2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa

Summary

The 2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa was 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 coincided 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

← 2018 November 3, 2020 2022 →

All 4 Iowa seats to the United States House of Representatives
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Last election 1 3
Seats won 3 1
Seat change Increase 2 Decrease 2
Popular vote 859,418 762,271
Percentage 52.42% 46.5%
Swing Increase 5.88% Decrease 4.02%

     Democratic hold
     Republican hold      Republican gain

Overview edit

Party Candi-
dates
Votes Seats
No. % No. +/– %
Republican Party 4 859,418 52.42% 3   2 75.00%
Democratic Party 4 762,271 46.5% 1   2 25.00%
Libertarian Party 1 15,361 0.94% 0   0.00%
Write-in 2,413 0.15% 0   0.00%
Total 9 1,639,463 100.0% 4   100.00%
Popular vote
Republican
52.42%
Democratic
46.5%
Other
1.09%
House seats
Republican
75.00%
Democratic
25.00%

By district edit

District Republican Democratic Others Total Result
Votes % Votes % Votes % Votes %
District 1 212,088 51.25% 201,347 48.65% 434 0.10% 413,869 100% Republican gain
District 2 196,964 49.912% 196,958 49.910% 703 0.178% 394,625 100% Republican gain
District 3 212,997 47.55% 219,205 48.94% 15,745 3.51% 447,947 100% Democratic hold
District 4 237,369 61.97% 144,761 37.80% 892 0.23% 383,022 100% Republican hold
Total 859,418 52.42% 762,271 46.50% 17,774 1.08% 1,639,463 100%

District 1 edit

2020 Iowa's 1st congressional district election
 
← 2018
2022 →
     
Nominee Ashley Hinson Abby Finkenauer
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 212,088 201,347
Percentage 51.2% 48.7%

 
County results
Hinson:      50–60%      60–70%
Finkenauer:      50–60%

U.S. Representatives before election

Abby Finkenauer
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representatives

Ashley Hinson
Republican

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

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit

Endorsements edit

Abby Finkenauer
Former US Executive Branch officials
  • Barack Obama, former president of the United States (2009–2017), former Senator from Illinois (2005–2008)[3]
Federal officials
Organizations

Results edit

 
2020 Iowa's 1st congressional district Democratic primary results by county:
Map legend
  •   Finkenauer—100%
  •   Finkenauer—≥90%
Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Abby Finkenauer (incumbent) 72,474 99.3
Write-in 482 0.7
Total votes 72,956 100.0

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
Defeated in primary edit
  • Thomas Hansen, farmer and businessman[14]
Declined edit

Endorsements edit

Ashley Hinson

Results edit

 
2020 Iowa's 1st congressional district Republican primary results by county:
Map legend
  •   Hinson—80–90%
  •   Hinson—70–80%
  •   Hinson—60–70%
  •   Hinson—50–60%
Republican primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ashley Hinson 38,552 77.8
Republican Thomas Hansen 10,845 21.9
Write-in 152 0.3
Total votes 49,549 100.0

General election edit

Predictions edit

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[19] Tossup November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[20] Lean D October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[21] Lean D November 2, 2020
Politico[22] Tossup September 8, 2020
Daily Kos[23] Lean D October 15, 2020
RCP[24] Tossup October 13, 2020
Niskanen[25] Lean D July 26, 2020
The Economist[26] Likely D October 2, 2020

Polling edit

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Abby
Finkenauer (D)
Ashley
Hinson (R)
Other/
Undecided
Monmouth University October 15–20, 2020 352 (RV) ± 5.2% 52% 44% 4%[b]
352 (LV)[c] 54% 44%
352 (LV)[d] 56% 42%
Basswood Research (R)[A] September 26–28, 2020 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 45% 45% 10%[e]
Monmouth University July 25 – August 3, 2020 391 (RV) ± 5% 51% 41% 9%[f]
391 (LV)[c] 52% 41% 8%[g]
391 (LV)[d] 52% 40% 8%[g]
Public Opinion Strategies (R) Archived March 20, 2020, at the Wayback Machine[B] March 3–5, 2020 400 (LV) ± 4.0% 45% 44%
Harper Polling (R)[C] January 11–12, 2020 400 (LV) ± 4.0% 44%[h] 40% 15%
40%[i] 48%
Hypothetical polling
Generic Democrat vs Generic Republican
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Generic
Democrat
Generic
Republican
Other Undecided
Selzer & Co./Des Moines Register October 26–29, 2020 – (LV)[j] ± 7.1% 36% 51% 9%[k] 5%[l]
Selzer and Co./Des Moines Register September 14–17, 2020 – (LV)[m] ± 7.8% 47% 41%
Selzer and Co./Des Moines Register June 7–10, 2020 – (LV)[n] <= ± 7.7% 48% 42%
Public Opinion Strategies (R) Archived March 20, 2020, at the Wayback Machine[B] March 3–5, 2020 400 (LV) ± 4% 37% 44%
Selzer and Co./Des Moines Register March 2–5, 2020 – (LV)[o] 46% 49%
Harper Polling (R)[C] January 11–12, 2020 400 (LV) ± 4% 43%[h] 44%

Results edit

Iowa's 1st congressional district, 2020[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Ashley Hinson 212,088 51.2
Democratic Abby Finkenauer (incumbent) 201,347 48.7
Write-in 434 0.1
Total votes 413,869 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

District 2 edit

2020 Iowa's 2nd congressional district election
 
← 2018  () 2022 →
     
Nominee Mariannette Miller-Meeks Rita Hart
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 196,964 196,958
Percentage 49.912% 49.910%

 
County results
Miller-Meeks:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Hart:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. Representative before election

Dave Loebsack
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Mariannette Miller-Meeks
Republican

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 was Democrat Dave Loebsack, who was re-elected with 54.8% of the vote in 2018.[1] On April 12, 2019, he announced that he would not seek re-election.[28]

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
  • Rita Hart, former state senator and nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa in 2018[29]
Withdrawn edit
  • Newman Abuissa, engineer[30]
Declined edit

Endorsements edit

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
Statewide politicians
State Senators
State representatives
Local politicians
Party officials
Individuals
  • Veronica Tessler, businesswoman[44]
Organizations

Results edit

 
2020 Iowa's 2nd congressional district Democratic primary results by county:
Map legend
  •   Hart—100%
  •   Hart—≥90%
Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Rita Hart 67,039 99.6
Write-in 271 0.4
Total votes 67,310 100.0

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
Defeated in primary edit
Withdrawn edit
Declined edit

Endorsements edit

Bobby Schilling
Federal politicians

Results edit

 
2020 Iowa's 2nd congressional district Republican primary results by county:
Map legend
  •   Miller-Meeks—70–80%
  •   Miller-Meeks—60–70%
  •   Miller-Meeks—50–60%
  •   Miller-Meeks—40–50%
  •   Miller-Meeks—30–40%
  •   Schilling—40–50%
  •   Schilling—50–60%
Republican primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks 23,052 47.6
Republican Bobby Schilling 17,582 36.3
Republican Steven Everly 2,806 5.8
Republican Rick Phillips 2,444 5.1
Republican Tim Borchardt 2,370 4.9
Write-in 161 0.3
Total votes 48,415 100.0

General election edit

Predictions edit

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[19] Tossup November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[20] Lean D October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[21] Lean D November 2, 2020
Politico[22] Tossup September 8, 2020
Daily Kos[23] Lean D September 25, 2020
RCP[24] Tossup October 13, 2020
Niskanen[25] Likely D July 26, 2020
The Economist[26] Likely D October 2, 2020

Polling edit

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Rita
Hart (D)
Mariannette
Miller-Meeks (R)
Other/
Undecided
Monmouth University October 15–20, 2020 355 (RV) ± 5.2% 49% 43% 8%[p]
355 (LV)[c] 51% 42%
355 (LV)[d] 54% 41%
Monmouth University July 25 – August 3, 2020 374 (RV) ± 5.1% 47% 44% 9%[f]
374 (LV)[c] 44% 48% 8%[g]
374 (LV)[d] 45% 48% 7%[q]
Harper Polling (R)[D] 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[a]
Margin
of error
Generic
Democrat
Generic
Republican
Other Undecided
Selzer & Co./Des Moines Register October 26–29, 2020 – (LV)[j] ± 6.9% 40% 41% 11%[r] 8%[l]
Selzer and Co./Des Moines Register September 14–17, 2020 – (LV)[s] ± 8.7% 50% 46%
Selzer and Co./Des Moines Register June 7–10, 2020 – (LV)[t] <= ± 7.7% 53% 35%
Selzer and Co./Des Moines Register March 2–5, 2020 – (LV)[u] 41% 49%

Results edit

Iowa's 2nd congressional district, 2020[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks 196,964 49.912
Democratic Rita Hart 196,958 49.910
Write-in 703 0.178
Total votes 394,625 100.0
Republican gain from Democratic

Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks was state-certified as the winner over Democrat Rita Hart on November 30 by an extremely narrow margin of 6 votes.[68] On December 2, Hart announced that she would contest the election with the House Administration Committee under the 1969 Federal Contested Elections Act.[69] On December 30, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced Miller-Meeks would be seated provisionally on January 3, 2021 with the rest of the incoming new Congress members.[70] Republicans sharply criticized Pelosi's decision to review the race in the House Administration Committee, calling it an attempt to steal the election. It was also criticized by moderate Democrats, who argued it was hypocritical to overturn a certified state election after criticizing attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.[71] Hart withdrew her challenge on March 31, 2021.[72]

District 3 edit

2020 Iowa's 3rd congressional district election
 
← 2018
2022 →
     
Nominee Cindy Axne David Young
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 219,205 212,997
Percentage 48.9% 47.6%

 
County results
Axne:      50–60%
Young:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. Representative before election

Cindy Axne
Democratic

Elected U.S. Representative

Cindy Axne
Democratic

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

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit

Results edit

 
2020 Iowa's 3rd congressional district Democratic primary results by county:
Map legend
  •   Axne—100%
  •   Axne—≥90%
Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cindy Axne (incumbent) 76,681 99.2
Write-in 623 0.8
Total votes 77,304 100.0

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
Defeated in primary edit
  • Bill Schafer, U.S. Army veteran[74]
Declined edit

Results edit

 
2020 Iowa's 3rd congressional district Republican primary results by county:
Map legend
  •   Young—70–80%
  •   Young—60–70%
  •   Young—50–60%
Republican primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican David Young 39,103 69.5
Republican Bill Schafer 16,904 30.1
Write-in 227 0.4
Total votes 56,234 100.0

Third parties edit

Candidates edit

  • Bryan Jack Holder (Libertarian)[78]

General election edit

Predictions edit

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[19] Lean D November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[20] Lean D October 28, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[21] Lean D November 2, 2020
Politico[22] Lean D November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[23] Lean D October 15, 2020
RCP[24] Tossup October 13, 2020
Niskanen[25] Lean D July 26, 2020
The Economist[26] Lean D October 2, 2020

Polling edit

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Cindy
Axne (D)
David
Young (R)
Bryan
Holder (L)
Other/
Undecided
Monmouth University October 15–20, 2020 426 (RV) ± 4.8% 52% 43% 2%[v]
426 (LV)[c] 53% 42%
426 (LV)[d] 55% 41%
Monmouth University July 25 – August 3, 2020 507 (RV) ± 4.4% 48% 42% 2% 8%[p]
507 (LV)[c] 50% 42% 8%[w]
507 (LV)[d] 52% 41% 7%[x]
The Tarrance Group (R) Archived July 21, 2020, at the Wayback Machine[B] July 7–9, 2020 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 43% 44% 6% 7%[y]
The Tarrance Group (R) Archived July 21, 2020, at the Wayback Machine[B] March 10–12, 2020 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 48% 48% 5%[z]
Hypothetical polling
with Generic Democrat and Generic Republican
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Generic
Democrat
Generic
Republican
Other Undecided
Selzer & Co./Des Moines Register October 26–29, 2020 – (LV)[j] ± 6.6% 45% 39% 8%[aa] 9%[l]
Selzer and Co./Des Moines Register September 14–17, 2020 – (LV)[ab] ± 7.7% 48% 42%
Selzer and Co./Des Moines Register June 7–10, 2020 – (LV)[ac] <= ± 7.7% 52% 36%
Selzer and Co./Des Moines Register March 2–5, 2020 – (LV)[ad] 42% 43%

Results edit

Iowa's 3rd congressional district, 2020[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Cindy Axne (incumbent) 219,205 48.9
Republican David Young 212,997 47.6
Libertarian Bryan Jack Holder 15,361 3.4
Write-in 384 0.1
Total votes 447,947 100.0
Democratic hold

District 4 edit

2020 Iowa's 4th congressional district election
 
← 2018
2022 →
     
Nominee Randy Feenstra J. D. Scholten
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 237,369 144,761
Percentage 62.0% 37.8%

 
County results
Feenstra:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Scholten:      50–60%

U.S. Representative before election

Steve King
Republican

Elected U.S. Representative

Randy Feenstra
Republican

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

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit
Defeated in primary edit
Declined edit

Endorsements edit

Randy Feenstra
State senators
State representatives
Individuals
Organizations
Newspapers
Steve King
State representatives
Individuals
  • Sam Clovis, national co-chair of Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign, candidate for State Treasurer of Iowa in 2014[99]

Polling edit

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Steve
King
Randy
Feenstra
Steve
Reeder
Jeremy
Taylor
Other Undecided
Public Opinion Strategies (R)[E] May 16–18, 2020 400 (V) ± 4.9% 39% 41% 1% 4% 3%[F]
41%[ae] 48%
American Viewpoint[G] May 7–8, 2020 350 (LV) ± 5.2% 39% 36% 9%[af] 10%
American Viewpoint[G] April 27–29, 2020 400 (LV) ± 4.9% 41% 34% 8%[ag] 15%
American Viewpoint[G] January 27–29, 2020 – (V)[j] 53% 22% [j]
G1 Survey Research[1] October 1–3, 2019 400 (LV) ± 4.89% 59% 15% 6% 0% 2%[ah] 17%
64%[ai] 24% 12%[aj]
64%[ai] 19% 17%[ak]

Results edit

 
2020 Iowa's 4th congressional district Republican primary results by county:
Map legend
  •   Feenstra—80–90%
  •   Feenstra—60–70%
  •   Feenstra—50–60%
  •   Feenstra—40–50%
  •   Feenstra—30–40%
  •   King—30–40%
  •   King—40–50%
  •   King—50–60%
Republican primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Feenstra 37,329 45.5
Republican Steve King (incumbent) 29,366 35.9
Republican Jeremy Taylor 6,418 7.8
Republican Bret Richards 6,140 7.5
Republican Steve Reeder 2,528 3.1
Write-in 176 0.2
Total votes 81,957 100.0

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Nominee edit

Endorsements edit

J.D. Scholten

Results edit

 
2020 Iowa's 4th congressional district Democratic primary results by county:
Map legend
  •   Scholten—100%
  •   Scholten—≥90%
Democratic primary results[12]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. D. Scholten 46,370 99.6
Write-in 166 0.4
Total votes 46,536 100.0

General election edit

Predictions edit

Source Ranking As of
The Cook Political Report[19] Safe R November 2, 2020
Inside Elections[20] Safe R October 16, 2020
Sabato's Crystal Ball[21] Safe R October 15, 2020
Politico[101] Likely R November 2, 2020
Daily Kos[23] Safe R October 15, 2020
RCP[24] Lean R October 13, 2020
Niskanen[25] Likely R July 26, 2020
The Economist[26] Likely R October 2, 2020

Polling edit

Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Randy
Feenstra (R)
J.D.
Scholten (D)
Other/
Undecided
Monmouth University October 15–20, 2020 414 (RV) ± 4.8% 48% 42% 10%[al]
414 (LV)[c] 48% 43%
414 (LV)[d] 47% 44%
Change Research (D)[H] October 13–15, 2020 603 (LV) ± 4% 50% 45%
American Viewpoint (R)[G] October 6–8, 2020 400 (LV) ± 5.0% 54% 31% 11%[am]
Monmouth University July 25 – August 3, 2020 374 (RV) ± 5.1% 54% 34% 12%[an]
374 (LV)[c] 55% 34% 10%[ao]
374 (LV)[d] 56% 33% 10%[ao]
Hypothetical polling
with Steve King and J.D. Scholten
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Steve
King (R)
J.D.
Scholten (D)
Undecided
20/20 Insight (D)[I] January 16–17, 2019 472 (LV) ± 4.5% 39% 44% 17%
with Steve King and Generic Democrat
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Steve
King (R)
Generic
Democrat
Undecided
20/20 Insight (D)[I] January 16–17, 2019 472 (LV) ± 4.5% 37% 45% 18%
with Generic Republican and Generic Democrat
Poll source Date(s)
administered
Sample
size[a]
Margin
of error
Generic
Republican
Generic
Democrat
Other Undecided
Selzer & Co./Des Moines Register October 26–29, 2020 – (LV)[j] ± 6.9% 50% 33% 10%[ap] 8%[l]
Selzer and Co./Des Moines Register September 14–17, 2020 – (LV)[aq] ± 7.5% 49% 44%
Selzer and Co./Des Moines Register June 7–10, 2020 – (LV)[ar] <= ± 7.7% 57% 35%
Selzer and Co./Des Moines Register March 2–5, 2020 – (LV)[as] 51% 40%

Results edit

Iowa's 4th congressional district, 2020[27]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Randy Feenstra 237,369 62.0
Democratic J. D. Scholten 144,761 37.8
Write-in 892 0.2
Total votes 383,022 100.0
Republican hold

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Key:
    A – all adults
    RV – registered voters
    LV – likely voters
    V – unclear
  2. ^ "No one" with 1%; Undecided with 3%
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h With a likely voter turnout model featuring higher turnout than in the 2016 presidential election
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h With a likely voter turnout model featuring lower turnout than in the 2016 presidential election
  5. ^ Undecided with 10%
  6. ^ a b "Other/none" with 1%; Undecided with 8%
  7. ^ a b c "Other/none" with 1%; Undecided with 7%
  8. ^ a b Standard VI response
  9. ^ Response after pollster addresses respondents with message testing
  10. ^ a b c d e f Not yet released
  11. ^ "Refused" with 5%; "Someone else" with 3%; would not vote with 1%
  12. ^ a b c d Includes "Do not remember"
  13. ^ Not yet released; IA-01 subsample of statewide sample of 658
  14. ^ Not yet released; IA-01 subsample of statewide sample of 674
  15. ^ Not yet released; IA-01 subsample of statewide sample of 667
  16. ^ a b "Other" and "No one" with 1%; Undecided with 6%
  17. ^ "Other/none" with 1%; Undecided with 6%
  18. ^ "Refused" with 5%; "Someone else" with 4%; would not vote with 2%
  19. ^ Not yet released; IA-02 subsample of statewide sample of 658
  20. ^ Not yet released; IA-02 subsample of statewide sample of 674
  21. ^ Not yet released; IA-02 subsample of statewide sample of 667
  22. ^ "Other" with 0%; Undecided with 2%
  23. ^ "Holder (L)/Other" with 3%; Undecided with 5%
  24. ^ "Holder (L)/Other" with 2%; Undecided with 5%
  25. ^ Undecided with 7%
  26. ^ Undecided with 5%
  27. ^ "Refused" with 4%; "Someone else" with 3%; would not vote with 1%
  28. ^ Not yet released; IA-03 subsample of statewide sample of 658
  29. ^ Not yet released; IA-03 subsample of statewide sample of 674
  30. ^ Not yet released; IA-03 subsample of statewide sample of 667
  31. ^ If only King and Feenstra were candidates
  32. ^ "Another candidate" with 9%
  33. ^ "Another candidate" with 8%
  34. ^ Bret Richards with 2%
  35. ^ a b If respondents had to choose between the two candidates for which percentages are listed
  36. ^ "Undecided/don't know/refused" with 12%
  37. ^ "Undecided/don't know/refused" with 17%
  38. ^ "Other" and "No one" with 2%; Undecided with 6%
  39. ^ Undecided with 11%
  40. ^ "Other/none" with 4%; Undecided with 8%
  41. ^ a b "Other/none" with 3%; Undecided with 7%
  42. ^ "Refused" with 4%; "Someone else" and would not vote with 3%
  43. ^ Not yet released; IA-04 subsample of statewide sample of 658
  44. ^ Not yet released; IA-04 subsample of statewide sample of 674
  45. ^ Not yet released; IA-04 subsample of statewide sample of 667
Partisan clients
  1. ^ This poll's sponsor, the Congressional Leadership Fund, had endorsed Hinson prior to the poll's sampling period.
  2. ^ a b c d This poll was sponsored by the NRCC
  3. ^ a b The Future Leaders Fund is a pro-Republican PAC
  4. ^ Poll conducted for the Congressional Leadership Fund.
  5. ^ American Future Fund is a PAC supporting Randy Feenstra
  6. ^ Richards with 3%
  7. ^ a b c d Poll sponsored by Feenstra's campaign
  8. ^ Poll sponsored by Scholten's campaign.
  9. ^ a b Poll sponsored by Majority Rules PAC

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External links edit

  • "League of Women Voters of Iowa". (state affiliate of the U.S. League of Women Voters)
  • National Institute on Money in Politics; Campaign Finance Institute, "Iowa 2019 & 2020 Elections", OpenSecrets
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 Archived July 24, 2019, at the Wayback Machine
  • Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) for Congress Archived November 7, 2020, at the Wayback Machine
Official campaign websites for 3rd district candidates
Official campaign websites for 4th district candidates
  • Randy Feenstra (R) for Congress
  • J. D. Scholten (D) for Congress