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, 2008
Filing Deadline (Others): August 15, 2008
Primary: June 3, 2008

This page was last updated on May 10, 2008

STATE CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS:

GOVERNOR:
Chet Culver (D)* - (Campaign Site)

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)*

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

U.S. SENATOR:

Tom Harkin (D)* - (Campaign Site)
George Eichhorn (R) - Ex-State Rep. & Attorney
Steve Rathje (R) - Businessman
Chris Reed (R) - Businessman & Navy Veteran
Diana Newberry (Socialist Workers) - Communist Political Organizer

Chuck Grassley (R)* - Next Election in 2010.

U.S. CONGRESS:

District 1:
Bruce Braley (D)* - (Campaign Site)
David Hartsuch (R) - State Sen., Physician & Ex-Accountant

District 2:
Dave Loebsack (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Lee Harder (R) - Chaplain, Conservative Activist & Army Veteran
Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) - Ophthalmologist & Ex-State Medical Society President
Peter Teahen (R) - Businessman, Community Activist & Red Cross Volunteer

District 3:
Leonard Boswell (D)* - (Campaign Site)
Ed Fallon (D) - Ex-State Rep., Progressive Activist & '06 Governor Candidate
Kim Schmett (R) - Ex-Congressional Aide
Frank Forrestal (Socialist Workers) - Communist Political Organizer

District 4:
Tom Latham (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Becky Greenwald (D) - Businesswoman & Dallas County Democratic Chair
Kurt Meyer (D) - Non-Profit Group Executive Director
William Meyers (D) - USMC Veteran
Kevin Miskell (D) - Iowa Farmers' Union VP & John Edwards Campaign Activist

District 5:
Steve King (R)* - (Campaign Site)
Rob Hubler (D) - Ex-State Rep., Retired Minister & Navy Veteran

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
Bedford Times-Press
Blog for Iowa (Liberal)
Bloomfield Democrat
Cedar Rapids Gazette
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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