The 2018 Iowa elections were held in the

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on November 6, 2018. A closed primary election was held on June 5, 2018. All of Iowa's executive officers were up for election, as well as all four of Iowa's seats in the

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, 25 (half) of the seats in the

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, and all 100 seats in the

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Governorship

Incumbent Republican

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, who had served for two consecutive and six total terms as Iowa governor, resigned to be the

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in 2017. Lieutenant Governor

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assumed the governorship and was seeking a full term.

Results

Attorney general

Incumbent Democratic

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Tom Miller had served in the position since 1995, and previously from 1979 to 1991. The Republican Party did not nominate anyone, but the Libertarian Party nominated Marco Battaglia.

Democratic primary

Results

General election

Results

Secretary of state

Democratic primary

* Deidre DeJear * Jim Mowrer

Results

Republican primary

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, incumbent

Results

General election

Predictions

Endorsements

Results

Treasurer

Incumbent Democratic

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Michael L. Fitzgerald, who had served in the position since 1983, ran for reelection to a tenth term in office. Fitzgerald was unopposed in the primary and did not have a Republican challenger, but did have a challenger from the Libertarian party.

Democratic primary

Results

General election

Results

Auditor

Incumbent Auditor Mary Mosiman, who had served since 2013, was eligible for re-election and was unopposed in the Republican primary. Attorney

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won the Democratic primary.

Democratic primary

Results

Republican primary

Results

General election

Results

Secretary of Agriculture

Republican

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had served in the position since 2007. Northey was considering running for Iowa governor, but after Governor Terry Branstad was nominated to be Ambassador to China, he announced he would not run. Northey had not ruled out running for reelection in 2018, but said he would be willing to serve as lieutenant governor instead if asked. In 2018, he was nominated by President

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to be

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, and subsequently ruled out reelection. The office was then held by Mike Naig, serving in an acting capacity.

Democratic primary

Results

Republican primary

* Ray Gaesser, farmer and soybean producer * Chad Ingels * Craig Lang, former president of the Farm Bureau * Mike Naig, incumbent * Dan Zumbach, state senator

Results

General election

Endorsements

Results

United States House of Representatives

All of Iowa's four seats in the

were up for election in 2018.

Iowa General Assembly

The 25 odd-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 2018, as were all 100 Iowa House seats.

References

External links

Candidates
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Official Attorney General campaign websites
Marco Battaglia (L) for Attorney GeneralTom Miller (D) for Attorney General
Official Secretary of State campaign websites
Deidre DeJear (D) for Secretary of StatePaul Pate (R) for Secretary of State
Official State Auditor campaign websites
Mary Mosiman (R) for AuditorRob Sand (D) for Auditor
Official Secretary of Agriculture campaign websites
Tim Gannon (D) for Secretary of Agriculture

Mike Naig (R) for Secretary of Agriculture
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