United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2010

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Iowa has five seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, and all five incumbents are running for reelection. The primary election is on June 8, 2010, and the general election will be on November 2, 2010.

Contents 1 District 1 2 District 2 3 District 3 4 District 4 5 District 5

District 1

• Incumbent: Bruce Braley (D)
• Challengers:
  • James R. Budde
  • Will Johnson
  • Mike La Coste
  • Benjamin M. Lange
• Primary Results:
  • Lange won the Republican primary with more than 50% of the vote.

District 2

• Incumbent: David Loebsack (D)
• Challengers:
  • Rob Gettemy
  • Mariannette Miller-Meeks
  • Steven R. Rathje
  • Christopher Reed
• Primary Results:
  • Miller-Meeks easily won the Republican primary, with more than 50%, so she will have a rematche with Loebsack. NRCC-endorsed candidate Gettemy actually finished last.

District 3

• Incumbent: Leonard Boswell (D)
• Challengers:
  • Scott G. Batcher
  • Pat Bertroche
  • Dave Funk
  • JIm Gibbons
  • Mark R. Rees
  • Jason Lee Welch
  • Brad Zaun
• This is the most interesting of the five races. In the Republican primary, establishment candidate Jim Gibbons faces popular wingnut Brad Zaun. Gibbons was once a well-known wrestler, but he has been out of the public eye for twenty years. Meanwhile, Zaun is fresh off an upset victory in the last State Senate election.
• Primary Results:
  • Zaun beat Gibbons by 42-28%. One of the biggest surprises of the night was that he avoided a runoff by clearing the 35% hurdle.

District 4

• Incumbent: Tom Latham (R)
• Challengers:
  • Bill Maske

District 5

• Incumbent: Steve King (R)
• Challengers:
  • Matthew Campbell
  • Mike Denklau
• Primary Results:
  • Campbell won the Democratic primary over Denklau.