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Iowa Secretary of State - Elections
2010 Iowa Congressional and Statewide Races
Primary Filing Deadline: 3/19/10, Primary: 6/8/10, Independent Filing Deadline: 8/13/10, General Election: 11/2/10,
Last Updated: November 4, 2010 |
| Predictions, Notes, List of State Parties, State Media, |
Governor, 54.0% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Tossup, Cook Political Report: Lean Republican, Chris Cillizza: One of the Most Likely Governor to Switch Party, Rasmussen Reports' Gubernatorial Scorecard: Solid Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Republican Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Republican, |
| Chet Culver (D) 43.2%, |
Univ. Pres. / ex-Gov. Terry E. Branstad (R) 52.8%, |
ex-Des Moines school board member Jonathan Narcisse (I) 1.9%, |
| Eric Cooper (L) 1.3%, |
| Gregory James Hughes (I) 0.3%, |
| David Rosenfeld (SW) 0.2%, |
| write-in 0.2%, |
Lt. Governor - Tied with Gov., 54.0% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, |
| Patty Judge (D) 43.2%, |
St. Sen. Kim Reynolds (R) 52.8%, |
ex-pilot / truck driver Rick Marlar (I) 1.9%, |
| Nick Weltha (L) 1.3%, |
| Robin Prior-Celef (I) 0.3%, |
| Helen Meyers (SW) 0.2%, |
| write-in 0.2%, |
Attorney General, unopposed in '06, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Democratic, |
| Tom Miller (D) 55.5%, |
attorney Brenna Findley (R) 44.4%, |
write-in 0.1%, |
Secretary of State, 53.6% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Michael A. Mauro (D) 47.0%, |
councilman Matt Schultz (R) 49.8%, |
Jake Porter (L) 3.1%, |
| write-in 0.1%, |
Treasurer, 100% in '06, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Michael L. "Mike" Fitzgerald (D) 52.9%, |
Co. Treas. David D. Jamison (R) 47.0%, |
write-in votes 0.1%, |
Auditor, 100% in '06, 2nd term, next election in 2010
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating:  Republican, |
| director of the Iowa Office for State-Federal Relations Jon Murphy (D) 43.5%, |
David A. Vaudt (R) 56.4%, |
write-in votes 0.1%, |
Agriculture Secretary, 51.3% in '06, 1st term, next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republilcan, |
| farmer Francis Thicke (D) 37.1%, |
Bill Northey (R) 62.8%, |
write-in votes 0.1%, |
Senator, 70.2% in '04, 5th term, Next election in 2010,
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, Rasmussen Reports' Balance of Power: Solid Republican, Rothenberg Political Report: Safe Republican, Ken Rubin: Safe Republican, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Safe Republican, The Hill's Race Ratings: Likely Republican, |
| '82 Gov. nominee Roxanne Conlin (D) 33.3%, |
Charles E. "Chuck" Grassley (R) 64.3%, |
attorney John Heiderscheit (L) 2.3%, |
| write-in 0.1%, Maggie Trowe (SW/WI), |
Senator, 62.7% in '08, 6th term, next election in 2014, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, |
| Tom Harkin (D), |
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1st Congressional District, 64.6% in '08, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democrat, The Hill's Race Ratings: Worth Watching, |
| Bruce Braley (D) 49.5%, |
ex-congressional aide Benjamin M. "Ben" Lange (R) 47.5%, |
Rob J. Petsche (L) 1.9%, |
| Jason A. Faulkner (I) 1.0%, |
| write-in 0.0%, |
2nd Congressional District, 57.2% in '08, 2nd term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Likely Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Likely Democratic, The Hill's Race Ratings: Worth Watching, |
| David W. Loebsack (D) 51.0%, |
'08 nominee / ophthalmologist Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) 45.9%, |
computer network enigneer Gary Sicard (L) 1.9%, |
| Navy veteran Jon Tack (C) 1.1%, |
| write-in 0.1%, |
3rd Congressional District, 56.4% in '08, 7th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Democratic, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Leans Democratic, Cook Political Report: Lean Democratic, Rothenberg Political Report: Democrat Favored, Larry Sabato's Crystal Ball: Leans Democratic, First Read’s Field of 64, The Hill's Race Ratings: Lean Democratic, |
| Leonard L. Boswell (D) 50.7%, |
St. Sen. Brad Zaun (R) 46.5%, |
Rebecca Williamson (SW) 2.6%, |
| write-in 0.2%, |
4th Congressional District, 60.6% in '08, 8th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, |
| party activist Bill Maske (D) 32.0%, |
Tom Latham (R) 65.6%, |
Dan Lensing (I) 2.4%, |
| write-in 0.1%, |
5th Congressional District, 59.8% in '08, 4th term, Polls
D.C.'s Political Report's Rating: Republican, Congressional Quarterly's Scorecard: Safe Republican, Cook Political Report: Solid Republican, |
| attorney Matthew "Matt" Campbell (D) 32.4%, |
Steve King (R) 65.8%, |
Martin James Monroe (I) 1.9%, |
| write-in 0.1%, |
1. Link to Predictions:
2. D.C.'s Political Report's stars indicate the rating of the race from 1 star to 5 stars depending on its entertainment value.
The color indicates D.C.'s Political Report's prediction of the winning party.
| = Democrat retain control, |
 = Democrats take over control, |
| = Republican retain control, |
= Republicans take over control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party retains control, |
 = Independent / 3rd Party take over control |
| Bold indicates incumbent. |
Yellow district indicates open races. |
| Light Blue boxes indicates Democrats maintained control. |
Light Red boxes indicates Republicans maintained control. |
| Blue boxes indicates Democrats took control. |
Red boxes indicates Republicans took control. |
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