2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa will be held on November 3, 2020, 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 2020 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections.

2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa

November 3, 2020
All 4 Iowa seats to the United States House of Representatives
Party Democratic Republican Last election 3 1

District 1

See also: Iowa's 1st congressional district

The 1st district is based in northeastern Iowa, and includes the cities of Dubuque, Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. The incumbent is Democrat Abby Finkenauer, who flipped the district and was elected with 51.0% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Abby Finkenauer, incumbent U.S. Representative[2]

Endorsements

Abby Finkenauer
Former US Executive Branch Officials Barack Obama, former President of the United States (2009-2017, former Senator from Illinois (2005-2008)[3] Organizations EMILY's List[4] End Citizens United[5] J Street PAC[6] League of Conservation Voters Action Fund[7] NARAL Pro-Choice America[8] Planned Parenthood Action Fund[9] Sierra Club[10]

Results

Democratic primary results[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Abby Finkenauer (incumbent)	72,474	99.3
	N/A	Write-in	482	0.7
Total votes			72,956	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Ashley Hinson, state representative[12]

Defeated in primary

• Thomas Hansen, farmer and businessman[13]

Declined

• Rod Blum, former U.S. Representative[14]

Endorsements

Ashley Hinson
State and local Politicians Kim Reynolds, Governor of Iowa[15] Organizations Maggie's List[16] Susan B. Anthony List[17]

Results

Republican primary results [18]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ashley Hinson	38,552	77.8
	Republican	Thomas Hansen	10,845	21.9
	N/A	Write-in	152	0.3
Total votes			49,549	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[19]	Tossup	July 16, 2020
Inside Elections[20]	Tilt D	July 24, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[21]	Tossup	July 23, 2020
Politico[22]	Tossup	July 6, 2020
Daily Kos[23]	Lean D	July 21, 2020
RCP[24]	Tossup	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[25]	Lean D	July 26, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Abby Finkenauer (D)	Ashley Hinson (R)	Other/Undecided
Monmouth University	July 25 – August 3, 2020	391	± 5.0%	51%	41%	9%[lower-alpha 2]
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[upper-alpha 1]	March 3–5, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.0%	45%	44%	–
Harper Polling (R)[upper-alpha 2]	January 11–12, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.0%	44%[lower-alpha 3]	40%	15%
				40%[lower-alpha 4]	48%	–

Hypothetical polling

Generic Democrat vs Generic Republican Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[lower-alpha 1] Margin of error Generic Democrat Generic Republican Undecided Selzer and Co./Des Moines Register June 7–10, 2020 – (LV)[lower-alpha 5] <= ± 7.7% 48% 42% – Public Opinion Strategies (R)[upper-alpha 3] March 3–5, 2020 400 (LV) ± 4% 37% 44% – Selzer and Co./Des Moines Register March 2–5, 2020 – (LV)[lower-alpha 6] – 46% 49% – Harper Polling (R)[upper-alpha 4] January 11–12, 2020 400 (LV) ± 4% 43%[lower-alpha 7] 44% –

Results

Iowa's 1st congressional district, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Abby Finkenauer (incumbent)
	Republican	Ashley Hinson
Total votes				100.0

District 2

See also: Iowa's 2nd congressional district

The 2nd district encompasses southeastern Iowa, and is home to the cities of Davenport, Iowa City, Muscatine, Clinton, Burlington, Ottumwa, Fort Madison, Oskaloosa, Bettendorf, Newton and Pella. The incumbent is Democrat Dave Loebsack, who was re-elected with 54.8% of the vote in 2018;[1] he subsequently announced he would not seek re-election on April 12, 2019.[26]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Rita Hart, former state senator and nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa in 2018[27]

Withdrawn

• Newman Abuissa, engineer[28]

Declined

• Joe Bolkcom, state senator[29]
• Wes Breckenridge, State Representative[29]
• Ken Croken, member of the Scott County Board of Supervisors[30]
• Cathy Glasson, union leader, nurse, and candidate for Governor of Iowa in 2018[31]
• Kevin Kinney, state senator[32]
• Dave Loebsack, incumbent U.S. Representative[26]
• Ian Russell, attorney[33]
• Veronica Tessler, businesswoman[34]
• Zach Wahls, state senator[29][35]

Endorsements

Rita Hart

Former US Executive Branch Officials Barack Obama, former President of the United States (2009-2017, former Senator from Illinois (2005-2008)[3] Federal politicians Cindy Axne, U.S. Representative (IA-3)[36] Abby Finkenauer, U.S. Representative (IA-1)[36] Dave Loebsack, U.S. Representative (IA-2)[37] Amy Klobuchar, U.S. Senator from Minnesota[38] Statewide politicians Patty Judge, former Lieutenant Governor of Iowa, former Iowa Secretary of Agriculture and nominee for U.S. Senate in 2016 Rob Sand, Iowa State Auditor[39] State Senators Joe Bolkcom, State Senator, District 43 Chris Brase, former State Senator, District 46 Tom Courtney, former State Senator, District 44 Bob Dvorsky, former State Senator, District 37 Kevin Kinney, State Senator, District 39 Jim Lykam, State Senator, District 45 Rich Taylor, State Senator, District 42 Zach Wahls, State Senator, District 37 State Representatives Wes Breckenridge, State Representative, District 29 Mary Gaskill, State Representative, District 81 David Jacoby, State Representative, District 74 Monica Kurth, State Representative, District 89 Mary Mascher, State Representative, District 86 Phil Miller, former State Representative, District 82 Amy Nielsen, State Representative, District 77 Sally Stutsman, former State Representative, District 77 Phyllis Thede, State Representative, District 93 Mary Wolfe, State Representative, District 98 Frank Wood, former State Representative, District 92, and former State Senator, District 42 Local politicians Ken Croken, Scott County Supervisor[40] Cindy Drost, former Mahaska County Recorder Bill Gluba, former Mayor of Davenport Thom Hart, former Mayor of Davenport Nasseem Hesler, former Mayor of Keosauqua Eric Van Lancker, Clinton County Auditor Rick Larkin, Lee County Supervisor Rick Lincoln, Clinton County Sheriff Janet Lyness, Johnson County Attorney Megan Suhr, Knoxville City Councillor Party officials Sue Dvorsky, former Chair of the Iowa Democratic Party [41] Individuals Veronica Tessler, businesswoman[42] Organizations Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee[43] EMILY's List[44] End Citizens United[45] League of Conservation Voters Action Fund[46] NARAL Pro-Choice America[47]

Results

Democratic primary results[48]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rita Hart	67,023	99.6
	N/A	Write-ins	268	0.4
Total votes			67,291	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mariannette Miller-Meeks, state senator; nominee for this seat in 2008, 2010, and 2014[49]

Defeated in primary

• Tim Borchardt, retail worker[50]
• Steven Everly, electrician[51]
• Rick Phillips, businessman[52]
• Bobby Schilling, former U.S. Representative from Illinois's 17th congressional district (2011–2013)[53]

Withdrawn

• Thomas Kedley, mayor of Osceola[54]

Declined

• Chris Cournoyer, state senator[55]
• Bob Gallagher, mayor of Bettendorf[56]
• Bobby Kaufmann, state representative[57]
• Barbara Kniff-McCulla, CEO of KLK Construction and member of the National Women's Business Council[58]
• Mark Lofgren, state senator[59]
• Chris Peters, surgeon and nominee for Iowa's 2nd congressional district in 2016 and 2018[60]
• Brad Randolph, mayor of Fort Madison[55]
• Roby Smith, state senator[56]

Endorsements

Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Statewide politicians Kim Reynolds, Governor of Iowa[61] Terry Branstad, former Governor of Iowa[62] Mike Naig, Iowa Secretary of Agriculture[63] Organizations Maggie's List[16]

Bobby Schilling
Federal politicians Jim Jordan, U.S. Representative[64]

Results

Republican primary results[65]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mariannette Miller-Meeks	23,036	47.6
	Republican	Bobby Schilling	17,570	36.3
	Republican	Steven Everly	2,806	5.8
	Republican	Rick Phillips	2,441	5.1
	Republican	Tim Borchardt	2,369	4.9
	N/A	Write-in	161	0.3
Total votes			48,383	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[66]	Tossup	July 16, 2020
Inside Elections[67]	Tilt D	July 24, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[68]	Lean D	July 23, 2020
Politico[69]	Lean D	July 6, 2020
Daily Kos[70]	Lean D	July 21, 2020
RCP[71]	Tossup	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[72]	Likely D	July 26, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Rita Hart (D)	Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)	Other/Undecided
Monmouth University	July 25 – August 3, 2020	374	± 5.1%	44%	47%	9%[lower-alpha 8]
Harper Polling (R)[upper-alpha 5]	July 26–28, 2020	406 (LV)	± 4.9%	41%	41%	16%

Hypothetical polling
with Generic Democrat and Generic Republican Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[lower-alpha 1] Margin of error Generic Democrat Generic Republican Undecided Selzer and Co./Des Moines Register June 7–10, 2020 – (LV)[lower-alpha 9] <= ± 7.7% 53% 35% – Selzer and Co./Des Moines Register March 2–5, 2020 – (LV)[lower-alpha 10] – 41% 49% –

Results

Iowa's 2nd congressional district, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rita Hart
	Republican	Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Total votes				100.0

District 3

See also: Iowa's 3rd congressional district

The 3rd district encompasses southwestern Iowa, stretching from Des Moines to the state's borders with Nebraska and Missouri. The incumbent is Democrat Cindy Axne, who flipped the district and was elected with 49.3% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Cindy Axne, incumbent U.S. Representative[73]

Results

Democratic primary results [74]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cindy Axne (incumbent)	76,681	99.2
	N/A	Write-ins	623	0.8
Total votes			77,304	100.0%

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• David Young, former U.S. Representative[75]

Defeated in primary

• Bill Schafer, U.S. Army veteran[76]

Declined

• Jon Jacobsen, state representative[77]
• Zach Nunn, state senator[78]
• Brad Zaun, state senator[79]

Results

Republican primary results [80]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David Young	39,103	69.5
	Republican	Bill Schafer	16,904	30.1
	N/A	Write-in	227	0.4
Total votes			56,234	100.0%

Third parties

Candidates

• Bryan Jack Holder (Libertarian)[81]

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[82]	Tossup	July 16, 2020
Inside Elections[83]	Tilt D	August 7, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[84]	Lean D	July 23, 2020
Politico[85]	Tossup	July 6, 2020
Daily Kos[86]	Lean D	July 21, 2020
RCP[87]	Tossup	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[88]	Lean D	July 26, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Cindy Axne (D)	David Young (R)	Bryan Holder (L)	Other/Undecided
Monmouth University	July 25 – August 3, 2020	507	± 4.4%	48%	42%	2%	8%[lower-alpha 11]
The Tarrance Group (R)[upper-alpha 1]	July 7–9, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	43%	44%	6%	7%

Hypothetical polling
with Generic Democrat and Generic Republican Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[lower-alpha 1] Margin of error Generic Democrat Generic Republican Undecided Selzer and Co./Des Moines Register June 7–10, 2020 – (LV)[lower-alpha 12] <= ± 7.7% 52% 36% – Selzer and Co./Des Moines Register March 2–5, 2020 – (LV)[lower-alpha 13] – 42% 43% –

Results

Iowa's 3rd congressional district, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Cindy Axne (incumbent)
	Republican	David Young
	Libertarian	Brian Jack Holder
Total votes				100.0

District 4

See also: Iowa's 4th congressional district

The 4th district is based in northwestern Iowa, including Sioux City, Ames, Mason City, Fort Dodge, Boone and Carroll. The incumbent is Republican Steve King, who was re-elected with 50.3% of the vote in 2018.[1]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Randy Feenstra, state senator[89]

Defeated in primary

• Steve King, incumbent U.S. Representative[90]
• Steve Reeder, businessman[91]
• Bret Richards, U.S. Army veteran and former businessman[92]
• Jeremy Taylor, Woodbury County supervisor and former state representative[93]

Declined

• Rick Bertrand, state senator and candidate for Iowa's 4th congressional district in 2016[94]
• Cyndi Hanson, candidate for Iowa's 4th congressional district in 2018[95]
• Chris McGowan, president of the Siouxland Chamber of Commerce[96]
• Rick Sanders, Story County supervisor[97]
• Linda Upmeyer, Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives[98]

Endorsements

Randy Feenstra

State Senators Annette Sweeney, State Senator, District 25[99] State Representatives Dan Huseman, State Representative, District 3[99] Megan Jones, State Representative, District 2[99] Tim Kraayenbrink, State Representative, District 5[100] Individuals Bob Vander Plaats, president and CEO of The Family Leader, candidate for Governor of Iowa in 2002, 2006 and 2010 and nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa in 2006[101] Organizations National Right to Life[102] Republican Jewish Coalition[103] Republican Main Street Partnership PAC[104] U.S. Chamber of Commerce[105] Newspapers Sioux City Journal[106]

Steve King
State Representatives Ralph Klemme, former State Representative (District 3)[107] Individuals Sam Clovis, national co-chair of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, candidate for State Treasurer of Iowa in 2014[108]

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Steve King	Randy Feenstra	Steve Reeder	Jeremy Taylor	Other	Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[upper-alpha 6]	May 16–18, 2020	400 (V)	± 4.9%	39%	41%	1%	4%	3%[upper-alpha 7]	–
				41%[lower-alpha 14]	48%	–	–	–	–
American Viewpoint[upper-alpha 8]	May 7–8, 2020	350 (LV)	± 5.2%	39%	36%	–	–	9%[lower-alpha 15]	10%
American Viewpoint/[upper-alpha 8]	April 27–29, 2020	400 (LV)	± 4.9%	41%	34%	–	–	8%[lower-alpha 16]	15%
American Viewpoint[upper-alpha 8]	January 27–29, 2020	–[lower-alpha 17]	–	53%	22%	–	–	–	–[lower-alpha 18]
G1 Survey Research	October 1–3, 2019	400 (LV)	± 4.89%	59%	15%	6%	0%	2%[lower-alpha 19]	17%
				64%[lower-alpha 20]	24%	–	–	–	12%[lower-alpha 21]
				64%[lower-alpha 22]	–	–	19%	–	17%[lower-alpha 23]

Results

Republican primary results[109]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Feenstra	37,297	45.5
	Republican	Steve King (incumbent)	29,362	35.9
	Republican	Jeremy Taylor	6,417	7.8
	Republican	Bret Richards	6,136	7.5
	Republican	Steve Reeder	2,522	3.1
	N/A	Write-in	176	0.2
Total votes			81,910	100.0%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• J. D. Scholten, former paralegal, former professional baseball player, and nominee for Iowa's 4th congressional district in 2018[110]

Endorsements

J.D. Scholten
Individuals Marianne Williamson, author and 2020 Democratic Presidential candidate[111] Organizations League of Conservation Voters Action Fund[46] Sierra Club[10]

Results

Democratic primary results[112]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. D. Scholten	46,354	99.6
	N/A	Write-in	166	0.4
Total votes			46,520	100.0%

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
The Cook Political Report[113]	Safe R	July 16, 2020
Inside Elections[114]	Safe R	July 24, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[115]	Safe R	July 23, 2020
Politico[116]	Safe R	July 6, 2020
Daily Kos[117]	Safe R	July 21, 2020
RCP[118]	Lean R	June 9, 2020
Niskanen[119]	Likely R	July 26, 2020

Polling

Poll source	Date(s) administered	Sample size[lower-alpha 1]	Margin of error	Randy Feenstra (R)	J.D. Scholten (D)	Other/Undecided
Monmouth University	July 25 – August 3, 2020	393	± 5.0%	54%	34%	12%[lower-alpha 24]

Hypothetical polling

with Steve King and J.D. Scholten Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[lower-alpha 1] Margin of error Steve King (R) J.D. Scholten (D) Undecided 20/20 Insight (D)[upper-alpha 9] January 16–17, 2019 472 (LV) ± 4.5% 39% 44% 17% with Steve King and Generic Democrat Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[lower-alpha 1] Margin of error Steve King (R) Generic Democrat Undecided 20/20 Insight (D)[upper-alpha 9] January 16–17, 2019 472 ± 4.5% 37% 45% 18% with Generic Republican and Generic Democrat Poll source Date(s) administered Sample size[lower-alpha 1] Margin of error Generic Republican Generic Democrat Undecided Selzer and Co./Des Moines Register June 7–10, 2020 – (LV)[lower-alpha 25] <= ± 7.7% 57% 35% – Selzer and Co./Des Moines Register March 2–5, 2020 – (LV)[lower-alpha 26] – 51% 40% –

Results

Iowa's 4th congressional district, 2020

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Randy Feenstra
	Democratic	J. D. Scholten
Total votes				100.0

Notes

1. Key:
   A – all adults
   RV – registered voters
   LV – likely voters
   V – unclear
2. "Other" with 1% and Undecided with 8%
3. Standard VI response
4. Response after pollster addresses respondents with message testing
5. Not yet released; IA-01 subsample of statewide sample of 674
6. Not yet released; IA-01 subsample of statewide sample of 667
7. Standard VI response
8. "No one" with 1% and Undecided with 9%
9. Not yet released; IA-02 subsample of statewide sample of 674
10. Not yet released; IA-02 subsample of statewide sample of 667
11. "Other" with 1%, "No one" with 1%, and Undecided with 6%
12. Not yet released; IA-03 subsample of statewide sample of 674
13. Not yet released; IA-03 subsample of statewide sample of 667
14. If only King and Feenstra were candidates
15. "Another candidate" with 9%
16. "Another candidate" with 8%
17. Not yet released
18. Not yet released
19. Bret Richards with 2%
20. If respondents had to choose between the two candidates for which percentages are listed
21. "Undecided/don't know/refused" with 12%
22. If respondents had to choose between the two candidates for which percentages are listed
23. "Undecided/don't know/refused" with 17%
24. "Other" with 1%, "No one" with 3%, and Undecided with 8%
25. Not yet released; IA-04 subsample of statewide sample of 674
26. Not yet released; IA-04 subsample of statewide sample of 667

Partisan clients

1. This poll was sponsored by the NRCC
2. The Future Leaders Fund is a pro-Republican PAC
3. This poll was sponsored by the NRCC
4. The Future Leaders Fund is a pro-Republican PAC
5. Poll conducted for the Congressional Leadership Fund.
6. American Future Fund is a PAC supporting Randy Feenstra
7. Richards with 3%
8. Poll sponsored by Feenstra's campaign
9. Poll sponsored by Majority Rules PAC

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External links

Official campaign websites for 1st district candidates

• Abby Finkenauer (D) for Congress
• Ashley Hinson (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 2nd district candidates

• Rita Hart (D) for Congress
• Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates

• Cindy Axne (D) for Congress
• David Young (R) for Congress

Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates

• Randy Feenstra (R) for Congress
• J. D. Scholten (D) for Congress