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2012 United States presidential election in Iowa

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2012 United States presidential election in Iowa

| country = Iowa

| flag_image = Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2008 United States presidential election in Iowa

| previous_year = 2008

| election_date = November 6, 2012

| next_election = 2016 United States presidential election in Iowa

| next_year = 2016

| image_size = x200px

| image1 = President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg

| nominee1 = Barack Obama

| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)

| home_state1 = Illinois

| running_mate1 = Joe Biden

| electoral_vote1 = 6

| popular_vote1 = 822,544

| percentage1 = 51.99%

| map_image = {{Switcher

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| County results

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| Congressional district results

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Obama

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{{legend|#4389e3|60-70%}}

{{legend|#1666CB|70–80%}}

{{legend|#0645B4|80-90%}}

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Romney

{{legend|#f2b3be|40-50%}}

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Tie

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| title = President

| before_election = Barack Obama

| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| after_election = Barack Obama

| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)

| image2 = Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg

| nominee2 = Mitt Romney

| party2 = Republican Party (United States)

| home_state2 = Massachusetts

| running_mate2 = Paul Ryan

| electoral_vote2 = 0

| popular_vote2 = 730,617

| percentage2 = 46.18%

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The 2012 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 6, 2012, as part of the 2012 United States presidential election in which all 50 states plus the District of Columbia participated. Iowa voters chose six electors to represent them in the Electoral College via a popular vote pitting incumbent Democratic President Barack Obama and his running mate, Vice President Joe Biden, against Republican challenger and former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and his running mate, Congressman Paul Ryan.

Obama won Iowa with 51.99% of the vote to Romney's 46.18%, a Democratic victory margin of 5.81% – a markedly closer result than in 2008, when the Democrats won Iowa with a margin of 9.54%. Romney picked up wins in 16 counties that Obama had won in 2008, most of which were in the western half of the state, while only one county, (Woodbury), flipped in the opposite direction. This is also the last time the state voted for the winner of the national popular vote until 2024.

Obama became the first Democrat to win the White House without winning Palo Alto County since Grover Cleveland in 1892 and the first to win without winning Carroll County since Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1944. As of the 2024 presidential election, this is the last time that a Democratic presidential nominee has carried Iowa, any of its congressional districts, or the following counties: Allamakee, Boone, Bremer, Buchanan, Cedar, Cerro Gordo, Chickasaw, Clarke, Clayton, Clinton, Des Moines, Dubuque, Fayette, Floyd, Howard, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jones, Lee, Louisa, Marshall, Mitchell, Muscatine, Poweshiek, Tama, Union, Wapello, Webster, Winneshiek, Woodbury, and Worth.

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Caucuses

=Democratic caucuses=

{{Main|2012 Democratic Party presidential primaries}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2012 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses

| country = Iowa

| flag_image = Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2008 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses

| previous_year = 2008

| election_date = {{Start date|2012|01|03}}

| next_election = 2016 Iowa Democratic presidential caucuses

| next_year = 2016

| image_size = x125px

| image1 = President Barack Obama, 2012 portrait crop.jpg

| candidate1 = Barack Obama

| home_state1 = Illinois

| 1blank = {{abbr|SDEs|State delegate equivalents (SDEs) are used to calculate how many delegates each candidate gets both in each district and on state-level.}}

| 2blank = Percentage (of SDEs)

| delegate_count1 = 62

| 1data1 = 8,065

| 2data1 = 95%

| image2 = File:NOTA Option Logo 3x4.svg

| candidate2 = Uncommitted

| home_state2 = N/A

| delegate_count2 = 3

| 1data2 = 87

| 2data2 = 5%

| color1 = 1E90FF

| color2 = 000000

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On January 3, 2012, the Iowa Democratic Party held statewide caucuses to select delegates to the county conventions.{{Cite news|first1=David|last1=Espo|first2=Thomas|last2=Beaumont|newspaper=The Virginian-Pilot|agency=Associated Press|date=January 4, 2012|page=A1}} Incumbent Barack Obama ran unopposed. However, caucus goers also had the option of voting "uncommitted" rather than supporting Obama, and some Occupy movement and anti-war activists urged Democrats to vote "uncommitted" in protest of the Obama administration.{{Cite journal|first=John|last=Nichols|author-link=John Nichols (journalist)|title=Iowa Challenge for Obama: Dem Caucus Votes for 'Uncommitted' Slate|journal=The Nation|url=http://www.thenation.com/blog/165247/occupy-iowa-caucus-urges-dems-back-uncommitted-slate|date=December 20, 2011|access-date=October 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210050014/http://www.thenation.com/blog/165247/occupy-iowa-caucus-urges-dems-back-uncommitted-slate|archive-date=February 10, 2012|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}}{{Cite news|first=Dora|last=Grote|newspaper=The Daily Iowan|url=http://www.dailyiowan.com/2011/12/14/Metro/26412.html|title=Iowa City doves urge Democrats not to caucus for Obama|access-date=October 22, 2012|archive-date=July 29, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120729083800/http://www.dailyiowan.com/2011/12/14/Metro/26412.html|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}{{Cite journal|first=Matt|last=Pearce|journal=Salon|date=January 4, 2012|access-date=October 22, 2012|title=The complete failure (and unnoticed success) of Occupy Iowa Caucus|url=http://www.salon.com/2012/01/04/the_complete_failure_and_unnoticed_success_of_occupy_iowa/singleton/|archive-date=October 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022111144/http://www.salon.com/2012/01/04/the_complete_failure_and_unnoticed_success_of_occupy_iowa/singleton/|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} Of the 8,152 county convention delegates that were elected by the caucuses, 8,065 (99%) were for Obama and 87 (1%) were uncommitted.{{Cite web|url=http://iowademocrats.org/caucus/results/|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130415034307/http://iowademocrats.org/caucus/results/|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 15, 2013|access-date=October 22, 2012|title=Caucus Night Reporting|publisher=Iowa Democratic Party|year=2012}} In the floor vote taken at the Democratic National Convention, 62 Iowa state delegates voted for Obama.{{Cite web|url=http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/IA-D|title=2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Iowa Democrat|work=The Green Papers|year=2012|access-date=October 22, 2012}} The other 3 of the state's 65 allocated votes were not announced.

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=Republican caucuses=

{{Main|2012 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses}}

{{Infobox election

| election_name = 2012 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses

| country = Iowa

| flag_image = Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 2008 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses

| previous_year = 2008

| election_date = {{Start date|2012|01|03}}

| next_election = 2016 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses

| next_year = 2016

| image_size = x125px

| image1 = Ron Paul by Gage Skidmore 3 crop.jpg

| candidate1 = Ron Paul

| home_state1 = Texas

| delegate_count1 = 22

| popular_vote1 = 26,036

| percentage1 = 21.43%

| color1 = ffcc00

| image2 = Mitt_Romney_by_Gage_Skidmore_6_cropped.jpg

| candidate2 = Mitt Romney

| home_state2 = Massachusetts

| delegate_count2 = 6

| popular_vote2 = 29,805

| percentage2 = 24.53%

| color2 = ff6600

| image3 = Rick Santorum by Gage Skidmore (crop 2).jpg

| candidate3 = Rick Santorum

| home_state3 = Pennsylvania

| delegate_count3 = 0

| popular_vote3 = 29,839

| percentage3 = 24.56%

| color3 = 008000

| image4 = Newt Gingrich by Gage Skidmore 3 (cropped).jpg

| candidate4 = Newt Gingrich

| home_state4 = Georgia

| delegate_count4 = 0

| popular_vote4 = 16,163

| percentage4 = 13.30%

| color4 = 800080

| image5 = Rick Perry by Gage Skidmore 4 (cropped).jpg

| candidate5 = Rick Perry

| home_state5 = Texas

| delegate_count5 = 0

| popular_vote5 = 12,557

| percentage5 = 10.33%

| color5 = 000080

| map_image = Iowa_Republican_Presidential_Caucuses_Detailed_Election_Results_by_County,_2012.svg

| map_size = 275px

| map_caption = Santorum: {{legend0|#c0f0c0|20–30%}} {{legend0|#aae5aa|30–40%}} {{legend0|#37c837|60–70%}}
Romney: {{legend0|#FFDAC1|20–30%}} {{legend0|#ffcca9|30–40%}}
Paul: {{legend0|#fdf3d8|20–30%}} {{legend0|#ffeeaa|30–40%}} {{legend0|#ffe680|40–50%}}
Perry: {{legend0|#d0f9f9|20–30%}} {{legend0|#acf2f2|30–40%}}
Tie: {{legend0|#EDEDED|20–30%}}

}}

The 2012 Iowa Republican presidential caucuses took place on January 3, 2012.

Using the media's generally accepted definition of the Iowa Republican caucus as the non-binding secret polling at caucus sites and using the incomplete data available, the 2012 Iowa Republican caucus was the closest race in Iowa caucus history with only a thirty-four vote margin (about {{frac|3|100th}} of a percent) separating former Senator Rick Santorum of Pennsylvania, who received 29,839 votes (24.56%), and former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, who received 29,805 votes (24.53%). Representative Ron Paul of Texas ran a close third, receiving 26,036 votes (21.43%).

Trailing were former Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich (16,163 votes, 13.30%), Texas governor Rick Perry (12,557 votes, 10.33%), and Representative Michele Bachmann (6,046 votes, 4.98%). Former Utah governor and ambassador to China Jon Huntsman, Jr., who skipped campaigning in Iowa to focus on the New Hampshire primary,Holly Ramer, "[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/01/04/national/a101104S60.DTL Huntsman: Republican race wide open in Iowa's wake]" (January 4, 2012). Associated Press. received 739 votes (0.61%).{{Cite web|url=http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/IA-R|title=2012 Presidential Primaries, Caucuses, and Conventions: Iowa Republican|work=The Green Papers|year=2012|access-date=October 22, 2012}}

In total, 121,501 votes were recorded, setting a record for Iowa Republican caucus turnout;{{Cite web|url=http://iowacaucus.com/2012/01/19/no-official-iowa-caucus-winner-but-santorum-got-most-votes/|title=No 'official' Iowa caucus winner, but Santorum got most votes|work=Iowa Caucus|publisher=The Gazette|location=Cedar Rapids, Iowa|date=January 19, 2012|first=Rod|last=Boshart|access-date=October 23, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121103181116/http://iowacaucus.com/2012/01/19/no-official-iowa-caucus-winner-but-santorum-got-most-votes/|archive-date=November 3, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}} this record was broken in the 2016 election by more than 60,000 votes.{{cite news|title=Iowa Caucus Results - Election 2016|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2016/primaries/iowa|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=2 February 2016}} However, this total was still far less than the all-time Iowa caucus record in the 2008 Democratic Iowa caucuses, in which 239,000 Democrats voted. The 121,501 votes represent 19.8 percent of active registered Republicans in the state{{Cite web|url=http://www.p2012.org/chrniowa/ia2012caucusresults.html|year=2012|access-date=October 23, 2012|title=Jan. 3, 2012 Iowa Caucus Results|work=P2012|publisher=Democracy in Action|archive-date=May 13, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120513021127/http://www.p2012.org/chrniowa/ia2012caucusresults.html|url-status=dead}} and just 5.4 percent of all Iowans eligible to vote.An estimated 2,250,423 Iowans were eligible to vote. Michael McDonald, "[http://elections.gmu.edu/Turnout_2012P.html 2012 Presidential Nomination Contest Turnout Rates] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120110003330/http://elections.gmu.edu/Turnout_2012P.html |date=2012-01-10 }}" (January 4, 2012). United States Elections Project, George Mason University.

However, the vote totals of eight precincts were never counted, so the vote totals are not really known.

The secret polling results at Republican caucus sites were unrelated to the delegate selection process in 2012, although that has been changed for the 2016 election cycle.

If the Iowa 2012 Republican caucuses were regarded as the start of the Republican delegate selection process for the 2012 United States presidential election, the real caucus process was the election of Republican delegates to the county conventions, who would eventually determine the delegates at the state convention in June 2012. This would, in turn, determine the Iowa delegates who would attend the Republican National Convention in August, 2012.

This process rewarded campaign organizations that could not only get supporters to the caucus sites, but get supporters who would be willing to serve as delegates to county conventions and beyond. As a result, Ron Paul was ultimately able to win 22 of the 28 delegates to the national convention and Mitt Romney won the other six.

The 2011–2012 pre-caucus poll results for Iowa had highly volatile results; Gallup polls showed the leading candidate in Iowa change seven times from May 2011 until the caucuses.Jedd Rosche, "[http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0112/71012.html#ixzz1iX0cN03R Iowa Caucuses 2012: By the numbers]" (January 2, 2012). The 2012 caucuses also set a new record for political expenditures, with $12 million being spent, two-thirds of it from "super PACs" which dominated the campaigns by running highly negative attack ads."[http://www.freep.com/article/20120104/OPINION01/201040320/Editorial-In-Iowa-a-plague-of-stealth-spending?odyssey=mod |newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|p Editorial: In Iowa, a plague of stealth spending]{{Dead link|date=May 2020|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}}" (January 4, 2012). Detroit Free Press.

In the August 13 Ames Straw Poll, a traditional straw poll held in Iowa Republican caucuses, Bachmann narrowly defeated Paul, with Minnesota governor Tim Pawlenty trailing in third. Following his disappointing showing, Pawlenty dropped out of the race.Peter Hamby, [https://www.cnn.com/2011/POLITICS/08/14/pawlenty/index.html Pawlenty drops out of presidential race" (August 14, 2011). CNN.] Michael D. Shear and Jeff Zeleny, "[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2011/08/14/pawlenty-drops-out-of-republican-race/ Pawlenty Drops Out of Republican Race]" (August 14, 2011). New York Times.

Three candidates' debates were held in Iowa over the course the campaign: one on August 11 in Ames ahead of the straw poll; one on December 10, 2011, in Des Moines, and one on December 15 in Sioux City. Several other joint candidates' appearances took place during the caucus campaign outside Iowa."[http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2012-debate-schedule/2011-2012-primary-debate-schedule/ 2011-2012 Primary Debates -- Schedule] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120107102352/http://www.2012presidentialelectionnews.com/2012-debate-schedule/2011-2012-primary-debate-schedule |date=2012-01-07 }}.

The day after her unsatisfactory sixth-place performance in Iowa, Bachmann announced she was dropping out of the presidential race.Sarah Wheaton, "[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/bachmann-says-she-will-not-continue-in-the-race/ Bachmann Says She Will Not Continue in the Race]" (January 4, 2012). New York Times."[https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/michele-bachmann-drops-out-of-gop-race-after-iowa-caucuses/2012/01/04/gIQAP6L9aP_story.html Michele Bachmann drops out of GOP race after Iowa caucuses]" (January 4, 2012). Washington Post. Following his low fifth-place finish, Perry initially announced he was "reassessing" his campaign "to determine whether there is a path forward," but subsequently stated that he would continue on to New Hampshire and South Carolina.Chris Tomlinson, "[http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2012/01/04/national/a115735S60.DTL Perry leaving 'quirky' Iowa for South Carolina]" (January 4, 2012). Associated Press.Dave Montgomery and Maria Recio, "[http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/04/3352804/texas-gov-rick-perry-decides-to.html Texas Gov. Rick Perry decides to stay in presidential race]" (January 4, 2012). McClatchy Newspapers.Associated Press and Philip Elliott, "[http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2103604,00.html Perry: Reassessing Bid After Iowa Caucuses] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120105024117/http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,2103604,00.html |date=2012-01-05 }} (January 4, 2012).Nicholas Confessore and Katharine Q. Seelye, "[http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/01/04/assessment-complete-perry-to-remain-in-race/ Assessment Complete — Perry to Stay in Race]" (January 4, 2012), New York Times.

class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:right"
colspan="6" align="center"| Iowa Republican caucuses, January 3, 2012
rowspan="2" style="width:200px; vertical-align:middle;"| Candidate

! rowspan="2" style="width:70px; vertical-align:middle;"| Votes

! rowspan="2" style="width:70px; vertical-align:middle;"| Percentage

! colspan="2"| Projected delegate count

! rowspan="2" style="width:60px; vertical align:middle" | Actual
delegates

style="width:45px;"|CNN
{{Cite web|url=http://edition.cnn.com/election/2012/primaries/state/ia|title=Results Iowa CNN}}

! style="width:45px;"|FOX
{{Cite web |url=http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2012/iowa-caucus-jan-3 |title=- Fox News |website=Fox News |access-date=2012-01-04 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108232912/http://www.foxnews.com/politics/elections/2012/iowa-caucus-jan-3 |archive-date=2012-01-08 |url-status=dead }}

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| style="text-align:left;"|Rick Santorum

| 29,839

| 24.56%

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

| style="text-align:center;"| 12

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| Mitt Romney

| 29,805

| 24.53%

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

| style="text-align:center;"| 12

| style="text-align:center;"| 6

style="text-align:left;"| Ron Paul

| 26,036

| 21.43%

| style="text-align:center;"| 7

| 0

| style="text-align:center;"| 22

style="text-align:left;"| Newt Gingrich

| 16,163

| 13.30%

| style="text-align:center;"| 2

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| Rick Perry

| 12,557

| 10.33%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| Michele Bachmann

| 6,046

| 4.98%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| Jon Huntsman

| 739

| 0.61%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| Herman Cain (write-in)

| 45

| 0.04%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| Sarah Palin (write-in)

| 23

| 0.02%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| Buddy Roemer (write-in)

| 17

| 0.01%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| Fred Karger (write-in)

| 10

| 0.01%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| Gary Johnson (write-in)

| 8

| 0.01%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| Donald Trump (write-in)

| 5

| 0.00%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| Paul Ryan (write-in)

| 3

| 0.00%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| Rudy Giuliani (write-in)

| 2

| 0.00%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| Mike Huckabee (write-in)

| 2

| 0.00%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| Ben Lange (write-in)

| 2

| 0.00%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| Roy Moore (write-in)

| 2

| 0.00%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| Tim Pawlenty (write-in)

| 2

| 0.00%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| Condoleezza Rice (write-in)

| 2

| 0.00%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| Jared Blankenship (write-in)

| 1

| 0.00%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| Pat Buchanan (write-in)

| 1

| 0.00%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| John McCain (write-in)

| 1

| 0.00%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| Ralph Nader (write-in)

| 1

| 0.00%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| Robert Ray (write-in)

| 1

| 0.00%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| Scott Walker (write-in)

| 1

| 0.00%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| No Preference

| 147

| 0.12%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:left;"| Other

| 40

| 0.03%

| 0

| 0

| 0

style="text-align:right;"| Unprojected delegates:

|

|

| style="text-align:center;"| 5

| style="text-align:center;"| 4

| —

style="text-align:right;"

! Total:

! 121,501

! 100.00%

| style="text-align:center;"| 28

| style="text-align:center;"| 28

| style="text-align:center;"| 28

General election

=Candidates=

There were eight candidates on the Iowa ballot in the general election: the two major-party candidates (Barack Obama and Mitt Romney) and six minor candidates.{{Cite web|url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/general/candlist.pdf|access-date=October 22, 2012|publisher=Iowa Secretary of State|title=Candidate List: November 6, 2012 General Election|date=October 18, 2012}}

  • Barack Obama was the incumbent president and nominee of the Democratic Party. His running mate was Joe Biden, the incumbent vice president.
  • Mitt Romney was the nominee of the Republican Party. His running mate was Paul Ryan, a United States Representative from Wisconsin.
  • Virgil Goode was the nominee of the Constitution Party. His running mate was James Clymer.
  • Jill Stein was the nominee of the Green Party. Her running mate was Cheri Honkala.
  • Gary Johnson was the nominee of the Libertarian Party. His running mate was James P. Gray.
  • Gloria La Riva appeared on the ballot as a stand-in for Peta Lindsay, the nominee of the Party for Socialism and Liberation, because Lindsay was ineligible to appear on the Iowa ballot due to her young age. Similarly, Stefanie Beacham appeared on the ballot as a stand-in for the party's nominee for vice president, Yari Osorio.{{Cite web|title=PSL gains ballot access in 13 states|url=http://www.pslweb.org/votepsl/2012/statements/psl-on-ballot-in-new-york.html|publisher=Party for Socialism and Liberation|year=2012|access-date=October 22, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022114118/http://www.pslweb.org/votepsl/2012/statements/psl-on-ballot-in-new-york.html|archive-date=October 22, 2012|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}
  • James Harris was the nominee of the Socialist Workers Party. Alyson Kennedy was listed as Harris's running mate on the Iowa ballot, because the party's vice presidential nominee, Maura DeLuca, was too young to appear on the ballot.{{Cite news|title=Third-party V.P. candidate finds home in Lincoln|url=http://journalstar.com/elections/third-party-v-p-candidate-finds-home-in-lincoln/article_f74ecaa4-68b0-5829-9175-291e62580475.html|date=September 2, 2012|access-date=October 23, 2012|first=Nancy|last=Hicks|newspaper=Lincoln Journal Star}}
  • Jerry Litzel was an independent candidate. Litzel is a collector of presidential memorabilia and "thought it would be neat to collect a (presidential) ballot with my name on it", so he gathered the signatures necessary to appear on the Iowa ballot.{{Cite news|title=Ames man gets his name on the ballot|first=Mike|last=Malloy|newspaper=Ames Tribune|date=August 31, 2012|access-date=October 22, 2012|url=http://amestrib.com/sections/news/iowa/ames-man-gets-his-name-ballot.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121001144441/http://amestrib.com/sections/news/iowa/ames-man-gets-his-name-ballot.html|archive-date=October 1, 2012|url-status=live|df=mdy-all}} His brother, Jim Litzel, is listed as his running mate.

=Polling=

Analysts considered Iowa to be a toss-up state—one which either major candidate could plausibly win.The Washington Post, CNN, and The Cook Political Report all label Iowa "toss-up".

  • {{Cite news|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-map-2012/president/|title=2012 Election Map: The race for the presidency|newspaper=The Washington Post|access-date=October 22, 2012}}
  • {{Cite news|url=http://www.cnn.com/election/2012/ecalculator|title=CNN Electoral Map|publisher=CNN|access-date=October 17, 2012|first1=Sophia|last1=Dengo|first2=Bryan|last2=Perry|first3=John|last3=Hayes|first4=Joel|last4=John|first5=A.D|last5=Slaton|work=CNN Politics}}
  • {{Cite web|url=http://cookpolitical.com/presidential/maps|work=The Cook Political Report|title=Presidential: Maps|access-date=October 17, 2012}} A majority of statewide opinion polls had shown Obama tied with or leading Romney.{{Cite web|title=Iowa: Romney vs. Obama|work=RealClearPolitics|url=http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/ia/iowa_romney_vs_obama-1922.html|access-date=October 22, 2012}} {{As of|2012|10|22|df=US}}, polling aggregator FiveThirtyEight estimated that there was a 66% likelihood that Obama would win Iowa's electoral votes.{{Cite news|url=http://fivethirtyeight.blogs.nytimes.com/|title=FiveThirtyEight|last=Silver|first=Nate|author-link=Nate Silver|work=The New York Times|access-date=October 22, 2012}} Up until September 2012, polling showed a close race with Obama narrowly leading. In late September 2012, Obama gained momentum and this continued through the first three weeks of October 2012, where he won almost every poll in that time period. In October, when Romney gained momentum in other states, Obama won the majority of the polls conducted. Romney ended up winning the second to last poll, but other than that, Obama won every poll in the last week. The final poll showed Obama leading 50% to 48%, while an average of the last 3 polls showed Obama leading 48% to 46%.{{Cite web|url=https://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/ia/iowa_romney_vs_obama-1922.html#polls|title=2012 - Iowa: Romney vs. Obama | RealClearPolitics|website=www.realclearpolitics.com}}

=Predictions=

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!Source

!Ranking

!As of

align="left" |Huffington Post{{cite news|title=Huffington Post Election Dashboard|work=HuffPost|url=http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130813173708/http://web.archive.org/web/20120502191502/http://elections.huffingtonpost.com/2012/romney-vs-obama-electoral-map |archive-date=2013-08-13}}

|{{USRaceRating|Tossup}}

|November 6, 2012

align="left" |CNN{{cite news|title=America's Choice 2012 Election Center: CNN Electoral Map|work=CNN|url=http://www.cnn.com/ELECTION/2012/ecalculator#?battleground |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130119130158/http://edition.cnn.com/ELECTION/2012/ecalculator%23?battleground |archive-date=2013-01-19}}

|{{USRaceRating|Tossup}}

|November 6, 2012

align=left | New York Times{{cite news|title=Election 2012 - The Electoral Map: Building a Path to Victory|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/elections/2012/electoral-map.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120708093751/http://elections.nytimes.com/2012/electoral-map |archive-date=July 8, 2012}}

| {{USRaceRating|Tossup}}

| November 6, 2012

align="left" |Washington Post{{cite news|title=2012 Presidential Election Results|newspaper=The Washington Post|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-map-2012/president/ |url-access=limited |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120726195644/https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/special/politics/election-map-2012/president/ |archive-date=2012-07-26}}

|{{USRaceRating|Tossup}}

|November 6, 2012

align="left" |RealClearPolitics{{cite web| url = http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/2012_elections_electoral_college_map.html| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110608112207/http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2012/president/2012_elections_electoral_college_map.html| archive-date = 2011-06-08| title = RealClearPolitics - 2012 Election Maps - Battle for White House}}

|{{USRaceRating|Tossup}}

|November 6, 2012

align="left" |Sabato's Crystal Ball{{cite web|url= https://centerforpolitics.org/crystalball/projection-obama-will-likely-win-second-term/|title= PROJECTION: OBAMA WILL LIKELY WIN SECOND TERM}}

|{{USRaceRating|Lean|D}}

|November 5, 2012

align="left" |FiveThirtyEight{{cite web|url= https://www.masslive.com/news/2012/11/nate_silvers_political_calcula.html|title= Nate Silver's political calculations predict 2012 election outcome}}

|{{USRaceRating|Likely|D}}

|November 6, 2012

=Results=

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
colspan="7" | 2012 United States presidential election in Iowa{{cite web |url=http://electionresults.sos.iowa.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=FED&map=CTY |title=Iowa Secretary of State General Election Results |access-date=2012-11-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121229103158/http://electionresults.sos.iowa.gov/resultsSW.aspx?type=FED&map=CTY |archive-date=2012-12-29 |url-status=dead }}
colspan="2" style="width: 15em" |Party

! style="width: 17em" |Candidate

! style="width: 17em" |Running mate

! style="width: 5em" |Votes

! style="width: 7em" |Percentage

! style="width: 5em" |Electoral votes

style="background-color:#3333FF; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Democratic

| Barack Obama (incumbent)

| Joe Biden (incumbent)

| align="right" | 822,544

| align="right" | 51.99%

| align="right" | 6

style="background-color:#FF3333; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Republican

| Mitt Romney

| Paul Ryan

| align="right" | 730,617

| align="right" | 46.18%

| align="right" | 0

style="background-color:#FFD700; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Libertarian

| Gary Johnson

| Jim Gray

| align="right" | 12,926

| align="right" | 0.82%

| align="right" | 0

style="background-color:#0BDA51; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Green

| Jill Stein

| Cheri Honkala

| align="right" | 3,769

| align="right" | 0.24%

| align="right" | 0

style="background-color:#FF7F00; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Constitution

| Virgil Goode

| Jim Clymer

| align="right" | 3,038

| align="right" | 0.19%

| align="right" | 0

style="background-color:#FFD700; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Independent

| Jerry Litzel

| Jim Litzel

| align="right" | 1,027

| align="right" | 0.06%

| align="right" | 0

style="background-color:#A356DE; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Socialist Workers

| James Harris

| Alyson Kennedy

| align="right" | 445

| align="right" | 0.03%

| align="right" | 0

style="background-color:black; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Socialism and Liberation

| Gloria La Riva

| Stefanie Beacham

| align="right" | 372

| align="right" | 0.02%

| align="right" | 0

style="background-color:#999999; width: 3px" |

| style="width: 130px" | Others

| Others

| Write-Ins

| align="right" | 7,442

| align="right" | 0.53%

| align="right" | 0

bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="4" align="right" | Totals

| align="right" | 1,582,180

| align="right" | 100.00%

| align="right" | 6

bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

==By county==

Obama won 38 counties and Romney won 61 counties. Obama won majorities in terms of the popular vote percentages in 35 counties and won pluralities in terms of the popular vote percentages in 3 counties. Romney won majorites in terms of the popular vote percentages in 57 counties and won pluralities in terms of the popular vote percentages in 4 counties.

width="60%" class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| County

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Barack Obama
Democratic

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Mitt Romney
Republican

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Various candidates
Other parties

! style="text-align:center;" colspan="2"| Margin

! style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| Total votes cast

style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| %

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| %

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| %

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| #

! style="text-align:center;" data-sort-type="number"| %

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}| Adair

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,790

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 44.79%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,114

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 52.90%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 92

| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.31%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -324

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -8.11%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,996

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}| Adams

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,028

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47.05%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,108

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 50.71%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 49

| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.24%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -80

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -3.66%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,185

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Allamakee

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,553

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 51.24%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,264

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.07%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 117

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.69%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 289

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4.17%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,934

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}| Appanoose

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,951

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47.25%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,161

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 50.62%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 133

| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.13%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -210

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -3.37%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,245

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}| Audubon

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,611

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46.60%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,802

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 52.13%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 44

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.27%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -191

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -5.53%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,457

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}| Benton

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,862

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 48.93%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,940

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 49.49%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 221

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.58%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -78

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -0.56%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 14,023

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Black Hawk

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39,821

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 59.31%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 26,235

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 39.07%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1,085

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.62%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 13,586

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 20.24%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 67,141

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Boone

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,512

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52.21%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,556

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 45.57%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 320

| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.22%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 956

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6.64%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 14,388

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Bremer

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,763

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 50.67%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,405

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.99%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 178

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.34%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 358

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2.68%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 13,346

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Buchanan

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,911

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 56.11%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,450

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 42.24%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 174

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.65%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,461

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 13.87%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 10,535

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}| Buena Vista

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,700

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 44.14%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,554

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.32%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 129

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.54%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -854

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -10.18%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,383

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}| Butler

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,329

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 44.12%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,106

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.42%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 110

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.46%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -777

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -10.30%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,545

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}| Calhoun

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,238

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 42.79%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,891

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 55.28%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 101

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.93%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -653

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -12.49%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,230

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}| Carroll

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,947

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46.35%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,601

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 52.47%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 126

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.18%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -654

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -6.12%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,674

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}| Cass

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,858

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.67%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,217

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 58.53%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 130

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.80%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,359

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -18.86%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,205

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Cedar

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,972

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 51.53%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,529

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 46.94%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 148

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.53%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 443

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4.59%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9,649

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Cerro Gordo

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 13,316

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 55.89%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,128

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 42.51%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 380

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.60%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,188

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 13.38%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 23,824

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}| Cherokee

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,634

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 41.06%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,662

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 57.08%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 119

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.86%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,028

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -16.02%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,415

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Chickasaw

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,554

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 54.81%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,836

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 43.74%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 94

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.45%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 718

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11.07%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,484

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Clarke

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,189

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 49.41%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,124

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.95%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 117

| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.64%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 65

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1.46%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,430

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}| Clay

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,385

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.81%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,951

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 58.23%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 166

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.96%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,566

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -18.42%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,502

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Clayton

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,806

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52.59%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,164

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 45.57%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 168

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.84%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 642

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7.02%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9,138

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Clinton

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 15,141

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 60.56%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,432

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 37.73%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 427

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.71%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,709

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 22.83%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 25,000

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}| Crawford

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,066

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45.41%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,595

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 53.24%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 91

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.35%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -529

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -7.83%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,752

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}| Dallas

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 16,576

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 43.49%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 20,988

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 55.06%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 552

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.45%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -4,412

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -11.57%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 38,116

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}| Davis

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,520

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 40.29%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,138

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 56.67%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 115

| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.04%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -618

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -16.38%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,773

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}| Decatur

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,791

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46.73%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,947

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 50.80%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 95

| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.47%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -156

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -4.07%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,833

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}| Delaware

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,616

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 49.22%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,636

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 49.43%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 126

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.35%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -20

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -0.21%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,378

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Des Moines

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11,888

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 58.32%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,136

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 39.91%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 361

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.77%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,752

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 18.41%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 20,385

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}| Dickinson

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,095

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 40.31%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,912

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 58.19%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 152

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.50%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,817

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -17.88%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,159

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Dubuque

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 28,768

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 56.53%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 21,280

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 41.81%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 846

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.66%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,488

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 14.72%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 50,894

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}| Emmet

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,099

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 44.78%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,507

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 53.49%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 81

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.73%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -408

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -8.71%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,687

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Fayette

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,732

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 55.30%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,492

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 43.33%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 142

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.37%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,240

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11.97%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 10,366

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Floyd

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,680

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 56.68%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,472

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 42.05%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 105

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.27%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,208

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 14.63%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 8,257

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}| Franklin

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,266

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 43.69%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,823

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.44%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 97

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.87%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -557

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -10.75%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,186

style="text-align:center;"

| {{party shading/Republican}}| Fremont

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,637

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 44.63%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,972

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 53.76%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 59

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.61%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -335

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -9.13%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,668

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Greene

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,375

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 49.01%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,380

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 49.11%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 91

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.88%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -5

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -0.10%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,846

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Grundy

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,635

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 37.85%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,215

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 60.54%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 112

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.61%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,580

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -22.69%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,962

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Guthrie

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,569

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 43.63%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,171

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 53.86%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 148

| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.51%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -602

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -10.23%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,888

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Hamilton

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,782

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47.71%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,991

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 50.35%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 154

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.94%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -209

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -2.64%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,927

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Hancock

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,521

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 42.55%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,317

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 55.98%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 87

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.47%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -796

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -13.43%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,925

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Hardin

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,075

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45.80%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,670

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 52.48%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 153

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.72%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -595

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -6.68%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,898

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Harrison

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,136

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 42.83%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,065

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 55.52%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 121

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.65%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -929

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -12.69%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,322

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Henry

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,460

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45.99%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,035

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 51.92%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 202

| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.09%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -575

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -5.93%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,697

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Howard

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,768

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 59.59%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,795

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 38.64%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 82

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.77%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 973

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 20.95%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,645

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Humboldt

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,972

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 38.23%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,099

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 60.08%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 87

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.69%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,127

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -21.85%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,158

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Ida

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,321

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 36.06%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,286

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 62.41%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 56

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.53%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -965

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -26.35%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,663

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Iowa

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,144

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46.74%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,569

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 51.53%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 153

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.73%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -425

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -4.79%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,866

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Jackson

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,907

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 57.67%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,177

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 40.78%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 158

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.55%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,730

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 16.89%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 10,242

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Jasper

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 10,257

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52.56%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,877

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 45.49%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 381

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.95%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,380

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7.07%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 19,515

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Jefferson

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,798

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 56.25%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,436

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 40.28%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 296

| {{party shading/Others}}| 3.47%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,362

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 15.97%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 8,530

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Johnson

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 50,666

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 66.69%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 23,698

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 31.19%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1,613

| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.12%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 26,968

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 35.50%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 75,977

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Jones

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,534

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52.96%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,721

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 45.18%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 194

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.86%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 813

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7.78%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 10,449

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Keokuk

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,303

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 43.73%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,843

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 53.99%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 120

| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.28%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -540

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -10.26%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,266

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Kossuth

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,850

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 43.15%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,937

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 55.33%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 136

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.52%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,087

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -12.18%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,923

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Lee

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 10,714

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 56.65%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,785

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 41.17%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 412

| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.18%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,929

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 15.48%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 18,911

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Linn

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 68,581

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 57.90%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 47,622

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 40.20%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 2,250

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.90%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 20,959

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 17.70%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 118,453

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Louisa

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,452

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 49.36%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,420

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 48.71%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 96

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.93%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 32

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 0.65%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,968

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Lucas

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,987

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45.96%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,254

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 52.14%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 82

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.90%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -267

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -6.18%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,323

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Lyon

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,423

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 21.86%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,978

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 76.48%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 108

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.66%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -3,555

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -54.62%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,509

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Madison

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,630

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 42.92%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,638

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.84%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 190

| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.24%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,008

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -11.92%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,458

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Mahaska

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,213

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 38.71%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,448

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 59.25%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 222

| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.04%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -2,235

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -20.54%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 10,883

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Marion

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7,507

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 42.44%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 9,828

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 55.57%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 352

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.99%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -2,321

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -13.13%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 17,687

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Marshall

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 10,257

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 53.80%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,472

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 44.44%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 335

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.76%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,785

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9.36%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 19,064

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Mills

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,848

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.49%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,216

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 58.46%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 148

| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.05%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,368

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -18.97%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,212

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Mitchell

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,831

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 50.68%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,643

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.31%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 112

| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.01%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 188

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3.37%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,586

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Monona

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,101

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 44.31%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,557

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 53.92%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 84

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.77%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -456

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -9.61%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,742

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Monroe

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,731

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45.20%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,026

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 52.90%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 73

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.90%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -295

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -7.70%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,830

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Montgomery

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,922

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 38.25%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,001

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 59.72%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 102

| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.03%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,079

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -21.47%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,025

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Muscatine

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11,323

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 57.00%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,168

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 41.12%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 374

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.88%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,155

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 15.88%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 19,865

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| O'Brien

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,969

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 26.82%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,266

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 71.73%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 106

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.45%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -3,297

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -44.91%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,341

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Osceola

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 912

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 28.55%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,230

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 69.82%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 52

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.63%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,318

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -41.27%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,194

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Page

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,613

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 36.91%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,348

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 61.42%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 118

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.67%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,735

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -24.51%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 7,079

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Palo Alto

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,139

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 43.77%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,660

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.43%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 88

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.80%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -521

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -10.66%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,887

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Plymouth

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,164

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 32.15%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,597

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 66.39%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 189

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.46%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -4,433

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -34.24%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 12,950

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Pocahontas

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,523

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 37.77%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,396

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 59.42%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 113

| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.81%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -873

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -21.65%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,032

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Polk

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 128,465

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 56.13%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 96,096

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 41.98%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 4,321

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.89%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 32,369

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 14.15%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 228,882

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Pottawattamie

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 19,644

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46.44%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 21,860

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 51.68%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 797

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.88%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -2,216

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -5.24%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 42,301

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Poweshiek

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,357

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 53.70%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,424

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 44.35%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 194

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.95%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 933

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9.35%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9,975

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Ringgold

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,186

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45.63%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,368

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 52.64%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 45

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.73%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -182

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -7.01%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,599

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Sac

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,122

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 40.11%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,094

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 58.48%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 75

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.41%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -972

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -18.37%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,291

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Scott

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 50,652

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 56.12%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 38,251

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 42.38%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1,360

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.50%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 12,401

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 13.74%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 90,263

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Shelby

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,469

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 38.08%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,911

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 60.33%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 103

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.59%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -1,442

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -22.25%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,483

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Sioux

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,700

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 15.60%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 14,407

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 83.24%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 201

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.16%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -11,707

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -67.64%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 17,308

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Story

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 26,192

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 55.55%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 19,668

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 41.71%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1,290

| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.74%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,524

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 13.84%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 47,150

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Tama

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,768

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52.88%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,098

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 45.45%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 151

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.67%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 670

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 7.43%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9,017

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Taylor

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,262

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 42.14%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,683

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 56.19%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 50

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.67%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -421

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -14.05%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,995

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Union

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3,043

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 51.08%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,813

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 47.22%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 101

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.70%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 230

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 3.86%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,957

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Van Buren

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,402

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 39.28%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,064

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 57.83%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 103

| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.89%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -662

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -18.55%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,569

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Wapello

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 8,663

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 54.93%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,789

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 43.05%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 318

| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.02%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,874

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11.88%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 15,770

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Warren

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 12,551

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 48.14%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 13,052

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 50.06%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 469

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.80%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -501

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -1.92%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 26,072

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Washington

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5,115

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 46.48%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,562

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 50.55%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 327

| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.97%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -447

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -4.07%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 11,004

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Wayne

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,251

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 43.14%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,583

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 54.59%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 66

| {{party shading/Others}}| 2.27%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -332

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -11.45%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,900

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Webster

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 9,537

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 52.14%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 8,469

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 46.30%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 286

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.56%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,068

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 5.84%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 18,292

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Winnebago

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,903

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 49.05%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 2,906

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 49.10%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 109

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.85%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -3

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -0.05%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 5,918

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Winneshiek

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 6,256

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 56.44%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 4,622

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 41.70%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 206

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.86%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1,634

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 14.74%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 11,084

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Woodbury

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 22,302

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 49.54%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 21,841

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 48.52%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 876

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.94%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 461

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 1.02%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45,019

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| {{party shading/Democratic}}| Worth

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,350

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 56.33%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 1,744

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 41.80%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 78

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.87%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 606

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 14.53%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 4,172

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| {{party shading/Republican}}| Wright

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 2,836

| {{party shading/Democratic}}| 45.17%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 3,349

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 53.35%

| {{party shading/Others}}| 93

| {{party shading/Others}}| 1.48%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -513

| {{party shading/Republican}}| -8.18%

| {{party shading/Republican}}| 6,278

Total822,54451.99%730,61746.18%29,0191.83%91,9275.81%1,582,180

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==By congressional district==

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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Iowa|1|1st}}

| 42.53%

| 56.2%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Bruce Braley

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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Iowa|2|2nd}}

| 42.74%

| 55.78%

| {{party shading/Democratic}}|Dave Loebsack

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! {{party shading/Democratic}}|{{ushr|Iowa|3|3rd}}

| 47.16%

| 51.45%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Tom Latham

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! {{party shading/Republican}}|{{ushr|Iowa|4|4th}}

| 53.42%

| 45.26%

| {{party shading/Republican}}|Steve King

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See also

References

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External links

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20100127063718/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/ Official website] of Iowa's Secretary of State's office
  • [http://www.iowagop.org/ Official website] of the Iowa Republican Party
  • [http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/IA-R The Green Papers]: for Iowa
  • [http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/events.phtml?s=c&f=m The Green Papers]: Major state elections in chronological order.

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