The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the four U.S. Representatives from the state of Iowa, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Iowa and United States Senate. Primary elections were held on June 4, 2014. As no candidate won more than 35% of the vote in the 3rd district Republican primary, that nomination was decided at a party convention on 21 June.
Democratic Representative Bruce Braley won re-election in 2012. He will not run for re-election in 2014, as he will instead run for the United States Senate seat being vacated by fellow Democrat Tom Harkin, who is retiring.
Candidates
Declared
Swati Dandekar, member of the Iowa Utilities Board and former State Senator
Anesa Kajtazovic, State Representative
Pat Murphy, State Representative and former Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives
Dave O'Brien, attorney and candidate for Iowa's 6th congressional district in 1988
Monica Vernon, Cedar Rapids City Councilwoman
Declined
Bruce Braley, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for the U.S. Senate)
Jeff Danielson, State Senator
Pam Jochum, State Senator
Liz Mathis, State Senator
Tyler Olson, State Representative and former Chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party
Steve Sodders, State Senator
^ Internal poll for Pat Murphy campaign
Candidates
Declared
Rod Blum, businessman and candidate in 2012
Gail Boliver, attorney
Steve Rathje, businessman
Withdrew
Walt Rogers, State Representative
Declined
Ben Lange, attorney and nominee in 2010 and 2012
Paul Pate, former Mayor of Cedar Rapids, former Iowa Secretary of State and former State Senator (running for Secretary of State)
Kraig Paulsen, Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives
Renee Schulte, former State Representative
* Internal poll for the Rod Blum campaign
^ Internal poll for the Pat Murphy campaign
External links
Rod Blum campaign website
Gail Boliver campaign website
Swati Dandekar campaign website
Anesa Kajtazovic campaign website
Pat Murphy campaign website
Dave O'Brien campaign website
Steve Rathje campaign website
Walt Rogers campaign website
Monica Vernon campaign website
Democratic Representative David Loebsack has represented Iowa's 2nd district since 2007. He was elected to a fourth term in 2012 against Republican John Archer with 56% of the vote.
Candidates
Declared
David Loebsack, incumbent U.S. Representative
Candidates
Declared
Mark Lofgren, State Representative
Mariannette Miller-Meeks, ophthamalogist, former Director of the Iowa Department of Public Health and nominee for the seat in 2008 and 2010
Matthew C. Waldren
^ Internal poll for Mariannette Miller-Meeks campaign
External links
Dave Loebsack campaign website
Mark Lofgren campaign website
Mariannette Miller-Meeks campaign website
Prior to the 2012 elections, Republican Representative Tom Latham and Democratic Representative Leonard Boswell were redistricted into the same district. Though Barack Obama carried the district in the 2012 presidential election, Latham defeated Boswell. Latham is retiring in 2014.
Candidates
Declared
Robert Cramer, bridge construction contractor and Chairman of the Board of The Family Leader
Joe Grandanette, teacher and business owner
Matt Schultz, Iowa Secretary of State
Monte Shaw, executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association
David Young, former Chief of Staff to Senator Chuck Grassley and former candidate for the U.S. Senate
Brad Zaun, State Senator and nominee in 2010
Declined
Jeff Ballenger, businessman and candidate for IA-05 in 2002
Jake Chapman, State Senator
Peter Cownie, State Representative
Joni Ernst, State Senator (running for the U.S. Senate)
Brenna Findley, legal counsel for Governor Branstad and nominee for Attorney General in 2010
David Fischer, Vice-Chair of the Republican Party of Iowa
Steve Gaer, Mayor of West Des Moines
Chris Hagenow, State Representative
Mary Ann Hanusa, State Representative
Mark Jacobs, former CEO of Reliant Energy (running for the U.S. Senate)
Jeff Lamberti, former President of the Iowa Senate and nominee in 2006
Tom Latham, incumbent U.S. Representative
Isaiah McGee, Waukee City Councilman
David Oman, businessman and candidate for Governor in 1998
Kim Reynolds, Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
Charles Schneider, State Senator
Brent Siegrist, former Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives
Matt Strawn, former Chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa
Rob Taylor, State Representative
Bob Vander Plaats, social conservative activist, candidate for Governor in 2002, 2006 and 2010 and nominee for Lieutenant Governor in 2006
Matthew Whitaker, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa and nominee for Treasurer of Iowa in 2002 (running for the U.S. Senate)
Jack Whitver, State Senator
The Republican nomination was decided by a convention after none of the six candidates reached the 35 percent threshold required to make the general election ballot. This was the second time in 50 years that a convention picked a nominee and the first time since 2002, when then-State Senator Steve King won a convention held in Iowa's 5th congressional district to decide the Republican nominee for Congress. A poll conducted by the conservative website Caffeinated Thoughts of 118 of the 513 delegates was held on June 9–10. David Young and Brad Zaun took 27% each, with Robert Cramer on 19%, Monte Shaw on 14%, Matt Schultz on 8% and Joe Grandanette on 3% with another 3% undecided. 34% chose Young as their second choice, with 17% choosing Cramer, Schultz or Zaun, 10% picking Shaw and 3% picking Grandanette with 8% undecided.
On June 21, in what was described as a "stunning upset", David Young won the nomination on the fifth ballot of the convention.
On July 4, Zaun voiced his disappointment and suggested he would leave the Republican Party, leading some to encourage him to run for the seat as an Independent. He had previously announced that he would introduce legislation to hold primary runoff elections instead of conventions. On July 10, Zaun announced that despite his frustrations, he would not leave the Republican Party or run as an Independent.
Candidates
Declared
Staci Appel, former State Senator
Withdrew
Gabriel De La Cerda, former tire factory worker
Michael Sherzan, businessman
Declined
Leonard Boswell, former U.S. Representative
Scott Brennan, Chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party
Frank Cownie, Mayor of Des Moines
Chet Culver, former Governor
Ed Fallon, former State Representative, candidate for Governor in 2006 and candidate for the seat in 2008
Michael Gronstal, Majority Leader of the Iowa Senate
Jack Hatch, State Senator (running for Governor)
Tom Henderson, attorney and Chairman of the Polk County Democratic Party
Tom Hockensmith, Polk County Supervisor
Michael Kiernan, former Des Moines City Councilman and former Chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party
Bob Krause, former State Representative, nominee for State Treasurer in 1978, candidate for Mayor of Waterloo in 1982 and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010
Matt McCoy, State Senator
Andy McGuire, health insurance executive and candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa in 2006
Janet Petersen, State Representative
Dusky Terry, Mayor of Earlham and candidate for Iowa Attorney General in 2006
Christie Vilsack, former First Lady of Iowa and nominee for Iowa's 4th congressional district in 2012
Tom Vilsack, United States Secretary of Agriculture and former Governor of Iowa
External links
Staci Appel campaign website
Robert Cramer campaign website
Matt Schultz campaign website
Monte Shaw campaign website
David Young campaign website
Brad Zaun campaign website
Republican Representative Steve King won re-election in the 4th district in 2012, after serving in the now defunct Iowa's 5th congressional district.
Candidates
Declared
Steve King, incumbent U.S. Representative
Candidates
Declared
Jim Mowrer, veteran and a former special assistant to the United States Under Secretary of the Army
Declined
Christie Vilsack, former First Lady of Iowa and nominee in 2012
* Internal poll for the Steve King campaign
External links
Steve King campaign website
Jim Mowrer campaign website
