2018 Iowa elections
The Iowa elections, 2018 were held in the U.S. state of Iowa on November 6, 2018. A closed primary election was held on June 5, 2018.[1] All of Iowa's executive officers were up for election as well as all four of Iowa's seats in the United States House of Representatives, 25 (half) of the seats in the Iowa Senate, and all 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives.
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Elections in Iowa |
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Governorship
Incumbent Republican Governor Terry Branstad, who has served for two consecutive and six total terms as Iowa Governor, resigned to be the United States Ambassador to China in 2017.[2] Lieutenant Governor Kim Reynolds assumed the governorship and was seeking a full term.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Kim Reynolds (incumbent) | 667,275 | 50.3 | |
Democratic | Fred Hubbell | 630,986 | 47.5 | |
Libertarian | Jake Porter | 21,427 | 1.6 | |
Independent | Gary Siegwarth | 7,463 | 0.6 | |
Write-in | 488 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 1,327,638 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Attorney General
Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Tom Miller has served in the position since 1995, and previously from 1979 to 1991. The Republican Party did not nominate anyone, but the Libertarian Party nominated Marco Battaglia.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Miller (incumbent) | 157,483 | 99.7 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 546 | 0.3 | |
Total votes | 158,029 | 100.0 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Miller (incumbent) | 880,531 | 76.5 | |
Libertarian | Marco Battaglia | 262,131 | 22.8 | |
Write-in | 8,237 | 0.7 | ||
Total votes | 1,150,899 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Secretary of State
Democratic primary
- Deidre DeJear
- Jim Mowrer
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Deidre DeJear | 82,221 | 51.1 | |
Democratic | Jim Mowrer | 78,409 | 48.7 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 312 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 160,942 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Paul Pate, incumbent
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul D. Pate (incumbent) | 88,303 | 99.6 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 327 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 88,630 | 100.0 |
Predictions
Source | Ranking | As of |
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Governing magazine[7] | Lean R | June 4, 2018 |
Endorsements
- Former U.S. Executive Branch officials
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Paul Pate (incumbent) | 685,780 | 52.7 | |
Democratic | Deidre DeJear | 583,774 | 44.9 | |
Libertarian | Jules Ofenbakh | 30,881 | 2.4 | |
Write-in | 482 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 1,300,917 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
Treasurer
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County results Fitzgerald: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Davis: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | ||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Democratic State Treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald, who has served in the position since 1983, ran for reelection to a tenth term in office.[10] Fitzgerald was unopposed in the primary and does not have a Republican challenger, however does have a challenger from the Libertarian party.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michael L. Fitzgerald (incumbent) | 156,225 | 51.1 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 444 | 0.2 | |
Total votes | 156,669 | 100.0 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Michael L. Fitzgerald (incumbent) | 710,426 | 54.8 | |
Republican | Jeremy Davis | 553,691 | 42.7 | |
Libertarian | Tim Hird | 31,268 | 2.4 | |
Write-in | 465 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 1,295,850 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic hold | ||||
Auditor
Incumbent Auditor Mary Mosiman, who has served since 2013 was eligible for re-election and was unopposed in the Republican primary. Attorney Rob Sand won the Democratic Primary.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rob Sand | 147,840 | 99.6 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 550 | 0.4 | |
Total votes | 148,390 | 100.0 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mary Mosiman (incumbent) | 85,207 | 99.7 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 278 | 0.3 | |
Total votes | 88,630 | 100.0 |
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Rob Sand | 660,169 | 51.0 | |
Republican | Mary Mosiman (incumbent) | 601,320 | 46.4 | |
Libertarian | Fred Perryman | 33,421 | 2.6 | |
Write-in | 458 | 0.0 | ||
Total votes | 1,295,368 | 100.0 | ||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Secretary of Agriculture
Republican Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey had served in the position since 2007. Northey was considering running for Iowa Governor, but after Governor Terry Branstad was nominated to be Ambassador to China he announced he would not run.[11][12] Northey had not ruled out running for reelection in 2018, but he said he would be willing to serve as Lieutenant Governor instead if asked.[13] In 2018, he was nominated by President Donald Trump to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services and has since ruled out reelection. The office is currently held by Mike Naig, serving in an acting capacity.
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tim Gannon | 148,258 | 99.5 | |
Democratic | Write-ins | 710 | 0.5 | |
Total votes | 148,968 | 100.0 |
Republican primary
- Ray Gaesser, farmer and soybean producer
- Chad Ingels
- Craig Lang, former president of the Farm Bureau
- Mike Naig, incumbent
- Dan Zumbach, State Senator
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Naig (incumbent) | 30,870 | 34.7 | |
Republican | Dan Zumbach | 18,938 | 21.3 | |
Republican | Craig Lang | 16,514 | 18.6 | |
Republican | Ray Gaesser | 14,437 | 16.2 | |
Republican | Chad Ingels | 7,915 | 8.9 | |
Republican | Write-ins | 210 | 0.3 | |
Total votes | 88,884 | 100.0 |
Endorsements
- Former U.S. Executive Branch officials
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Mike Naig (incumbent) | 651,552 | 50.3 | |
Democratic | Tim Gannon | 602,916 | 46.6 | |
Libertarian | Rick Stewart | 38,965 | 3.0 | |
Write-in | 597 | 0.1 | ||
Total votes | 1,294,030 | 100.0 | ||
Republican hold | ||||
United States House of Representatives
All of Iowa's four seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.
Iowa General Assembly
The 25 odd-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 2018, as were all 100 Iowa House seats.
References
- "Candidate List - Certified June 5, 2018 Primary Election" (PDF). Retrieved May 23, 2018.
- Rucker, Philip; Denyer, Simon (December 7, 2016). "Trump picks Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad — a 'friend' of China's leader — as Beijing ambassador". The Washington Post. Retrieved December 8, 2016.
- "2018 Iowa Gubernatorial election results". Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- "2018 Iowa Attorney General election results". Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- "2018 Iowa Secretary of State Democratic primary results". Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- "2018 Iowa Secretary of State Republican primary results". Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- Jacobson, Louis (June 4, 2018). "Secretary of State Races Are More Competitive and Important Than Ever". Governing. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
- Barack Obama [@BarackObama] (August 1, 2018). "Today I'm proud to endorse such a wide and impressive array of Democratic candidates – leaders as diverse, patriotic, and big-hearted as the America they're running to represent:" (Tweet). Retrieved August 1, 2018 – via Twitter.
- "2018 Iowa Secretary of State election results". Retrieved January 10, 2022.
- Petroski, William (March 7, 2016). "Iowa Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald will seek 10th term". The Des Moines Register. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- Borg, Dean (April 22, 2016). "Iowa Secretary of Agriculture Bill Northey". Iowa Public Television. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- Henderson, O. Kay (December 7, 2016). "Branstad calls ambassadorship 'extraordinary opportunity…new mission'". Radio Iowa. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
- Henderson, O. Kay (December 10, 2016). "Northey would be interested in lieutenant governor role". Radio Iowa. Retrieved March 22, 2017.
External links
- Official Attorney General campaign websites
- Official Secretary of State campaign websites
- Official State Auditor campaign websites
- Official Secretary of Agriculture campaign websites