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Iowa's 4th Congressional District election, 2016
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The 4th Congressional District of Iowa held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 8, 2016.
Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Republican. Incumbent Steve King (R) defeated Kim Weaver (D) in the general election on November 8, 2016. King defeated Rick Bertrand in the Republican primary on June 7, 2016, while Weaver ran unopposed in the Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Candidate Filing Deadline | Primary Election | General Election |
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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.[6]
For information about which offices are nominated via primary election, see this article.
Incumbent: Heading into the election the incumbent was Steve King (R), who was first elected in the 4th district in 2012. He however was first elected in 2002 under Iowa's 5th district before it was removed in the redistricting of 2012.
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.[7]
Election results
General election
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
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| Republican |  Steve King Incumbent |
61.2% | 226,719 | |
| Democratic | Kim Weaver | 38.6% | 142,993 | |
| N/A | Write-in | 0.1% | 547 | |
| Total Votes | 370,259 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State | ||||
Primary election
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
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Steve King Incumbent |
64.7% | 29,098 | ||
| Rick Bertrand | 35.3% | 15,872 | ||
| Total Votes | 44,970 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State |
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Candidates
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General election candidates: Steve King   Kim Weaver |
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Primary candidates:[8] |
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Democratic |
Republican Rick Bertrand - State sen.[4] |
Endorsements
Steve King
- Sen. Chuck Grassley[10]
- Sen. Joni Ernst[11]
District history
2014
The 4th Congressional District of Iowa held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 4, 2014. Steve King (R) defeated 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 | ||||
2012
The 4th Congressional District of Iowa held an election for the U.S. House of Representatives on November 6, 2012. Steve King (R) won the election in the district.[12]
| 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" | ||||
Important dates and deadlines
- See also: Iowa elections, 2016
The calendar below lists important dates for political candidates in Iowa in 2016.
| Dates and requirements for candidates in 2016 | |||
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| Deadline | Event type | Event description | |
| February 29, 2016 | Ballot access | Primary candidate filing period opens | |
| March 18, 2016 | Ballot access | Primary candidate filing period ends | |
| May 19, 2016 | Campaign finance | Report due covering January 1 through May 14 | |
| June 3, 2016 | Campaign finance | Special supplementary report due for certain contributions | |
| June 7, 2016 | Election date | Primary election | |
| July 19, 2016 | Campaign finance | Report due covering May 15 through July 14 | |
| August 1, 2016 | Ballot access | General election candidate filing period opens | |
| August 19, 2016 | Ballot access | General election candidate filing period ends | |
| October 19, 2016 | Campaign finance | Report due covering July 15 through October 14 | |
| November 4, 2016 | Campaign finance | Special supplementary report due for certain contributions | |
| November 8, 2016 | Election date | General election | |
| January 19, 2017 | Campaign finance | Report due covering October 15 through December 31 | |
| Sources: Iowa Secretary of State, "Three Year Election Calendar," accessed June 5, 2015 Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, "Reporting Dates," accessed June 5, 2015 | |||
See also
- United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 2016
- United States House of Representatives elections, 2016
Footnotes
- ↑ Cook Political Report, "2016 House Race Ratings for July 11, 2016," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ Sabato's Crystal Ball, "2016 House," accessed July 18, 2016
- ↑ Rothenberg & Gonzales Political Report, "House Ratings," accessed July 19, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," accessed March 19, 2016
- ↑ The New York Times "Iowa Caucus Results," June 7, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State Website, "Voter Registration FAQ," accessed September 17, 2025
- ↑ Iowa Redistricting Map "Map" accessed July 24, 2012
- ↑ Candidates are listed by party and alphabetically within each party.
- ↑ Sioux City Journal, "Weaver announces bid to defeat King in Iowa 4th District," August 14, 2015
- ↑ Sioux City Journal, "Grassley endorses Steve King in Republican primary," April 15, 2016
- ↑ The Des Moines Register, "Branstad won't endorse in King-Bertrand race for Congress," April 25, 2016
- ↑ Politico, "2012 Election Map," accessed August 15, 2012
For information about public policy issues in the 2016 elections, see: Public policy in the 2016 elections!
