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Latest Polls and Updates
Conservative Ranking
Iowa is the 22nd least conservative state, voting
2.27% less Republican in the 2008 presidential elections than the national average.
Partisan Trend
Based on voting patterns since 1992, Iowa is trending DEMOCRAT in presidential
elections.
GOP Trend Ranking
Iowa ranks 26th among the 50 states.
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Incumbent: Republican incumbent Chuck Grassley is up for a sixth term in 2010. He currently faces no primary opposition.
GOP Candidates
Chuck Grassley - Incumbent
DEM Candidates
Tom Fiegan
Bob Krause
Saleh Mohamed
Roxanne Conlin
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Polling Data - polls to be tracked after party primaries
Projection Data - table to be filled out after party primaries
Preliminary Projection - Strong GOP Hold
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Incumbent: Democratic incumbent Chet Culver seeks re-election for the first time in 2010. He faces no primary opposition.
GOP Candidates
Terry Branstad - Former Governor of Iowa
Christopher Rants - Iowa State Representative
Rod Roberts - Iowa State Representative
Bob Vander Plaats
DEM Candidates
Chet Culver - Incumbent
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Polling Data - polls to be tracked after party primaries
Projection Data - table to be filled out after party primaries
Preliminary Projection - Weak GOP Gain
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District 3
Incumbent: Democratic incumbent Leonard Boswell seeks an eighth term in 2010. He currently faces no primary opposition.
GOP Candidates
Brad Zaun - Iowa State Senator
Mike Mahaffey
Jim Gibbons
Mark Rees
Dave Funk
Patrick Bertroche
Jason Welch
DEM Candidates
Leonard Boswell - Incumbent
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Polling Data - polls to be tracked after party primaries
Projection Data - table to be filled out after party primaries
Preliminary Projection - Mod DEM Hold
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Projected winner listed first
District 1: Bruce Braley (D)-inc vs. Rod Blum (R) - possibly competitive
District 2: David Loebsack (D)-inc vs. ??? (R) - possibly competitive
District 4: Tom Latham (R)-inc vs. Bill Maske (D)
District 5: Steve King (R)-inc vs. Mike Denklau (D)
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Election Timeline
March 19, 2010 - Deadline to file for candidacy
June 8, 2010 - Primary elections
November 2, 2010 - Election day
Current Partisan Breakdown
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| National Delegation |
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1 GOP, 1 DEM |
| Representatives |
2 GOP, 3 DEM |
| State Government |
| Governor |
DEM |
| Lt. Governor |
DEM |
| State Senate - DEM control |
19 GOP, 31 DEM |
| State House - DEM control |
44 GOP, 56 DEM |
Current Office Holders
Governor: Chet Culver (D) - 1st term, up for re-election in 2010
Lt. Governor: Patty Judge (D) - 1st term, tied to Governor
Senior Senator: Chuck Grassley (R) - 5th term, up for re-election in 2010
Junior Senator: Tom Harkin (D) - 5th term, up for re-election in 2014
House District 1: Bruce Braley (D) - 2nd term
House District 2: David Loebsack (D) - 2nd term
House District 3: Leonard Boswell (D) - 7th term
House District 4: Tom Latham (R) - 8th term
House District 5: Steve King (R) - 4th term
Historical Partisan Snapshot
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| Race |
2000 |
2002 |
2004 |
2006 |
2008 |
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| President |
Weak D |
-- |
Weak R |
-- |
Mod D |
Senate |
| Class 2 |
-- |
Mod D |
-- |
-- |
Solid D |
| Class 3 |
-- |
-- |
Solid R |
-- |
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| Governor |
-- |
Strong D |
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Strong D |
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| House |
4 GOP
1 DEM |
4 GOP
1 DEM |
4 GOP
1 DEM |
2 GOP
3 DEM |
2 GOP
3 DEM |
| CD-1 |
Solid R |
Strong R |
Strong R |
Strong D |
Solid D |
| CD-2 |
Strong R |
Mod R |
Solid R |
Weak D |
Solid D |
| CD-3 |
Solid D |
Mod D |
Strong D |
Mod D |
Strong D |
| CD-4 |
Solid R |
Strong R |
Solid R |
Strong R |
Solid R |
| CD-5 |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
Solid R |
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BOLD - party turnover
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Race ratings:
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"Weak" - less than 5%
"Mod" - 5% to less than 10%
"Strong" - 10% to 15%
"Solid" - greater than 15%
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