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Revision as of 04:20, 12 November 2008
Iowa's 1st congressional district The 1st congressional district of Iowa
Representative Population (2000) 585,302[ 1] Median household income 38,727[ 1] Ethnicity Cook PVI D+5[ 2]
The 1st Iowan congressional district generally covers the northeastern part of the state. The district is considered Democratic -leaning, because it contains Democratic-leaning cities such as Dubuque , Clinton , Davenport and Waterloo . Democrat Bruce Braley has represented the district since 2007.
Large cities included in the district
Davenport (98,845/MSA 377,291), largest of the Quad Cities
Waterloo (66,483/MSA 161,897)
Dubuque (57,798/MSA 91,631), college town, manufacturing center, river port
Cedar Falls (36,471/MSA 161,897), home of the University of Northern Iowa and part of the Waterloo metropolitan area
Bettendorf (31,890/MSA 377,291), part of the Quad Cities
Clinton (27,086), industrial river town
2001 Iowa 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 districting plan was effective from 1992-2001.[ 3]
Recent election history
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%
2006 election
Incumbent Jim Nussle stepped down to run for Governor .
Three Republicans ran in the June primary. Quad Cities businessman Mike Whalen won the Republican nomination, while Waterloo attorney Bruce Braley won the Democratic nomination.
In the general election, Braley defeated Whalen, 55 percent to 43.3 percent, to win the seat. It was the first time since 1977 that a Democrat represented the district.[ 5] [ 6]
See also
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