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2018 Iowa elections
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The 2018 Iowa elections 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.
Governorship
[edit]Incumbent Republican governor Terry Branstad, who had 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
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Incumbent Democratic attorney general Tom Miller had 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.
Democratic primary
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Miller (incumbent) | 157,483 | 99.7 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 546 | 0.3 | |
| Total votes | 158,029 | 100.0 | ||
General election
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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Democratic primary
[edit]- Deidre DeJear
- Jim Mowrer
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]- Paul Pate, incumbent
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Paul D. Pate (incumbent) | 88,303 | 99.6 | |
| Republican | Write-ins | 327 | 0.4 | |
| Total votes | 88,630 | 100.0 | ||
General election
[edit]Predictions
[edit]| Source | Ranking | As of |
|---|---|---|
| Governing magazine[7] | Lean R | June 4, 2018 |
Endorsements
[edit]- U.S. executive branch officials
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Incumbent Democratic state treasurer Michael L. Fitzgerald, who had served in the position since 1983, ran for reelection to a tenth term in office.[10] Fitzgerald faced Republican Jeremy Davis.
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]Incumbent Auditor Mary Mosiman, who had served since 2013, ran for re-election but was defeated by attorney Rob Sand.[11]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
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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.[12][13] Northey had not ruled out running for reelection in 2018, but said he would be willing to serve as lieutenant governor instead if asked.[14] In 2018, he was nominated by President Donald Trump to be Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, and subsequently ruled out reelection. The office was then held by Mike Naig, serving in an acting capacity.
Democratic primary
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tim Gannon | 148,258 | 99.5 | |
| Democratic | Write-ins | 710 | 0.5 | |
| Total votes | 148,968 | 100.0 | ||
Republican primary
[edit]- Ray Gaesser, farmer and soybean producer
- Chad Ingels
- Craig Lang, former president of the Farm Bureau
- Mike Naig, incumbent
- Dan Zumbach, state senator
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||
General election
[edit]Endorsements
[edit]- U.S. executive branch officials
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]All of Iowa's four seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2018.
Iowa General Assembly
[edit]The 25 odd-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 2018, as were all 100 Iowa House seats.
References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Opsahl, Robin (November 5, 2018). "Democrat Rob Sand topples incumbent Mary Mosiman for Iowa state auditor". Des Moines Register. Retrieved October 16, 2025.
Rob Sand's big investment paid off: The Democratic former assistant attorney general defeated incumbent Mary Mosiman in Iowa's state auditor race.
- ^ 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
[edit]Official Attorney General campaign websites
Official Secretary of State campaign websites
Official State Auditor campaign websites
Official Secretary of Agriculture campaign websites