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Democratic Representative [[David Loebsack]] has represented Iowa's 2nd district since 2007. He was elected to a fourth term in 2012 against Republican John Archer with 56% of the vote. Congressman Loebsack has announced he is running for reelection.<ref name=lofgren/>
Democratic Representative [[David Loebsack]] has represented Iowa's 2nd district since 2007. He was elected to a fourth term in 2012 against Republican John Archer with 56% of the vote. Congressman Loebsack has announced he is running for reelection.<ref name=lofgren/>


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State Representative [[Mark Lofgren]] is running for the Republican nomination.<ref name=lofgren>{{cite news|url=http://muscatinejournal.com/news/local/government-and-politics/lofgren-announces-bid-for-loebsack-s-seat/article_64ad6dcd-c514-5308-a9de-075d687d1da5.html|title=Lofgren announces bid for Loebsack's seat|last=Ferguson|first=Mike|newspaper=[[Muscatine Journal]]|date=June 25, 2013|accessdate=October 16, 2013}}</ref>

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*[[Mark Lofgren]], State Representative<ref name=lofgren>{{cite news|url=http://muscatinejournal.com/news/local/government-and-politics/lofgren-announces-bid-for-loebsack-s-seat/article_64ad6dcd-c514-5308-a9de-075d687d1da5.html|title=Lofgren announces bid for Loebsack's seat|last=Ferguson|first=Mike|newspaper=[[Muscatine Journal]]|date=June 25, 2013|accessdate=October 16, 2013}}</ref>
*Mariannett Miller-Meeks, ophthamalogist and nominee in 2008 and 2010<ref name=miller-meeks>{{cite web|title=Miller-Meeks announces she'll seek US House seat|url=www.kwwl.com/story/24804700/miller-meeks-announces-shell-seek-us-house-seat|work=KWWL|accessdate=27 February 2014}}</ref>





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The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa will be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014 to elect the four U.S. Representatives from the state of Iowa, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections will coincide with the elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Iowa and United States Senate.

District 1

See also: Iowa's 1st congressional district

Democratic Representative Bruce Braley won reelection in 2012. He will not run for reelection in 2014, as he will instead run for the United States Senate seat being vacated by fellow Democrat Tom Harkin, who is retiring.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Declined

Endorsements

Swati Dandekar
Anesa Kajtazovic
Individuals
Organizations
Pat Murphy
Organizations
Monica Vernon
Individuals
Organizations
  • Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Building Trades Council[20]

Polling

Poll source Date(s)
administered 		Sample
size 		Margin of
error 		Swati
Dandekar 		Anesa
Kajtazovic 		Pat
Murphy 		Dave
O'Brien 		Monica
Vernon 		Undecided
Myers Research^ February 11–13, 2014 400 ± 4.9% 13% 11% 36% 8% 17% 15%
  • ^ Internal poll for Pat Murphy campaign

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared

Declined

Endorsements

Rod Blum
Steve Rathje
Walt Rogers
Individuals
Organizations


External links

District 2

See also: Iowa's 2nd congressional district

Democratic Representative David Loebsack has represented Iowa's 2nd district since 2007. He was elected to a fourth term in 2012 against Republican John Archer with 56% of the vote. Congressman Loebsack has announced he is running for reelection.[34]

Republican primary

  • Mark Lofgren, State Representative[34]
  • Mariannett Miller-Meeks, ophthamalogist and nominee in 2008 and 2010[35]


External links

District 3

See also: Iowa's 3rd congressional district

Prior to the 2012 elections, Republican Representative Tom Latham and Democratic Representative Leonard Boswell were redistricted into the same district. Though Barack Obama carried the district in the 2012 presidential election, Latham defeated Boswell. Latham is retiring in 2014.[36]

Republican primary

Candidates

Declared
Potential
Declined

Endorsements

Robert Cramer
  • Steve Deace, talk radio host[57]
Matt Schultz
Individuals
Organizations
David Young

Democratic primary

Candidates

Declared
Withdrawn
Potential
Declined

Endorsements

Staci Appel


External links

District 4

See also: Iowa's 4th congressional district

Republican Representative Steve King won reelection in the 4th district in 2012, after serving in the now defunct Iowa's 5th congressional district.

Jim Mowrer, an assistant to the United States Under Secretary of the Army, is seeking the Democratic nomination to challenge King.[75] Christie Vilsack, the Democratic nominee against King in 2012, took a job with the United States Agency for International Development as the Senior Advisor on International Education, making a rematch in 2014 unlikely.[76]


External links

See also

References

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