Iowa's 1st congressional district

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Iowa's 1st congressional district
The 1st congressional district of Iowa
The 1st congressional district of Iowa
Current Representative Bruce Braley (D–Waterloo)
Distribution 66.35% urban, 33.65% rural
Population (2000) 585,302[1]
Median income $38,727[1]
Ethnicity 93.1% White, 3.8% Black, 0.9% Asian, 2.0% Hispanic, 0.2% Native American
Cook PVI D+5[2]

Iowa's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers the northeastern part of the state. The district includes Dubuque, Clinton, Davenport and Waterloo.

The district is currently represented by Democrat Bruce Braley.

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[edit] Cities in the district

[edit] Redistricting

On June 22, 2001, the Iowa General Assembly passed a redistricting plan. The plan went into effect in 2002 for the 108th United States Congress. The prior redistricting plan was effective from 1992-2001.[3]

[edit] List of representatives

Representative Party Term District Residence Note
District created March 4, 1847
William Thompson Democratic March 4, 1847 – June 29, 1850 Seat declared vacant
Vacant June 29, 1850 - December 20, 1850
Daniel F. Miller Whig December 20, 1850 – March 3, 1851
Bernhart Henn Democratic March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855
Augustus Hall Democratic March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857
Samuel Curtis Republican March 4, 1857 – August 4, 1861 Resigned to serve in the Civil War
Vacant August 4, 1861 - October 8, 1861
James F. Wilson Republican October 8, 1861 – March 3, 1869
George W. McCrary Republican March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1877
Joseph C. Stone Republican March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879
Moses A. McCoid Republican March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885
Benton J. Hall Democratic March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887
John H. Gear Republican March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891
John J. Seerley Democratic March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893
John H. Gear Republican March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895
Samuel M. Clark Republican March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899
Thomas Hedge Republican March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1907
Charles A. Kennedy Republican March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1921
William F. Kopp Republican March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933
Edward C. Eicher Democratic March 4, 1933 – December 2, 1938 Resigned after being appointed as a commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission
Vacant December 2, 1938 - January 3, 1939
Thomas E. Martin Republican January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1955
Fred Schwengel Republican January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1965
John R. Schmidhauser Democratic January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967
Fred Schwengel Republican January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973
Edward Mezvinsky Democratic January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977
Jim Leach Republican January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2003 Redistricted to the 2nd district
Jim Nussle Republican January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 Redistricted from the 2nd district
Bruce Braley Democratic January 3, 2007 – Present Incumbent

[edit] Historical Election Results

Year[4] Party Affiliation Winner Number of Votes Party Affiliation Loser Number of Votes Percentage of Votes
1920 Republican William F. Kopp 38,100 Democrat E.W. McManus 20,977 64% - 36%
1922 Republican William F. Kopp 26,651 Democrat John M. Lindley 14,056 65% - 34%
1924 Republican William F. Kopp 42,711 Democrat James M. Bell 17,110 71% - 29%
1926 Republican William F. Kopp 27,358 Democrat James M. Bell 11,408 71% - 29%
1928 Republican William F. Kopp 45,806 N/A No Opponent N/A 100% - 0%
1930 Republican William F. Kopp 27,053 Democrat Max A. Conrad 15,538 63% - 36%
1932 Democrat Edward C. Eicher 55,378 Republican William F. Kopp 46,738 54% - 46%
1934 Democrat Edward C. Eicher 48,544 Republican E. R. Hicklin 39,047 55% - 44%
1936 Democrat Edward C. Eicher 55,721 Republican John N. Calhoun 53,474 51% - 49%
1938 Republican Thomas E. Martin 46,636 Democrat James P. Gaffney 33,765 58% - 42%
1940 Republican Thomas E. Martin 70,120 Democrat Mrs. Zoe S. Nabers 46,040 60% - 40%
1942 Republican Thomas E. Martin 55,139 Democrat Vern W. Nall 32,893 61% - 37%
1944 Republican Thomas E. Martin 72,729 Democrat Clair A. Williams 60,048 55% - 45%
1946 Republican Thomas E. Martin 52,488 Democrat Clair A. Williams 32,849 62% - 38%
1948 Republican Thomas E. Martin 70,959 Democrat James D. France 60,860 53% - 46%
1950 Republican Thomas E. Martin 70,058 Democrat James D. France 43,140 62% - 38%
1952 Republican Thomas E. Martin 105,526 Democrat Clair A. Williams 62,011 63% - 37%
1954 Republican Fred Schwengel 67,128 Democrat John O'Connor 50,577 57% - 43%
1956 Republican Fred Schwengel 94,223 Democrat Ronald O. Bramhall 68,287 58% - 42%
1958 Republican Fred Schwengel 59,577 Democrat Thomas J. Dailey 51,996 53% - 47%
1960 Republican Fred Schwengel 104,737 Democrat Walter J. Guenther 67,287 61% - 39%
1962 Republican Fred Schwengel 65,975 Democrat Harold Stephens 42,000 61% - 39%
1964 Democrat John R. Schmidhauser 84,042 Republican Fred Schwengel 80,697 51% - 49%
1966 Republican Fred Schwengel 64,795 Democrat John R. Schmidhauser 60,534 51% - 48%
1968 Republican Fred Schwengel 91,419 Democrat John R. Schmidhauser 81,049 53% - 47%
1970 Republican Fred Schwengel 60,270 Democrat Edward Mezvinsky 59,505 50% - 49%
1972 Democrat Edward Mezvinsky 107,099 Republican Fred Schwengel 91,609 53% - 46%
1974 Democrat Edward Mezvinsky 75,687 Republican James A. Leach 63,540 54% - 46%
1976 Republican James A. Leach 109,694 Democrat Edward Mezvinsky 101,024 52% - 48%
1978 Republican James A. Leach 79,940 Democrat Richard E. Meyers 45,037 63% - 36%
1980 Republican James A. Leach 133,349 Democrat Jim Larew 72,602 64% - 35%
1982 Republican James A. Leach 89,595 Democrat Bill Gluba 61,734 59% - 41%
1984 Republican James A. Leach 131,182 Democrat Kevin Ready 65,293 68% - 33%
1986 Republican James A. Leach 86,834 Democrat John R. Whitaker 43,985 66% - 34%
1988 Republican James A. Leach 112,746 Democrat Bill Gluba 71,280 61% - 38%
1990 Republican James A. Leach 90,042 Scattering Scattering 151 99% - 1%
1992 Republican James A. Leach 178,042 Democrat Jan J. Zonneveld 81,600 68% - 31%
1994 Republican James A. Leach 110,448 Democrat Glen Winekauf 69,461 60% - 38%
1996 Republican James A. Leach 129,242 Democrat Bob Rush 111,595 53% - 46%
1998 Republican James A. Leach 106,419 Democrat Bob Rush 79,529 57% - 42%
2000 Republican James A. Leach 164,972 Democrat Bob Simpson 96,283 62% - 36%
2002 Republican Jim Nussle 112,280 Democrat Ann Hutchinson 83,779 57% - 43%
2004 Republican Jim Nussle 159,993 Democrat Bill Gluba 125,490 55% - 44%
2006 Democrat Bruce Braley 113,724 Republican Mike Whalen 89,471 56% - 44%
2008 Democrat Bruce Braley 178,229 Republican David Hartsuch 99,447 64% - 35%
2010 Democrat Bruce Braley 103,931[5] Republican Ben Lange 99,976 49% - 48%

[edit] Recent Election Results

[edit] 2002

Iowa's 1st Congressional District Election (2002)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Jim Nussle 112,280 57.15%
Democratic Ann Hutchinson 83,779 42.65%
No party Others 396 0.20%
Totals 196,455 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

[edit] 2004

Iowa's 1st Congressional District Election (2004)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Republican Jim Nussle* 159,993 55.16%
Democratic Bill Gluba 125,490 43.26%
Libertarian Mark Nelson 2,727 0.94%
Independent Denny Heath 1,756 0.61%
No party Others 88 0.03%
Totals 290,054 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Republican hold

[edit] 2006

Iowa's 1st Congressional District Election (2006)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Bruce Braley 114,322 55.06%
Republican Mike Whalen 89,729 43.22%
Independent James Hill 2,201 1.06%
Libertarian Albert W. Schoeman 1,226 0.59%
No party Others 143 0.07%
Totals 207,621 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic gain from Republican
  • NOTE: James Hill ran on the Pirate Party platform on the ballot.

[edit] 2008

Iowa's 1st Congressional District Election (2008)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Bruce Braley* 186,991 64.56%
Republican David Hartsuch 102,439 35.37%
No party Others 199 0.07%
Totals 289,629 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold

[edit] 2010

Iowa's 1st Congressional District Election (2010)
Party Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Bruce Braley* 104,428 49.52%
Republican Ben Lange 100,219 47.52%
Libertarian Rob Petsche 4,087 1.94%
Independent Jason A. Faulkner 2,092 0.99%
No party Others 76 0.04%
Totals 210,902 100.00%
Voter turnout  %
Democratic hold
See also: United States House of Representatives elections, 2006

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Washington Post page on the 1st District of Iowa
  2. ^ Campaign Legal Center blog: Will Gerrymandered Districts Stem the Wave of Voter Unrest?
  3. ^ "2001 Iowa Redistricting Plan,". Iowa General Assembly. 2001. http://www.legis.state.ia.us/Redist/Redist.html. 
  4. ^ "Election Statistics,". 2005. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/index.html. 
  5. ^ CBS News. http://www.cbsnews.com/election2010/state.shtml?state=IA. 
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See also: Iowa's past & present Representatives, Senators, and Delegations, 2010 elections, 2012 elections
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