2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa

The 2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa were held on November 8, 2016, to elect the four U.S. representatives from the state of Iowa, one from each of the state's four congressional districts. The elections coincided with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, as well as other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. The primaries were held on June 7.

District 1
Incumbent Republican Rod Blum, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was elected with 51% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+5.

Nominee

 * Rod Blum, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Monica Vernon, Cedar Rapids City Council member, candidate for this seat in 2014 and nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa in 2014

Eliminated in primary

 * Pat Murphy, former Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives and nominee for this seat in 2014

Withdrawn

 * Gary Kroeger, advertising executive and former actor
 * Ravi Patel, president of Hawkeye Hotels

Declined

 * Chet Culver, former Governor of Iowa
 * Swati Dandekar, former member of the Iowa Utilities Board, former state senator and candidate for the seat in 2014
 * Anesa Kajtazovic, former state representative and candidate for this seat in 2014
 * Dave O'Brien, attorney, nominee for 6th district in 1988 and candidate for this seat in 2014

District 2
Incumbent Democrat Dave Loebsack, who had represented the district since 2007, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 52% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of D+4.

Nominee

 * Dave Loebsack, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Christopher Peters, thoracic surgeon

Declined

 * Mark Chelgren, state senator

District 3
Incumbent David Young, who had represented the district since 2015, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 53% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of EVEN.

Nominee

 * David Young, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Joe Grandanette, retired teacher and candidate for this seat in 2014

Declined

 * Brad Zaun, state senator and candidate for the seat in 2010 and 2014

Nominee

 * Jim Mowrer, vice chair of the Iowa Democratic Party, former special assistant to the United States Under Secretary of the Army, and nominee for 4th district in 2014

Eliminated in primary

 * Desmund Adams, executive recruiting firm owner and 2012 State Senate candidate
 * Mike Sherzan, businessman from West Des Moines

Declined

 * Staci Appel, former state senator and nominee for this seat in 2014
 * Nathan Blake, Des Moines School Board member, Assistant Iowa Attorney General and 2014 State Senate candidate
 * Chet Culver, former Governor of Iowa
 * Nick Klinefeldt, United States Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa
 * Matt McCoy, state senator
 * Mike Sherzan, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2014

Polling
{| class="wikitable" ! Poll source ! Date(s) administered ! Sample size ! Margin of error ! style="width:100px;"| David Young (R) ! style="width:100px;"| Jim Mowrer (D) ! Undecided
 * GQR Research (D-DCCC)
 * align=center| October 2016
 * align=center| 400
 * align=center| ± 4.9%
 * align=center| 49%
 * align=center| 46%
 * align=center| 3%
 * Loras College
 * align=center| September 20–22, 2016
 * align=center| 327
 * align=center| ± 5.4%
 * align=center| 46%
 * align=center| 36%
 * align=center| 15%
 * The Tarrance Group (R-Young)
 * align=center| September 20–22, 2016
 * align=center| 400
 * align=center| ± 4.9%
 * align=center| 52%
 * align=center| 37%
 * align=center| 11%
 * RABA Research
 * align=center| September 6–8, 2016
 * align=center| 303
 * align=center| ± 5.6%
 * align=center| 50%
 * align=center| 35%
 * align=center| 16%
 * align=center| ± 5.6%
 * align=center| 50%
 * align=center| 35%
 * align=center| 16%

District 4
Incumbent Republican Steve King, who had represented the district since 2003, ran for re-election. He was re-elected with 62% of the vote in 2014. The district had a PVI of R+5.

Nominee

 * Steve King, incumbent U.S. Representative

Eliminated in primary

 * Rick Bertrand, state senator

Nominee

 * Kim Weaver, chair of the O'Brien County Democrats and local AFSCME official