IOWA

Your complete directory of Iowa candidates for Governor, State Cabinet, United State Senator and Congress in the current election cycle ... state political parties ... the official state election office ... and state news sources.

CANDIDATE DIRECTORY LEGEND:
Bold = Active Candidate
Italics = Potential Candidate
* = Incumbent
= Winner
(Incumbent Party Listed First)

Filing Deadline (Major Parties): March 14, 2014
Filing Deadline (Others): August 15, 2014
Primary: June 3, 2014

This page was last updated on May 21, 2013

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Terry Branstad (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Chet Culver (D) - Ex-Governor, Ex-Secretary of State & Ex-Teacher
Jack Hatch (D) - State Sen., Ex-State Rep., Businessman & Ex-Congressional Aide
Pam Jochum (D) - State Senate President & Ex-State Rep.
Tyler Olson (D) - State Rep., State Democratic Chair & Attorney

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2014.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
Kim Reynolds (R)*

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Tom Miller (D)*

STATE AUDITOR:
Mary Mosiman (R)*

STATE TREASURER:
Mike Fitzgerald (D)*

SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE:
Bill Northey (R)* - (Campaign Site)

GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

State House ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )

State Senate ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

[ Tom Harkin (D)* - Retiring in 2014. ]
Bruce Braley (D) - Congressman & Ex-Iowa Trial Lawyers Association President
Joni Ernst (R) - State Sen., Ex-Montgomery County Auditor & National Guard Officer
Paul Lunde (R) - Attorney & '92 US Rep. Nominee
Rod Roberts (R) - State Inspectons Dept. Director, Ex-State Rep., Pastor & '10 Gov. Candidate
A.J. Spiker (R) - State GOP Chairman
Bob Vander Plaats (R) - Religious Right Activist & Frequent Candidate
Matt Whitaker (R) - Ex-US Attorney, Ex-College Football Player & '02 State Treasurer Nominee
David Young (R) - Congressional Aide

Chuck Grassley (R)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2016.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
[ Bruce Braley (D)* - Candidate for US Senate in 2014. ]
Pat Murphy (D) - State Rep., Ex-State House Speaker & Businessman
Tyler Olson (D) - State Rep., State Democratic Chair & Attorney
Rod Blum (R) - Software Company Owner, Real Estate Developer & '12 Candidate
Steve Rathje (R) - Businessman, Gun Rights Activist, '10 Candidate & '08 US Sen. Candidate
Jason Welch (R) - John Deere Employee & '10 Candidate

District 2:
Dave Loebsack (D)* - (Campaign Site)

District 3:
Tom Latham (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 4:
Steve King (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Iowa
Iowa Democratic Party
Iowa Green Party
Libertarian Party of Iowa
Republican Party of Iowa

STATE ELECTION OFFICE:

Secretary of State's Office

STATE NEWS SOURCES:

Ames Tribune
The Bean Walker (Conservative)
Bedford Times-Press
Blog for Iowa (Liberal)
Bloomfield Democrat
Cedar Rapids Gazette
City View
Des Moines.Com
Des Moines Register - (Politics Section)
Dubuque Telegraph-Herald
Fort Madison Daily Democrat
Humboldt Independent
Iowa.com
Iowa City Press-Citizen
Iowa Farmer Today
The Iowan Magazine
Nevada Journal
Quad-City News (Davenport - Bettendorf)
Sioux City Journal
Waterloo - Cedar Falls Courier

Iowa Press / Iowa Public Television (IPTV)
Iowa Public Television
Kalona News
KCAU TV-9 (ABC - Sioux City)
KCCI TV-8 (Independent - Des Moines) - (Politics Section)
KCRG TV-9 (ABC - Cedar Rapids)
KDSM TV-17 (Fox - Des Moines)
KLJB TV-18 (Fox - Davenport)
KMEG TV (CBS - Sioux City)
Radio Iowa
WHO TV-13 (NBC - Des Moines)