2018 Iowa elections

2018 Iowa elections

TheIowa elections, 2018were held in theU.S. stateofIowaon November 6, 2018. A closed primary election was held on June 5, 2018.All of Iowa's executive officers were up for election as well as all four of Iowa's seats in theUnited States House of Representatives,25 (half) of the seats in theIowa Senate,and all 100 seats in theIowa House of Representatives.

Governorship

Main article:Iowa gubernatorial election, 2018

IncumbentRepublicangovernorTerry Branstad,who has served for two consecutive and six total terms as Iowa Governor, resigned to be theUnited States Ambassador to Chinain 2017.Lieutenant GovernorKim Reynoldsassumed the governorship and was seeking a full term.

Results

Iowa gubernatorial election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Kim Reynolds(incumbent)	667,275	50.3
	Democratic	Fred Hubbell	630,986	47.5
	Libertarian	Jake Porter	21,427	1.6
	Independent	Gary Siegwarth	7,463	0.6
	Write-in		488	0.0
Total votes			1,327,638	100.0
	Republicanhold

Attorney general

Incumbent Democraticattorney generalTom Millerhas served in the position since 1995, and previously from 1979 to 1991. The Republican Party did not nominate anyone, but the Libertarian Party nominated Marco Battaglia.

Democratic primary

Results

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

General election

Results

Iowa Attorney General election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Miller(incumbent)	880,531	76.5
	Libertarian	Marco Battaglia	262,131	22.8
	Write-in		8,237	0.7
Total votes			1,150,899	100.0
	Democratichold

Secretary of state

Democratic primary

• Deidre DeJear
• Jim Mowrer

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Deidre DeJear	82,221	51.1
	Democratic	Jim Mowrer	78,409	48.7
	Democratic	Write-ins	312	0.2
Total votes			160,942	100.0

Republican primary

• Paul Pate,incumbent

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul D. Pate(incumbent)	88,303	99.6
	Republican	Write-ins	327	0.4
Total votes			88,630	100.0

General election

Predictions

Source	Ranking	As of
Governing magazine	Lean R	June 4, 2018

Endorsements

Deidre DeJear (D)

Former U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Barack Obama,44thPresident of the United States

Results

Iowa Secretary of State election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Pate(incumbent)	685,780	52.7
	Democratic	Deidre DeJear	583,774	44.9
	Libertarian	Jules Ofenbakh	30,881	2.4
	Write-in		482	0.0
Total votes			1,300,917	100.0
	Republicanhold

Treasurer

2018 Iowa State Treasurer election

Candidate Michael Fitzgerald Jeremy Davis Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 710,426 553,691 Percentage 54.8% 42.7%

County results Fitzgerald:40–50%50–60%60–70% 70–80% Davis:40–50%50–60%60–70%70–80%80–90%

State Treasurer before election Michael Fitzgerald Democratic Elected State Treasurer Michael Fitzgerald Democratic

Incumbent Democraticstate treasurerMichael L. Fitzgerald,who has served in the position since 1983, ran for reelection to a tenth term in office.Fitzgerald was unopposed in the primary and does not have a Republican challenger, however does have a challenger from the Libertarian party.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael L. Fitzgerald(incumbent)	156,225	51.1
	Democratic	Write-ins	444	0.2
Total votes			156,669	100.0

General election

Results

Iowa State Treasurer election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael L. Fitzgerald(incumbent)	710,426	54.8
	Republican	Jeremy Davis	553,691	42.7
	Libertarian	Tim Hird	31,268	2.4
	Write-in		465	0.1
Total votes			1,295,850	100.0
	Democratichold

Auditor

Incumbent AuditorMary Mosiman,who has served since 2013 was eligible for re-election and was unopposed in the Republican primary. AttorneyRob Sandwon the Democratic primary.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rob Sand	147,840	99.6
	Democratic	Write-ins	550	0.4
Total votes			148,390	100.0

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mary Mosiman(incumbent)	85,207	99.7
	Republican	Write-ins	278	0.3
Total votes			88,630	100.0

Results by county:

Sand—70–80%

Sand—60–70%

Sand—50–60%

Sand—40–50%

Mosiman—80-90%

Mosiman—70-80%

Mosiman—60-70%

Mosiman—50-60%

Mosiman—40-50%

General election

Results

Iowa State Auditor election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Rob Sand	660,169	51.0
	Republican	Mary Mosiman(incumbent)	601,320	46.4
	Libertarian	Fred Perryman	33,421	2.6
	Write-in		458	0.0
Total votes			1,295,368	100.0
	DemocraticgainfromRepublican

Secretary of Agriculture

RepublicanSecretary of AgricultureBill Northeyhad served in the position since 2007. Northey was considering running for Iowa Governor, but after Governor Terry Branstad was nominated to be Ambassador to China he announced he would not run.Northey had not ruled out running for reelection in 2018, but he said he would be willing to serve as lieutenant governor instead if asked.In 2018, he was nominated by PresidentDonald Trumpto beUnder Secretary of Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Servicesand has since ruled out reelection. The office is currently held byMike Naig,serving in an acting capacity.

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tim Gannon	148,258	99.5
	Democratic	Write-ins	710	0.5
Total votes			148,968	100.0

Republican primary

• Ray Gaesser, farmer and soybean producer
• Chad Ingels
• Craig Lang, former president of the Farm Bureau
• Mike Naig,incumbent
• Dan Zumbach,State Senator

Results

Republican primary results

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Naig(incumbent)	30,870	34.7
	Republican	Dan Zumbach	18,938	21.3
	Republican	Craig Lang	16,514	18.6
	Republican	Ray Gaesser	14,437	16.2
	Republican	Chad Ingels	7,915	8.9
	Republican	Write-ins	210	0.3
Total votes			88,884	100.0

General election

Endorsements

Tim Gannon (D)

Former U.S. Executive Branch officials

• Barack Obama,44thPresident of the United States

Results

Iowa Secretary of Agriculture election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Naig(incumbent)	651,552	50.3
	Democratic	Tim Gannon	602,916	46.6
	Libertarian	Rick Stewart	38,965	3.0
	Write-in		597	0.1
Total votes			1,294,030	100.0
	Republicanhold

United States House of Representatives

Main article:United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2018

All of Iowa's four seats in theUnited States House of Representativeswere up for election in 2018.

Iowa General Assembly

The 25 odd-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 2018, as were all 100 Iowa House seats.

Main article:2018 Iowa Senate election

Main article:2018 Iowa House of Representatives election

External links

• CandidatesatVote Smart
• CandidatesatBallotpedia
• Campaign financeatOpenSecrets

Official Attorney General campaign websites

• Marco Battaglia (L) for Attorney General
• Tom Miller (D) for Attorney General

Official Secretary of State campaign websites

• Deidre DeJear (D) for Secretary of State
• Paul Pate (R) for Secretary of State

Official State Auditor campaign websites

• Mary Mosiman (R) for Auditor
• Rob Sand (D) for Auditor

Official Secretary of Agriculture campaign websites

• Tim Gannon (D) for Secretary of AgricultureArchived2018-10-20 at theWayback Machine
• Mike Naig (R) for Secretary of Agriculture