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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 19, 2010
Filing Deadline (Others): August 13, 2010
Primary: June 8, 2010

This page was last updated on November 18, 2009

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Chet Culver (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Jerry Behn (R) - State Sen. & Farmer
Terry Branstad (R) - Ex-Governor, Des Moines University President, Ex-Lt. Governor & Ex-State Rep.
Christian Fong (R) - Businessman & Ex-Flood Corridor Recovery CEO
Chris Rants (R) - State Rep. & Ex-State House Speaker
Rod Roberts (R) - State Rep., Pastor & Iowa Churches of Christ Executive Director
Bob Vander Plaats (R) - Businessman, Author, Ex-High School Principal, '02 Candidate & '06 Lt. Gov. Nominee

Next State Constitutional Officer Elections in 2010.

LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR:
(Note: Governor & Lt. Governor candidates run on tickets in the General Election.)
Patty Judge (D)*

ATTORNEY GENERAL:
Tom Miller (D)*

STATE AUDITOR:
Dave Vaudt (R)* - (Campaign Site)

STATE TREASURER:
Mike Fitzgerald (D)*
Dave Jamison (R) - Story County Treasurer, GOP Activist & USMC Veteran

SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE:
Bill Northey (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Francis Thicke (D) - Dairy Farmer, Ex-State EPA Commissioner & Ex-USDA Program Leader

GENERAL ASSEMBLY:

State House ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )

State Senate ( Republican Caucus - Democratic Caucus )

U.S. SENATOR:

Chuck Grassley (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Bill Salier (R) - Farmer, US Marine Corps Veteran, Conservative Activist & '02 Candidate
Roxanne Conlin (D) - Ex-US Attorney & '82 Gov. Nominee
Tom Fiegen (D) - Ex-State Sen., Attorney & College Professor
Bob Krause (D) - Ex-State Rep., Ex-Waterloo School Board Member, Retired State Employee & Army Veteran
Sal Mohamed (D) - Engineer & Frequent Candidate

Tom Harkin (D)* - (Campaign Site) - Next Election in 2014.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Bruce Braley (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Rod Blum (R) - Software Company Executive & Ex-Dubuque County GOP Chair

District 2:
Dave Loebsack (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) - Ophthalmologist, Ex-State Medical Society President & '08 Nominee
Steve Rathje (R) - Businessman, Gun Rights Activist & '08 US Sen. Candidate
Christopher Reed (R) - Businessman, Navy Veteran & '08 US Sen. Candidate

District 3:
Leonard Boswell (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Bob Brownell (R) - Polk County Supervisor
Troy Cook (R) - Insurance Broker
Dave Funk (R) - Attorney, Aviation Security Consultant, Ex-Airline Pilot & National Guard Veteran
Michael Mahaffey (R) - Ex-State GOP Chair & '96 Nominee

District 4:
Tom Latham (R)* - (Campaign Site)

District 5:
Steve King (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Mike Denklau (D) - Banker, Ex-Tutor & Democratic Activist

STATE POLITICAL PARTIES:

Constitution Party of Iowa
Iowa Democratic Party
Green Party of Iowa
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
CoveringIowaPolitics.com
Des Moines.Com
Des Moines Register - (Politics Section)
DrewMiller.net (Liberal)
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)

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