2022 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture election

2022 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture election

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Candidate Mike Naig John Norwood Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 730,285 463,652 Percentage 61.13% 38.81%

County results Congressional district results Naig:     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90% Norwood:     50–60%     60–70%

Secretary of Agriculture before election Mike Naig Republican Elected Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig Republican

The 2022 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 7, 2022. ^[1]

Incumbent Republican agriculture secretary Mike Naig won re-election to a second full term in office against Polk County commissioner John Norwood in a landslide. ^{[2] [3]} Naig was the only statewide Republican in 2022 to win Linn County, which contains Cedar Rapids. ^[4]

Republican primary

Candidates

Nominee

• Mike Naig, incumbent agriculture secretary (2018-present) ^[5]

Results

Republican primary results ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Naig (incumbent)	171,646	99.70%
	Write-in		508	0.30%
Total votes			172,154	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Nominee

• John Norwood, businessman and Polk County soil and water commissioner ^[7]

Results

Democratic primary results ^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Norwood	139,730	99.75%
	Write-in		348	0.25%
Total votes			139,730	100.00%

General election

Results

2022 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture election ^[9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mike Naig (incumbent)	730,285	61.13%
	Democratic	John Norwood	463,652	38.81%
	Write-in		770	0.06%
Total votes			1,202,707	100.00%

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Naig won 10 counties that had previously voted for Democrat Tim Gannon in 2018. ^{[9] [10]}

• Black Hawk (largest city: Waterloo)
• Cerro Gordo (largest city: Mason City)
• Clinton (largest city: Clinton)
• Des Moines (largest city: Burlington)
• Dubuque (largest city: Dubuque)
• Jefferson (largest city: Fairfield)
• Lee (largest city: Fort Madison)
• Linn (largest city: Cedar Rapids)
• Scott (largest city: Davenport)
• Winneshiek (largest city: Decorah)

See also

• 2022 Iowa elections

References

1. "2022 Primary Election". Des Moines County Elections. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
2. Eller, Donnelle (November 9, 2022). "Mike Naig wins second term as Iowa's agriculture secretary". Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
3. "Voters reelect Mike Naig for Iowa secretary of agriculture". KCCI 8. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
4. "Results". Iowa Secretary of State. December 16, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
5. Rooker, Amanda (October 23, 2022). "Mike Naig and John Norwood in race for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture". KCCI 8. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
6. "Secretary of Agriculture - Rep". Iowa Secretary of State. July 5, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
7. Eller, Donnelle (February 8, 2022). "Democrat John Norwood challenges Republican incumbent Mike Naig in race for Iowa agriculture secretary". Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
8. "Secretary of Agriculture - Dem". Iowa Secretary of State. July 5, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
9. "Secretary of Agriculture". Iowa Secretary of State. December 16, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
10. "Secretary of Agriculture". Iowa Secretary of State. December 4, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2025.