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Iowa's 2nd congressional district

{{Short description|U.S. House district for Iowa}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2020}}

{{Infobox U.S. congressional district

| state = Iowa

| district number = 2

| image name = {{maplink|frame=yes|plain=yes|from=Iowa's 2nd congressional district (2023–2033).map|frame-height=300|frame-width=400|frame-latitude=42.5|frame-longitude=-92|zoom=7|overlay-horizontal-alignment=right|overlay-vertical-alignment=bottom|overlay=120px}}

| image width =

| image caption = Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023

| representative = Ashley Hinson

| party = Republican

| residence = Marion

| english area =

| metric area =

| percent urban = 66.06

| percent rural = 33.94

| population = 791,219

| population year = 2023

| median income = $69,384{{Cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/mycd/?st=19&cd=02|title=My Congressional District|first=US Census Bureau|last=Center for New Media & Promotion (CNMP)|publisher=US Census Bureau}}

| percent white = 85.9

| percent hispanic = 3.8

| percent black = 4.6

| percent asian = 1.5

| percent more than one race = 3.3

| percent other race = 0.8

| percent blue collar =

| percent white collar =

| percent gray collar =

| cpvi = R+4{{Cite web|title=2025 Cook PVI℠: District Map and List (119th Congress)|url=https://www.cookpolitical.com/cook-pvi/2025-partisan-voting-index/district-map-and-list|access-date=2025-04-05|website=Cook Political Report|language=en}}

}}

Iowa's 2nd congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Iowa that covers most of its northeastern part. It includes Cedar Rapids, Dubuque, Waverly, Waterloo, and Grinnell.

The district is represented by Republican Ashley Hinson.

Recent election results from statewide races

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! Year

! Office

! Resultshttps://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::628d5e9a-bd35-4248-aa8c-73af095e0135{{cite web | url=https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vRXYCnfsuOCgN6RiQhkxlzl5yqY9EUJkYDrgEW_z4NhezMAMQzOz6zuV32-5T-oqj_dlXUcURE7d9yu/pubhtml | title=2022 Iowa Election Results by Congressional District }}

|2008

| President

| style="text-align:right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Obama 58–40%

|2012

| President

| style="text-align:right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Obama 56–44%

rowspan=2 |2016

| President

| style="text-align:right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Trump 49–44%

Senate

| style="text-align:right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Grassley 59–37%

rowspan=5|2018

| Governor

| style="text-align:right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Hubbell 48.8–48.6%

Attorney General

| style="text-align:right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Miller 78–22%

Secretary of State

| style="text-align:right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Pate 52–46%

Treasurer

| style="text-align:right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Fitzgerald 57–40%

Auditor

| style="text-align:right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Sand 54–43%

rowspan=2|2020

| President

| style="text-align:right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Trump 51–47%

Senate

| style="text-align:right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Ernst 50–47%

rowspan=6|2022

| Senate

| style="text-align:right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Grassley 55–45%

Governor

| style="text-align:right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Reynolds 57–41%

Attorney General

| style="text-align:right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Miller 51–49%

Secretary of State

| style="text-align:right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Pate 59–41%

Treasurer

| style="text-align:right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Smith 49.99–49.97%

Auditor

| style="text-align:right" {{party shading/Democratic}}|Sand 53–47%

|2024

| President

| style="text-align:right" {{party shading/Republican}}|Trump 54–44%

Composition

The 2nd district includes all of the following counties:https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/cong_dist/cd118/cd_based/ST19/CD118_IA02.pdf

class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"

!#

!County

!Seat

!Population

5

|Allamakee

|Waukon

|14,074

11

|Benton

|Vinton

|25,796

13

|Black Hawk

|Waterloo

|130,471

17

|Bremer

|Waverly

|25,307

19

|Buchanan

|Independence

|20,691

23

|Butler

|Allison

|14,172

33

|Cerro Gordo

|Mason City

|42,406

37

|Chickasaw

|New Hampton

|11,658

43

|Clayton

|Elkader

|16,969

55

|Delaware

|Manchester

|17,600

61

|Dubuque

|Dubuque

|98,887

65

|Fayette

|West Union

|19,210

67

|Floyd

|Charles City

|15,326

75

|Grundy

|Grundy Center

|12,384

83

|Hardin

|Eldora

|16,463

89

|Howard

|Cresco

|9,376

113

|Linn

|Cedar Rapids

|228,972

131

|Mitchell

|Osage

|10,518

157

|Poweshiek

|Montezuma

|18,453

171

|Tama

|Toledo

|16,833

191

|Winneshiek

|Decorah

|19,815

195

|Worth

|Northwood

|7,297

List of members representing the district

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! Member

! Party

! Term

! Cong
ress

! Electoral history

! Location

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| colspan=6 | District created March 4, 1847

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| rowspan=2 style="text-align:left" | 100px
Shepherd Leffler
{{Small|(Burlington)}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| rowspan=2 nowrap | March 4, 1847 –
March 3, 1851

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|30|31}}

| rowspan=2 | Redistricted from the {{ushr|Iowa|AL|C}} and re-elected in 1846.
Re-elected in 1848.
Retired.

| 1847–1849
{{dm|date=February 2022}}

style="height:3em"

| rowspan=5 | 1849–1859
{{dm|date=February 2022}}

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
Lincoln Clark
{{Small|(Dubuque)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1851 –
March 3, 1853

| {{USCongressOrdinal|32}}

| Elected in 1850.
Lost re-election.

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| style="text-align:left" |100px
John P. Cook
{{Small|(Davenport)}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| nowrap | March 4, 1853 –
March 3, 1855

| {{USCongressOrdinal|33}}

| Elected in 1852.
Retired.

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
James Thorington
{{Small|(Davenport)}}

| {{Party shading/Whig}} | Whig

| nowrap | March 4, 1855 –
March 3, 1857

| {{USCongressOrdinal|34}}

| Elected in 1854.
Lost renomination.

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
Timothy Davis
{{Small|(Dubuque)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1857 –
March 3, 1859

| {{USCongressOrdinal|35}}

| Elected in 1856.
Retired.

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
William Vandever
{{Small|(Dubuque)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1859 –
March 3, 1863

| {{USCongressOrdinal|36|37}}

| Elected in 1858.
Re-elected in 1860.
Retired.{{efn|Service effectively ended in 1861 when promoted to Major General, but did not officially resign.}}

| 1859–1863
{{dm|date=February 2022}}

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
Hiram Price
{{Small|(Davenport)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1863 –
March 3, 1869

| {{USCongressOrdinal|38|40}}

| Elected in 1862.
Re-elected in 1864.
Re-elected in 1866.
Retired.

| rowspan=5 | 1863–1873
{{dm|date=February 2022}}

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
William Smyth
{{Small|(Marion)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1869 –
September 30, 1870

| rowspan=3 | {{USCongressOrdinal|41}}

| Elected in 1868.
Died.

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| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | September 30, 1870 –
December 6, 1870

|

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
William P. Wolf
{{Small|(Tipton)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | December 6, 1870 –
March 3, 1871

| Elected to finish Smyth's term.
Retired.

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| rowspan=2 style="text-align:left" | 100px
Aylett R. Cotton
{{Small|(Lyons)}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| rowspan=2 nowrap | March 4, 1871 –
March 3, 1875

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|42|43}}

| rowspan=2 | Elected in 1870.
Re-elected in 1872.
Lost renomination.{{efn|Although his official congressional biography states he declined to run for a third term, newspaper reports indicate that he was an active but unsuccessful candidate for renomination.}}

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| rowspan=5 | 1873–1887
Cedar, Clinton, Jackson, Jones, Muscatine, and Scott counties

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
John Q. Tufts
{{Small|(Wilton Junction)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1875 –
March 3, 1877

| {{USCongressOrdinal|44}}

| Elected in 1874.
Retired.

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
Hiram Price
{{Small|(Davenport)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1877 –
March 3, 1881

| {{USCongressOrdinal|45|46}}

| Elected in 1876.
Re-elected in 1878.
Retired.

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
Sewall S. Farwell
{{Small|(Monticello)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1881 –
March 3, 1883

| {{USCongressOrdinal|47}}

| Elected in 1880.
Lost re-election.

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
Jeremiah H. Murphy
{{Small|(Davenport)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1883 –
March 3, 1887

| {{USCongressOrdinal|48|49}}

| Elected in 1882.
Re-elected in 1884.
Lost renomination.

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
Walter I. Hayes
{{Small|(Clinton)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1887 –
March 3, 1895

| {{USCongressOrdinal|50|53}}

| Elected in 1886.
Re-elected in 1888.
Re-elected in 1890.
Re-elected in 1892.
Lost re-election.

| rowspan=13 | 1887–1933
Clinton, Iowa, Jackson, Johnson, Muscatine, and Scott counties

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
George M. Curtis
{{Small|(Clinton)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1895 –
March 3, 1899

| {{USCongressOrdinal|54|55}}

| Elected in 1894.
Re-elected in 1896.
Retired.

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
Joseph R. Lane
{{Small|(Davenport)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1899 –
March 3, 1901

| {{USCongressOrdinal|56}}

| Elected in 1898.
Retired.

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
John N. W. Rumple
{{Small|(Marengo)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1901 –
January 31, 1903

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|57}}

| Elected in 1900.
Retired and died before next term.

style="height:3em"

| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | January 31, 1903 –
March 3, 1903

|

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
Martin J. Wade
{{Small|(Iowa City)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1903 –
March 3, 1905

| {{USCongressOrdinal|58}}

| Elected in 1902.
Lost re-election.

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
Albert F. Dawson
{{Small|(Preston)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1905 –
March 3, 1911

| {{USCongressOrdinal|59|61}}

| Elected in 1904.
Re-elected in 1906.
Re-elected in 1908.
Retired.

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
Irvin S. Pepper
{{Small|(Muscatine)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | March 4, 1911 –
December 22, 1913

| {{USCongressOrdinal|62|63}}

| Elected in 1910.
Re-elected in 1912.
Died.

style="height:3em"

| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | December 22, 1913 –
February 10, 1914

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|63}}

|

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
Henry Vollmer
{{Small|(Davenport)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | February 10, 1914 –
March 3, 1915

| Elected to finish Pepper's term.
Retired.

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
Harry E. Hull
{{Small|(Williamsburg)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1915 –
March 3, 1925

| {{USCongressOrdinal|64|68}}

| Elected in 1914.
Re-elected in 1916.
Re-elected in 1918.
Re-elected in 1920.
Re-elected in 1922.
Lost renomination.

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
F. Dickinson Letts
{{Small|(Davenport)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | March 4, 1925 –
March 3, 1931

| {{USCongressOrdinal|69|71}}

| Elected in 1924.
Re-elected in 1926.
Re-elected in 1928.
Lost re-election.

style="height:3em"

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:left" | 100px
Bernhard M. Jacobsen
{{Small|(Clinton)}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| rowspan=2 nowrap | March 4, 1931 –
June 30, 1936

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|72|74}}

| rowspan=2 | Elected in 1930.
Re-elected in 1932.
Re-elected in 1934.
Died.

style="height:3em"

| rowspan=3 | 1933–1943
{{dm|date=February 2022}}

style="height:3em"

| colspan=2 | Vacant

| nowrap | June 30, 1936 –
January 3, 1937

| {{USCongressOrdinal|74}}

|

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
William S. Jacobsen
{{Small|(Clinton)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1937 –
January 3, 1943

| {{USCongressOrdinal|75|77}}

| Elected in 1936.
Re-elected in 1938.
Re-elected in 1940.
Lost re-election.

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
Henry O. Talle
{{Small|(Decorah)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 1943 –
January 3, 1959

| {{USCongressOrdinal|78|85}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|Iowa|4|C}} and re-elected in 1942.
Re-elected in 1944.
Re-elected in 1946.
Re-elected in 1948.
Re-elected in 1950.
Re-elected in 1952.
Re-elected in 1954.
Re-elected in 1956.
Lost re-election.

| rowspan=3 | 1943–1963
{{dm|date=February 2022}}

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
Leonard G. Wolf
{{Small|(Elkader)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1959 –
January 3, 1961

| {{USCongressOrdinal|86}}

| Elected in 1958.
Lost re-election.

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| rowspan=2 style="text-align:left" | 100px
James E. Bromwell
{{Small|(Cedar Rapids)}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 3, 1961 –
January 3, 1965

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|87|88}}

| rowspan=2 | Elected in 1960.
Re-elected in 1962.
Lost re-election.

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| rowspan=2 | 1963–1973
{{dm|date=February 2022}}

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| rowspan=2 style="text-align:left" | 100px
John Culver
{{Small|(Cedar Rapids)}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 3, 1965 –
January 3, 1975

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|89|93}}

| rowspan=2 | Elected in 1964.
Re-elected in 1966.
Re-elected in 1968.
Re-elected in 1970.
Re-elected in 1972.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.

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| rowspan=3 | 1973–1983
{{dm|date=February 2022}}

style="height:3em"

| style="text-align:left" | 100px
Mike Blouin
{{Small|(Dubuque)}}

| {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| nowrap | January 3, 1975 –
January 3, 1979

| {{USCongressOrdinal|94|95}}

| Elected in 1974.
Re-elected in 1976.
Lost re-election.

style="height:3em"

| rowspan=2 style="text-align:left" | 100px
Tom Tauke
{{Small|(Dubuque)}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 3, 1979 –
January 3, 1991

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|96|101}}

| rowspan=2 | Elected in 1978.
Re-elected in 1980.
Re-elected in 1982.
Re-elected in 1984.
Re-elected in 1986.
Re-elected in 1988.
Retired to run for U.S. senator.

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| rowspan=2 | 1983–1993
{{dm|date=February 2022}}

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| rowspan=2 style="text-align:left" | 100px
Jim Nussle
{{Small|(Manchester)}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 3, 1991 –
January 3, 2003

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|102|107}}

| rowspan=2 | Elected in 1990.
Re-elected in 1992.
Re-elected in 1994.
Re-elected in 1996.
Re-elected in 1998.
Re-elected in 2000.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|Iowa|1|C}}.

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| 1993–2003
{{dm|date=February 2022}}

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
Jim Leach
{{Small|(Davenport)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 2003 –
January 3, 2007

| {{USCongressOrdinal|108|109}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|Iowa|1|C}} and re-elected in 2002.
Re-elected in 2004.
Lost re-election.

| rowspan=2 | 2003–2013
300px

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| rowspan=2 style="text-align:left" | 100px
Dave Loebsack
{{Small|(Iowa City)}}

| rowspan=2 {{Party shading/Democratic}} | Democratic

| rowspan=2 nowrap | January 3, 2007 –
January 3, 2021

| rowspan=2 | {{USCongressOrdinal|110|116}}

| rowspan=2 | Elected in 2006.
Re-elected in 2008.
Re-elected in 2010.
Re-elected in 2012.
Re-elected in 2014.
Re-elected in 2016.
Re-elected in 2018.
Retired.

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| rowspan=2 | 2013–2023
300px

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
Mariannette Miller-Meeks
{{Small|(Ottumwa)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 2021 –
January 3, 2023

| {{USCongressOrdinal|117}}

| Elected in 2020.
Redistricted to the {{ushr|Iowa|1|C}}.

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| style="text-align:left" | 100px
Ashley Hinson
{{Small|(Marion)}}

| {{Party shading/Republican}} | Republican

| nowrap | January 3, 2023 –
present

| {{USCongressOrdinal|118|Present}}

| Redistricted from the {{ushr|Iowa|1|C}} and re-elected in 2022.
Re-elected in 2024.

| 2023–present:
northeast quadrant of the state
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{{Notelist}}

Recent election results

= 2020 election =

{{main|2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Iowa's 2nd congressional district election, 2020{{cite web |title=General Election - 2020 Canvass Summary |url=https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2020/general/canvsummary.pdf |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State}}

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Mariannette Miller-Meeks

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 196,964

| percentage = 49.912

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Rita Hart

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 196,958

| percentage = 49.910

}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 703

| percentage = 0.178

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 394,625

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box gain with party link no swing

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

| loser = Democratic Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2022 election =

{{main|2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = Iowa's 2nd congressional district election, 2022{{cite web |title=2022 General Election - Election Canvass Summary |url=https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2022/general/canvsummary.pdf |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State}}

}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Ashley Hinson (incumbent)

| party = Republican Party (United States)

| votes = 172,181

| percentage = 54.1

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Liz Mathis

| party = Democratic Party (United States)

| votes = 145,940

| percentage = 45.8

}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 278

| percentage = 0.1

}}

{{Election box total no change

| votes = 318,399

| percentage = 100.0

}}

{{Election box hold with party link no change

| winner = Republican Party (United States)

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2024 election =

{{Election box begin no change|title=2024 Iowa's 2nd congressional district election}}{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=Ashley Hinson (incumbent)|votes=233,340|percentage=57.1}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Sarah Corkery|votes=169,740|percentage=41.5}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change|party=Independent (US)|candidate=Jody Puffett|votes=5,381|percentage=1.3}}

{{Election box write-in with party link no change

| votes = 341

| percentage = 0.1

}}

{{Election box total no change|votes=408,802|percentage=100.0}}{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Republican Party (United States)}}{{Election box end}}

Historical district boundaries

File:United States House of Representatives, Iowa District 2 map.png

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See also

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References

{{Reflist}}

  • {{cite book|title=The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress|last=Martis|first=Kenneth C.|year=1989|publisher=Macmillan Publishing Company|location=New York}}
  • {{cite book|title=The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts|last=Martis|first=Kenneth C.|year=1982|publisher=Macmillan Publishing Company|location=New York}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20100423082228/http://bioguide.congress.gov/biosearch/biosearch.asp Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present]

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