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2018 Iowa Attorney General election

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2018 Iowa Attorney General election

2014 November 6, 2018 2022
Candidate Tom Miller Marco Battaglia
Party Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote 880,531 262,131
Percentage 76.5% 22.8%

Miller:50–60%60–70%70–80%80–90%>90%

Attorney General before election

Tom Miller
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Tom Miller
Democratic

The2018 Iowa Attorney General electiontook place on November 6, 2018, to elect theAttorney General of Iowa.The election was held concurrently withthat year's gubernatorial election.

IncumbentDemocraticAttorney GeneralTom Millerwon re-election with 76.5% of the vote.[1]TheRepublican Partydid not nominate anyone, but theLibertarian Partynominated Marco Battaglia.[2]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Miller(incumbent) 157,483 99.7
Democratic Write-ins 546 0.3
Total votes 158,029 100.0

Other candidates

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Libertarian Party

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Nominee

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  • Marco Battaglia,2014gubernatorial candidate[3]

General election

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Results

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Tom Miller won re-election inlandslide victorywith 76.51% of the vote.[4]

2018 Iowa Attorney General election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Miller(incumbent) 880,531 76.51
Libertarian Marco Battaglia 262,131 22.78
Write-in 8,237 0.72
Total votes 1,150,899 100%
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By congressional district

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Miller won all 4 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.[5]

District Miller Battaglia Representative
1st 78% 22% Abby Finkenauer
2nd 76% 24% Dave Loebsack
3rd 76% 24% Cindy Axne
4th 75% 25% Steve King

References

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  1. ^"Iowa Election Results".The New York Times.November 6, 2018.Archivedfrom the original on November 6, 2018.RetrievedMarch 31,2021.
  2. ^"Iowa Attorney General election, 2018".Ballotpedia.Archivedfrom the original on May 23, 2017.RetrievedMarch 31,2021.
  3. ^"Marco Battaglia".Ballotpedia.Archivedfrom the original on November 7, 2018.
  4. ^"Official Results".Iowa Secretary of State.Archivedfrom the original on November 10, 2018.RetrievedMarch 31,2021.
  5. ^"DRA 2020".Daves Redistricting.RetrievedAugust 19,2024.