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2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa were held on November 8, 2016, 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 2016 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. The primaries were held on June 7.

District 1

Incumbent Republican Rod Blum, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was elected with 51% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+5.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Rod Blum, incumbent U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Pat Murphy, former Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives and nominee for this seat in 2014
Withdrawn
  • Gary Kroeger, advertising executive and former actor
  • Ravi Patel, president of Hawkeye Hotels
Declined
Endorsements

Results

General election

Polling

Predictions

Results

District 2

Incumbent Democrat Dave Loebsack, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 52% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+4.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
  • Christopher Peters, thoracic surgeon
Declined

Results

General election

Predictions

Results

District 3

Incumbent David Young, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 53% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of EVEN.

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Joe Grandanette, retired teacher and candidate for this seat in 2014
Declined

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee
Eliminated in primary
  • Desmund Adams, executive recruiting firm owner and 2012 State Senate candidate
  • Mike Sherzan, businessman from West Des Moines
Declined

Results

General election

Polling