ...

, who was redistricted from the 2nd Congressional District after flipping the district with 49.9% of the vote in 2020, defeating Democratic nominee

Rita Hart Rita Hart (born May 5, 1956) is an American politician and retired educator who served as an Iowa State Senator from the 49th district from 2013 to 2019. She is a member of the Democratic Party. In the 2018 gubernatorial election, Hart ran for ...

by just 6 votes out of more than 394,000 cast, a margin of 0.002% Mariannette Miller-Meeks 117th U

Republican primary

Candidates

= Declared

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrawn

*Kyle Kuehl, business owner

Endorsements

Primary results

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *

Christina Bohannan Christina Bohannan (born July 2, 1971) is an American politician, law professor, and former engineer who served as the Iowa House of Representatives, Iowa State Representative for the Iowa's 85th House of Representatives district, 85th district f ...

, state representative *Joseph Kerner

=Declined

= *

, former state senator, nominee for

Lieutenant Governor of Iowa This is a list of lieutenant governors of the U.S. state of Iowa. History Prior to 1990, the governor and lieutenant governor were elected in separate elections; since then they have run together on the same ticket. List See also * List of g ...

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, and nominee for this district in

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Endorsements

Primary results

General election

Predictions

Polling

;Mariannette Miller-Meeks vs. Christina Bohannan

District 2

Before redistricting, the 2nd district encompassed southeastern Iowa, and was home to the cities of

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, Muscatine,

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, Ottumwa,

Fort Madison Fort Madison is a city and a county seat of Lee County, Iowa, United States along with Keokuk. Of Iowa's 99 counties, Lee County is the only one with two county seats. The population was 10,270 at the time of the 2020 census. Located along the ...

, Oskaloosa, Bettendorf,

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and

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. The incumbent was Republican

Ashley Hinson Ashley Elizabeth Hinson (born June 27, 1983) is an American politician and journalist serving as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 1st congressional district since 2021. Her district comprises much of the northeast quadrant of the state, includi ...

, who was redistricted from the 1st District after flipping the district with 51.2% of the vote in 2020 Ashley Hinson Official portrait (cropped)

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *

Liz Mathis Elizabeth Ann Mathis (née Rumann, 1958) is an American politician, non-profit executive and former broadcast journalist who has served as an Iowa State Senator since 2011. A member of the Democratic Party, she was elected to represent the 18th ...

, state senator

=Filed paperwork

= *Joseph Kerner

=Declined

= *

, former U.S. Representative ''( running for U.S. Senate)''

Endorsements

General election

Predictions

Polling

;Ashley Hinson vs. Liz Mathis ;Generic Republican vs. generic Democrat

District 3

Before redistricting, the 3rd district encompassed southwestern Iowa, stretching from

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to the state's borders with

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and

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. The incumbent is Democrat

Cindy Axne Cynthia Lynne Axne (née Wadle; born April 20, 1965) is an American politician who is the U.S. representative from Iowa's 3rd congressional district since 2019. A member of the Democratic Party, she narrowly defeated incumbent Republican David Y ...

, who was re-elected with 48.9% of the vote in 2020.

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

=Endorsements

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Nicole Hasso, financial planner *

Zach Nunn Zachary Martin Nunn (born May 4, 1979) is an American politician and former member of the Iowa Air National Guard who has served as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 3rd congressional district since 2023. A member of the Republican Party, he w ...

, state senator

=Filed paperwork

= *Gary Leffler

=Withdrawn

= * Mary Ann Hanusa, former state representative ''(running for State Auditor)''

Endorsements

Debates and forums

Polling

General election

Predictions

Polling

;Cindy Axne vs. Zach Nunn

District 4

Before redistricting, the 4th district was based in northwestern Iowa, including

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, Mason City,

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, Boone and Carroll. The incumbent is Republican

Randy Feenstra Randall Lee Feenstra (born January 14, 1969) is an American politician and businessman serving as the U.S. representative for Iowa's 4th congressional district. The district covers much of the northwestern quadrant of the state, including Sioux ...

, who was elected with 62.0% of the vote in 2020. Randy Feenstra 117th U

Republican primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *

, incumbent U.S. Representative

Endorsements

Democratic primary

Candidates

=Declared

= *Ryan Melton, Nationwide insurance supervisor

=Declined

= *

J. D. Scholten J. D. Scholten (born March 4, 1980) is an American paralegal, politician and retired professional baseball player from the state of Iowa. He is a member-elect to the Iowa House of Representatives for District 1. Scholten was the Democratic nomin ...

, former professional baseball player and nominee for this district in

and

('' running for state house'')

Independents

Candidates

=Declared

= *Ryan O’Leary, businessman

General election

Predictions

Notes

;Partisan clients

References

External links

* (State affiliate of the U.S.

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) * ;Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates
Christina Bohannan (D) for Congress

Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates
Ashley Hinson (R) for Congress

Liz Mathis (D) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates
Cindy Axne (D) for Congress

Nicole Hasso (R) for Congress

Zach Nunn (R) for Congress
;Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates
Randy Feenstra (R) for Congress

Ryan Melton (D) for Congress
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