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Iowa's 4th Congressional District elections, 2014
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The 4th Congressional District of Iowa held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014.
Incumbent Steve King (R), who was first elected in 2002, defeated Jim Mowrer (D) in the general election.
Heading into November, both candidates had reported significant campaign spending. Mowrer spent over $1 million in the last quarter, while King spent just over $300,000. A poll from September showed King leading with a three point margin (the poll's margin of error was +/- 4.6 percentage points).[4] King ultimately defeated Mowrer by more than 20 percentage points.[5]
Neither candidate faced a primary opponent..[6]
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Primary: A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party's candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Iowa, state law provides for a closed primary where every voter must be affiliated with a party in order to participate in its primary. However, a voter can change his or her political party affiliation on the day of the primary.[7]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Voter registration: To vote in the primary voters were required to register by either May 26, 2014, to pre-register, or on election day. For the general election, the voter registration deadline was October 25, 2014 (10 days before election day).[8]
- See also: Iowa elections, 2014
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Steve King (R), who was first elected in 2002.
Iowa's 4th Congressional District covers north-central and northwest Iowa. The district includes Ames and Sioux City, as well as the counties of Lyon, Sioux, Plymouth, Woodbury, Monona, Harrison, Shelby, Crawford, Audubon, Carroll, Greene, Boone, Story, Hardin, Hamilton, Webster, Calhoun, Sac, Ida, Cherokee, Buena Vista, Pocahontas, Humboldt, Franklin, Butler, Chicksaw, Floyd, Cerro Gordo, Hancock, Winnebago, Kossuth, Emmet, Palo Alto, Dickinson, Osceola, O'Brien, Clay, Grundy and Wright.[9]
Candidates
General election candidates
- Steve King - Incumbent
Jim Mowrer
June 3, 2014, primary results
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Elections
General election results
The 4th Congressional District of Iowa held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Incumbent Steve King (R) defeated challenger Jim Mowrer (D) in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Steve King Incumbent |
61.6% | 169,834 | |
| Democratic | Jim Mowrer | 38.3% | 105,504 | |
| Write-in | Other | 0.1% | 295 | |
| Total Votes | 275,633 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State Official Results | ||||
Key votes
Below are important votes the incumbent cast during the 113th Congress.
HR 676
On July 30, 2014, the U.S. House approved a resolution 225 to 201 to sue President Barack Obama for exceeding his constitutional authority. Five Republicans—Thomas Massie of Kentucky, Paul Broun of Georgia, Scott Garrett of New Jersey, Walter Jones of North Carolina and Steve Stockman of Texas—voted with Democrats against the lawsuit.[12] King joined the other 224 Republicans in favor of the lawsuit. All Democrats voted against the resolution.[13][14]
Government shutdown
- See also: United States budget debate, 2013
On September 30, 2013, the House passed a final stopgap spending bill before the shutdown went into effect. The bill included a one-year delay of the Affordable Care Act's individual mandate and would have also stripped the bill of federal subsidies for congressional members and staff. It passed through the House with a vote of 228-201.[15] At 1 a.m. on October 1, 2013, one hour after the shutdown officially began, the House voted to move forward with going to a conference. In short order, Sen. Harry Reid rejected the call to conference.[16] Steve King voted against the stopgap spending bill that would have delayed the individual mandate.[17]
The shutdown ended on October 16, 2013, when the House took a vote on HR 2775 after it was approved by the Senate. The bill to reopen the government lifted the $16.7 trillion debt limit and funded the government through January 15, 2014. Federal employees also received retroactive pay for the shutdown period. The only concession made by Senate Democrats was to require income verification for Obamacare subsidies.[18] The House passed the legislation shortly after the Senate, by a vote of 285-144, with all 144 votes against the legislation coming from Republican members. Steve King voted against HR 2775.[19]
Endorsement
John Delaney (D-MD) made a visit to Iowa on September 5, 2013, on behalf of Democratic candidate Jim Mowrer.[20]
Vice President Joe Biden attended a fundraiser for Mowrer on September 24, 2013.[21] The event was hosted at the Washington, D.C. townhouse of April and John Delaney (D-MD).[21] The event was also one of the only fundraisers that Biden planned for an individual congressional candidate.[21] U.S. House Minority Whip Steny Hoyer (D-MD) was also in attendance.[21]
Polls
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| Poll | Steve King | Jim Mowrer | Undecided | Margin of Error | Sample Size | ||||||||||||||
| Loras College (September 2-5, 2014) | 47.3% | 36% | 16.7% | +/-5.6 | 300 | ||||||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Poll | Steve King | Democratic opponent | Undecided | Sample Size | |||||||||||||||
| Public Policy Polling October 2-3, 2013 | 45% | 49% | 8% | 855 | |||||||||||||||
| Note: A "0%" finding means the candidate was not a part of the poll. The polls above may not reflect all polls that have been conducted in this race. Those displayed are a random sampling chosen by Ballotpedia staff. If you would like to nominate another poll for inclusion in the table, send an email to editor@ballotpedia.org | |||||||||||||||||||
Media
FWD.us
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Campaign contributions
Steve King
| Steve King (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| April Quarterly[22] | April 15, 2013 | $119,193.14 | $108,630.54 | $(137,675.17) | $90,148.51 | ||||
| July Quarterly[23] | July 15, 2013 | $90,148.51 | $139,715.62 | $(124,086.40) | $105,777.73 | ||||
| October Quarterly[24] | October 13, 2013 | $105,777.73 | $109,871.37 | $(122,861.40) | $92,787.70 | ||||
| Year-end[25] | January 31, 2014 | $92,787 | $162,850 | $(116,209) | $139,428 | ||||
| April Quarterly[26] | April 15, 2014 | $139,428 | $121,041 | $(72,917) | $187,551 | ||||
| July Quarterly[27] | July 15, 2014 | $223,530 | $325,247 | $(106,216) | $442,672 | ||||
| October Quarterly[28] | October 15, 2014 | $442,672 | $601,537 | $(307,339) | $736,871 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,568,892.53 | $(987,303.97) | ||||||||
Jim Mowrer
| Jim Mowrer (2014) Campaign Finance Reports | |||||||||
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| Report | Date Filed | Beginning Balance | Total Contributions for Reporting Period | Expenditures | Cash on Hand | ||||
| October Quarterly[29] | October 16, 2013 | $0.00 | $181,514.19 | $(52,656.35) | $128,857.84 | ||||
| Year End[30] | January 31, 2014 | $128,857 | $175,363 | $(97,853) | $206,368 | ||||
| April Quarterly[31] | April 15, 2014 | $206,368 | $351,107 | $(106,575) | $450,899 | ||||
| July Quarterly[32] | July 15, 2014 | $514,945 | $270,798 | $(71,210) | $714,534 | ||||
| October Quarterly[33] | October 15, 2014 | $714,149 | $705,294 | $(1,176,692) | $242,752 | ||||
| Running totals | |||||||||
| $1,684,076.19 | $(1,504,986.35) | ||||||||
District history
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2012
On November 6, 2012, Steve King (R) won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Christie Vilsack and Martin James Monroe in the general election.
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican | Steve King Incumbent |
53% | 200,063 | |
| Democratic | Christie Vilsack | 44.9% | 169,470 | |
| Independent | Martin James Monroe | 2.2% | 8,124 | |
| Total Votes | 377,657 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State "Official Election Results, 2012 General Election" | ||||
2010
On November 2, 2010, Tom Latham won re-election to the United States House. He defeated Bill Maske (D) and Dan Lensing (I) in the general election.[34]
| U.S. House, Iowa District 4 General Election, 2010 | ||||
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| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Tom Latham incumbent |
65.6% | 152,588 | |
| Democratic | Bill Maske | 32% | 74,300 | |
| Independent | Dan Lensing | 2.4% | 5,499 | |
| N/A | Write-In | 0.1% | 132 | |
| Total Votes | 232,519 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2014
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2014
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2014 HOUSE RACE RATINGS FOR June 26, 2014," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2014 House Races," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ Fairvote, "FairVote Releases Projections for the 2014 Congressional Elections," accessed August 5, 2014
- ↑ DFM Research, "Iowa 4th District Survey," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ Baltimore Sun, "Delaney stumps for fellow Dem in Iowa," accessed September 10, 2013
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate List," accessed June 1, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State Website, "Voter Registration FAQ," accessed September 17, 2025
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State Website, "Voter Pre-Registration," accessed January 3, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Redistricting Map "Map" accessed July 24, 2012
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Politics1 "Iowa" accessed April 22, 2013
- ↑ Roll Call "Iowa Democrat to challenge Steve King" accessed April 9, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "House Resolution 676," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Associated Press, "Suing Obama: GOP-led House gives the go-ahead," July 31, 2014
- ↑ Washington Post, "House clears way for lawsuit against Obama," accessed July 30, 2014
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Buzzfeed, "Government Shutdown: How We Got Here," accessed October 1, 2013
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 504," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ The Washington Post, "Reid, McConnell propose bipartisan Senate bill to end shutdown, extend borrowing," accessed October 16, 2013
- ↑ U.S. House, "Final vote results for Roll Call 550," accessed October 31, 2013
- ↑ Baltimore Sun, "Delaney stumps for fellow Dem in Iowa," accessed September 10, 2013
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 21.2 21.3 Des Moines Register, "Biden will do fundraiser for Iowa Democrat Jim Mowrer," accessed September 18, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly" accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly" accessed July 25, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 24, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed February 17, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed April 21, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed November 7, 2013
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "Year End Report," accessed March 3, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "April Quarterly," accessed May 13, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "July Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ Federal Election Commission, "October Quarterly," accessed October 23, 2014
- ↑ U.S. Congress House Clerk, "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 2010," accessed March 28, 2013
