2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa

The 2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa were held on November 8, 2022, 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 other elections to the House of Representatives, elections to the United States Senate and various state and local elections. These were the first congressional elections held in Iowa after the 2020 redistricting cycle.

Republicans won all four House seats, making this the first time since 1994 that Democrats had been completely shut out of Iowa's House delegation.

Background
In the 2020 elections, Republicans flipped the 1st and 2nd congressional districts while holding the 4th, while Democrats only managed to hold onto the 3rd. Iowa is considered to be an important state in the 2022 midterm elections, as Republicans only needed a net gain of five seats to flip the House of Representatives, and the 3rd district had one of the closest House elections won by a Democrat in 2020. At an event in 2021, United States Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), claimed that the "road to the majority...comes through Iowa." However, Democrats remained optimistic, with former U.S. Representative Abby Finkenauer saying she "couldn't be more excited" about the roster of Iowa Democrats running for Congress in 2022.

District 1
After redistricting, most of the old 2nd district became the 1st district. The reconfigured 1st covers southeastern Iowa, and includes Davenport, Iowa City, Muscatine, Clinton, Burlington, Fort Madison, Oskaloosa, Bettendorf, Newton and Pella. The 1st district was based in northeastern Iowa, and included the cities of Dubuque, Cedar Rapids and Waterloo. First-term Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks sought reelection in this district. Miller-Meeks flipped the 2nd district with 49.9% of the vote in 2020, defeating Democratic nominee Rita Hart by just six votes out of more than 394,000 cast, a margin of 0.002%.

Nominee

 * Mariannette Miller-Meeks, incumbent U.S. Representative

Withdrawn

 * Kyle Kuehl, business owner

Nominee

 * Christina Bohannan, state representative

Withdrawn

 * Joseph Kerner (running for state house)

Declined

 * Rita Hart, former state senator, nominee for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa in 2018, and nominee for this district in 2020

Polling

 * Graphical summary


 * Generic Republican vs. generic Democrat

District 2
After redistricting, most of the old 1st district became the 2nd district. The reconfigured 2nd is located in northeastern Iowa and includes Dubuque, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo and Mason City. Freshman Republican Ashley Hinson, who flipped the district with 51.2% of the vote in 2020, sought reelection in the 2nd.

Nominee

 * Ashley Hinson, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Liz Mathis, state senator

Declined

 * Abby Finkenauer, former U.S. Representative (running for the U.S. Senate)

Polling

 * Graphical summary


 * Generic Republican vs. generic Democrat

District 3
Before redistricting, the 3rd district encompassed southwestern Iowa, stretching from Des Moines to the state's borders with Nebraska and Missouri. The new 3rd is still anchored in Des Moines, but now covers south-central Iowa. The incumbent was Democrat Cindy Axne, who was re-elected with 48.9% of the vote in 2020.

During the campaign, a research firm contracted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee inappropriately obtained the military records of then-candidate Zach Nunn.

Nominee

 * Cindy Axne, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Zach Nunn, state senator

Eliminated in primary

 * Nicole Hasso, financial planner
 * Gary Leffler, construction consultant

Withdrawn

 * Mary Ann Hanusa, former state representative (running for State Auditor)

Polling

 * Aggregate polls


 * Graphical summary


 * Generic Democrat vs. generic Republican

District 4
Before redistricting, the 4th district was based in northwestern Iowa, including Sioux City, Ames, Mason City, Fort Dodge, Boone and Carroll. The redrawn 4th also covers much of southwestern Iowa, including Council Bluffs. The incumbent was Republican Randy Feenstra, who was elected with 62.0% of the vote in 2020.

Nominee

 * Randy Feenstra, incumbent U.S. Representative

Nominee

 * Ryan Melton, Nationwide insurance supervisor

Declined

 * J. D. Scholten, former professional baseball player and nominee for this district in 2018 and 2020 (running for state house)

Candidates

 * Bryan Jack Holder, photographer and perennial candidate (Liberty)

Polling

 * Generic Republican vs. generic Democrat