2022 Iowa elections

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A general election was held in the U.S. state of Iowa on November 8, 2022. All of Iowa's executive officers were up for election, as well as a United States Senate seat, all four of Iowa's seats in the United States House of Representatives, 25 (half) of the seats in the Iowa Senate, and all 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives. Primary elections were held on June 7, 2022. [1]

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The Republican Party of Iowa had a very successful election. All three statewide incumbent Republicans (governor, secretary of agriculture, and secretary of state) won reelection by more than 18%, two of three statewide incumbent Democrats (28-year incumbent attorney general and 40-year incumbent treasurer) lost to Republican challengers, and the remaining incumbent Democrat (4-year incumbent auditor) won by less than 3,000 votes and 0.23%. Republicans also won all 4 of Iowa's U.S. House seats. [2] [3]

Governor and lieutenant governor

Incumbent Republican governor Kim Reynolds ran for re-election to a second full term as governor. [4] Reynolds won the Republican primary unopposed. [5]

Deidre DeJear, a small business owner and nominee for Secretary of State of Iowa in 2018, won the Democratic primary unopposed. [6]

In Iowa, nominees for lieutenant governor are chosen at party conventions. They then run on a ticket with the gubernatorial nominee. Incumbent Republican lieutenant governor Adam Gregg ran for re-election to a second term in office.

Results by county: .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{} Reynolds 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% DeJear 50-60% 60-70% 2022 Iowa gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
Results by county:
  Reynolds
  •   50-60%
  •   60-70%
  •   70-80%
  •   80-90%
  DeJear
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Iowa gubernatorial election, 2022 [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Kim Reynolds / Adam Gregg (incumbent) 709,198 58.0
Democratic Deidre DeJear / Eric Van Lacker482,95039.5
Libertarian Rick Stewart / Marco Battaglia28,9982.4
Write-in 7180.1
Total votes1,221,864 100.0
Republican hold

Attorney general

Incumbent Democratic attorney general Tom Miller, who had served in the position since 1995, and previously from 1979 to 1991, ran for re-election to an eighth consecutive and eleventh overall term in office. [8]

Guthrie County attorney Brenna Bird won the Republican primary unopposed. [1]

Bird defeated incumbent attorney general Tom Miller with 50.8% of votes.

Results by county: Bird 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% T. Miller 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 2022 Iowa State Attorney General election results map by county.svg
Results by county:
  Bird
  •   50-60%
  •   60-70%
  •   70-80%
  •   80-90%
  T. Miller
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
2022 Iowa Attorney General election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Brenna Bird 611,432 50.82%
Democratic Tom Miller (incumbent)590,89049.11%
Write-in 8010.07%
Total votes1,203,123 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

Secretary of state

Incumbent Republican secretary of state Paul Pate, [9] Democratic Linn County auditor Joel Miller, [10] and Clinton County auditor Eric Van Lancker ran. Miller defeated Van Lancker in the primary election on June 7.

Pate defeated Miller in the general election with 60.06% of votes.

Results by county: Pate 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% J. Miller 50-60% 60-70% 2022 Iowa Secretary of State election results map by county.svg
Results by county:
  Pate
  •   50-60%
  •   60-70%
  •   70-80%
  •   80-90%
  J. Miller
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
2022 Iowa Secretary of State election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Paul D. Pate (incumbent) 723,250 60.05%
Democratic Joel Miller480,47439.89%
Write-in 7080.06%
Total votes1,204,432 100.0%
Republican hold

Treasurer

Incumbent Democratic state treasurer Michael Fitzgerald, who had served in the position since 1983, ran for re-election to an eleventh term in office.

The Republican nominee was Roby Smith, a state senator. [11]

Smith defeated Fitzgerald in the general election with 51.27% of the votes.

Results by county: Smith 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Fitzgerald 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 2022 Iowa State Treasurer election results map by county.svg
Results by county:
  Smith
  •   50-60%
  •   60-70%
  •   70-80%
  •   80-90%
  Fitzgerald
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
2022 Iowa Treasurer election
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Roby Smith 614,943 51.26%
Democratic Michael Fitzgerald (incumbent)584,02148.68%
Write-in 6670.06%
Total votes1,199,631 100.0%
Republican gain from Democratic

Auditor

Incumbent Democratic state auditor Rob Sand ran for re-election to a second term in office. [12]

Republican businessman Todd Halbur defeated former state representative Mary Ann Hanusa in the primary election. [1]

Halbur conceded defeat on November 18. [13]

Results by county: Sand 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% Halbur 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 2022 Iowa State Auditor election results map by county.svg
Results by county:
  Sand
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  Halbur
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
      60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
Iowa State Auditor election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Rob Sand (incumbent) 600,719 50.09%
Republican Todd Halbur597,82649.84%
Write-in 8260.07%
Total votes1,199,371 100.0
Democratic hold

Secretary of Agriculture

Incumbent Republican Secretary of Agriculture Mike Naig ran for re-election to a second term in office. [14]

Polk County Soil and Water Conservation District Commissioner John Norwood ran for the Democrats. [14]

Naig defeated Norwood in the general election with 61.14% of the votes. This was the only Iowa statewide election where Linn County voted for the Republican nominee.

Results by county: Naig 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% >90% Norwood 50-60% 60-70% 2022 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture election results map by county.svg
Results by county:
  Naig
  •   50-60%
  •   60-70%
  •   70-80%
  •   80-90%
  •   >90%
  Norwood
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
Iowa Secretary of Agriculture election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Mike Naig (incumbent) 730,285 61.13%
Democratic John Norwood463,65238.81%
Write-in 7700.06
Total votes1,194,707 100.0
Republican hold

United States Senate

Incumbent Republican senator Chuck Grassley ran for reelection to an eighth term [15] in office.

Five Democrats filed to run: retired U.S. Navy admiral Michael Franken, [16] former U.S. Representative Abby Finkenauer, [17] Minden city councilor Glenn Hurst, [18] former Crawford County supervisor Dave Muhlbauer (withdrawn), [19] and former state representative Bob Krause (withdrawn). [20]

Grassley defeated Franken in the general election with 56.01% of votes.

United States Senate election in Iowa, 2022 [21]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Chuck Grassley (incumbent) 681,501 56.01%
Democratic Michael Franken 533,33043.84%
Write-in 1,8150.15%
Total votes1,216,646 100.0
Republican hold

United States House of Representatives

All of Iowa's four seats in the United States House of Representatives were up for election in 2022 and were contested. Republicans won all four seats following the defeat of Democratic incumbent Cindy Axne in Iowa's 3rd congressional district, which she narrowly lost to Zach Nunn. [22]

Results by Congressional district: Republican 50-60% 60-70% Iowa 2022 House.svg
Results by Congressional district:
  Republican
  •   50-60%
  •   60-70%

Iowa General Assembly

Ballot measures

Amendment 1

The Right to Keep and Bear Arms Initiative would enshrine in the state constitution a fundamental right to keep and bear arms. [23]

Amendment 1 [24]
ChoiceVotes %
Check-71-128-204-brightblue.svg Yes748,36365.17
No399,95934.83
Total votes1,148,322100.00

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