# 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa

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The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa were held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, 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 elections of other federal and state offices, including Governor of Iowa and United States Senate. Primary elections were held on June 4, 2014. As no candidate won more than 35% of the vote in the 3rd district Republican primary, that nomination was decided at a party convention on June 21.

## Overview

2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa :
| Party | Party | Votes | Percentage | Seats before | Seats after | +/– |
| | Republican | 595,865 | 53.19% | 2 | 3 | +1 |
| | Democratic | 509,189 | 45.45% | 2 | 1 | -1 |
| | Libertarian | 9,054 | 0.81% | 0 | 0 | - |
| | Independents | 4,360 | 0.39% | 0 | 0 | — |
| | Write-ins | 1866 | 0.17% | 0 | 0 | — |
| Totals | Totals | 1,120,334 | 100.00% | 4 | 4 | - |

### By district

Results of the 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa by district:
| District | Republican | Republican | Democratic | Democratic | Others | Others | Total | Total | Result |
| District | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Votes | % | Result |
| District 1 | 147,762 | 51.07% | 141,145 | 48.79% | 399 | 0.14% | 289,306 | 100% | Republican gain |
| District 2 | 129,455 | 47.36% | 143,431 | 52.48% | 443 | 0.16% | 273,329 | 100% | Democratic hold |
| District 3 | 148,814 | 52.76% | 119,109 | 42.23% | 14,143 | 5.01% | 282,066 | 100% | Republican hold |
| District 4 | 169,834 | 61.62% | 105,504 | 38.28% | 295 | 0.11% | 275,633 | 100% | Republican hold |
| Total | 595,865 | 53.19% | 509,189 | 45.45% | 15,280 | 1.36% | 1,120,334 | 100% | |

## District 1

Democratic Representative Bruce Braley won re-election in 2012. He would not run for re-election in 2014, as he instead ran for the United States Senate seat being vacated by fellow Democrat Tom Harkin, who was retiring.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Pat Murphy, state representative and former Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives

##### Eliminated in primary

* Swati Dandekar, member of the Iowa Utilities Board and former state senator
* Anesa Kajtazovic, state representative
* Dave O'Brien, attorney and candidate for Iowa's 6th congressional district in 1988
* Monica Vernon, Cedar Rapids City Councilwoman

##### Declined

* Bruce Braley, incumbent U.S. Representative (running for the U.S. Senate)
* Jeff Danielson, state senator
* Pam Jochum, state senator
* Liz Mathis, state senator
* Tyler Olson, state representative and former chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party
* Steve Sodders, state senator

#### Endorsements

State officials
* Patty Judge, former Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
State legislators
* Jeff Danielson, state senator
* Don Shoultz, former state representative
Labor unions
* United Food and Commercial Workers
Organizations
* WUFPAC
Individuals
* Tim Dwight, former NFL player and President of the Iowa Solar/Small Wind Energy Trade Association
* Zach Wahls, LGBT rights activist
Labor unions
* AFSCME Iowa Council 61
* Communication Workers of America Iowa State Council
* Dubuque Letter Carriers Local 257
* Great Plains Laborers' District Council
* International Union of Operating Engineers Local 234
* Iowa State Association of Letter Carriers
* Iowa Statewide American Postal Workers Union
* Iowa Statewide United Transportation Union (SMART Union)
* Retail Wholesale & Department Store Union Local 110
* Statewide Ironworkers Labor Union Local 89
* Teamsters Local 90
* Teamsters Local 120
State legislators
* Jean Hall Lloyd-Jones, former state senator
Labor unions
* Cedar Rapids/Iowa City Building Trades Council

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Swati Dandekar | Anesa Kajtazovic | Pat Murphy | Dave O'Brien | Monica Vernon | Undecided |
| Loras College | May 14–15, 2014 | 300 | ± 5.7% | 11% | 9% | 35% | 3% | 11% | 30% |
| Loras College | April 10–11, 2014 | 300 | ± 5.7% | 9% | 11% | 30% | 6% | 9% | 35% |
| Myers Research (D-Murphy) | February 11–13, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 13% | 11% | 36% | 8% | 17% | 15% |

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Pat Murphy | 10,189 | 36.7 |
| | Democratic | Monica Vernon | 6,559 | 23.6 |
| | Democratic | Swati Dandekar | 5,076 | 18.3 |
| | Democratic | Anesa Kajtazovic | 4,067 | 14.7 |
| | Democratic | Dave O'Brien | 1,846 | 6.7 |
| | Democratic | Write-ins | 18 | 0.0 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 27,755 | 100.0 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Rod Blum, businessman and candidate for this seat in 2012

##### Eliminated in primary

* Gail Boliver, attorney
* Steve Rathje, businessman

##### Withdrawn

* Walt Rogers, state representative

##### Declined

* Ben Lange, attorney and nominee for this seat in 2010 & 2012
* Paul Pate, former mayor of Cedar Rapids, former Iowa Secretary of State and former state senator (running for secretary of state)
* Kraig Paulsen, Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives
* Renee Schulte, former state representative

#### Endorsements

Individuals
* Steve Forbes, publishing executive and candidate for president in 1996 and 2000
Individuals
* Leon Mosley, former Co-Chair of the Republican Party of Iowa
U.S. Senators
* Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator and candidate for president in 2012
U.S. Representatives
* Jim Nussle, former U.S. Representative and nominee for governor in 2006
* Tom Tauke, former U.S. Representative
State legislators
* Dean Fisher, state representative
* Bob Hager, former state representative
* Lance Horbach, former state representative
* Dave Maxwell, state representative
* Brian Moore, state representative
* Dan Rasmussen, former state representative
* Quentin Stanerson, state representative
Organizations
* GOPAC

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Rod Blum | Gail Boliver | Steve Rathje | Undecided |
| Loras College | May 15, 2014 | 300 | ± 5.65% | 31% | 2% | 16% | 51% |
| Loras College | April 8–9, 2014 | 300 | ± 5.65% | 17% | 2% | 12% | 69% |

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rod Blum | 16,886 | 54.9 |
| | Republican | Steve Rathje | 11,420 | 37.1 |
| | Republican | Gail Boliver | 2,413 | 7.9 |
| | Republican | Write-ins | 42 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,761 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Endorsements

Labor unions
* American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
* American Postal Workers Union
* Communication Workers of America
* International Brotherhood of Teamsters
* International Union of Operating Engineers
* Laborers' International Union of North America
* National Association of Letter Carriers
* Retail Wholesale & Department Store Union
* United Transportation Union
Organizations
* Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program
Organizations
* National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program
Individuals
* Steve Forbes, publishing executive and candidate for president in 1996 and 2000

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Pat Murphy (D) | Rod Blum (R) | Undecided |
| Loras College | October 21–24, 2014 | 282 | ± 5.9% | 42% | 44% | 14% |
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 633 | ± 7.0% | 47% | 39% | 14% |
| The Polling Company (R-Blum) | October 1–2, 2014 | 300 | – | 39% | 40% | 21% |
| Loras College | September 2–5, 2014 | 300 | ± 5.6% | 35% | 33% | 32% |
| The Polling Company (R-Blum) | August 11–12, 2014 | 401 | ± 4.9% | 40% | 35% | 24% |
| Myers Research (D-Murphy) | July 31–August 4, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 51% | 40% | 8% |

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Tossup | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg | Tossup | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean D | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Tossup | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections | Tossup | November 4, 2014 |

#### Results

Iowa's 1st congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Rod Blum | 147,762 | 51.1 |
| | Democratic | Pat Murphy | 141,145 | 48.8 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 399 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 289,306 | 100 |
| | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic | Republican gain from Democratic |

## District 2

Democratic representative David Loebsack had represented Iowa's 2nd district since 2007. He was elected to a fourth term in 2012 against Republican John Archer with 56% of the vote.

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* David Loebsack, incumbent U.S. Representative

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | David Loebsack (incumbent) | 17,154 | 99.3 |
| | Democratic | Write-ins | 117 | 0.7 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 17,371 | 100 |

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Mariannette Miller-Meeks, ophthalmologist, former director of the Iowa Department of Public Health and nominee for the seat in 2008 and 2010

##### Eliminated in primary

* Mark Lofgren, state representative
* Matthew C. Waldren

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Mark Lofgren | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Matthew C. Waldren | Undecided |
| Loras College | May 13–14, 2014 | 300 | ± 5.65% | 12% | 36% | — | 52% |
| Loras College | April 9–10, 2014 | 300 | ± 5.65% | 11% | 18% | 1% | 70% |

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | 15,043 | 49.4 |
| | Republican | Mark S. Lofgren | 11,634 | 38.2 |
| | Republican | Matthew C. Waldren | 3,746 | 12.3 |
| | Republican | Write-ins | 52 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 30,475 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Endorsements

Organizations
* National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Dave Loebsack (D) | Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R) | Undecided |
| Loras College | October 21–24, 2014 | 279 | ± 5.85% | 51% | 38% | 11% |
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 552 | ± 7.0% | 49% | 35% | 16% |
| Loras College | September 2–5, 2014 | 300 | ± 5.6% | 49% | 32% | 19% |
| The Tarrance Group (R-Miller-Meeks) | August 3–5, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 45% | 42% | 13% |

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Lean D | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg | Lean D | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean D | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Lean D | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections | Lean D | November 4, 2014 |

#### Results

Iowa's 2nd congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dave Loebsack (incumbent) | 143,431 | 52.5 |
| | Republican | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | 129,455 | 47.4 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 443 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 273,329 | 100.0 |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## District 3

Prior to the 2012 elections, Republican Representative Tom Latham and Democratic Representative Leonard Boswell were redistricted into the same district. Though Barack Obama carried the district in the 2012 presidential election, Latham defeated Boswell. Latham planned to retire in 2014.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* David Young, former chief of staff to Senator Chuck Grassley and former candidate for the U.S. Senate

##### Eliminated in primary

* Robert Cramer, bridge construction contractor and chairman of the board of The Family Leader
* Joe Grandanette, teacher and business owner
* Matt Schultz, Iowa Secretary of State
* Monte Shaw, executive director of the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association
* Brad Zaun, state senator and nominee in 2010

##### Declined

* Jeff Ballenger, businessman and candidate for IA-05 in 2002
* Jake Chapman, state senator
* Peter Cownie, state representative
* Joni Ernst, state senator (running for the U.S. Senate)
* Brenna Findley, legal counsel for Governor Branstad and nominee for attorney general in 2010
* David Fischer, vice-chair of the Republican Party of Iowa
* Steve Gaer, Mayor of West Des Moines
* Chris Hagenow, state representative
* Mary Ann Hanusa, state representative
* Mark Jacobs, former CEO of Reliant Energy (running for the U.S. Senate)
* Jeff Lamberti, former president of the Iowa Senate and nominee in 2006
* Tom Latham, incumbent U.S. Representative
* Isaiah McGee, Waukee City Councilman
* David Oman, businessman and candidate for governor in 1998
* Kim Reynolds, Lieutenant Governor of Iowa
* Charles Schneider, state senator
* Brent Siegrist, former Speaker of the Iowa House of Representatives
* Matt Strawn, former chairman of the Republican Party of Iowa
* Rob Taylor, state representative
* Bob Vander Plaats, social conservative activist, candidate for governor in 2002, 2006 and 2010 and nominee for lieutenant governor in 2006
* Matthew Whitaker, former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Iowa and nominee for Treasurer of Iowa in 2002 (running for the U.S. Senate)
* Jack Whitver, state senator

#### Endorsements

Individuals
* Steve Deace, talk radio host
U.S. Senators
* Rick Santorum, former U.S. Senator and candidate for president in 2012
State legislators
* Jake Chapman, state senator
Organizations
* FreedomWorks
* Patriot Voices PAC
U.S. Representatives
* Jim Ross Lightfoot, former U.S. Representative
* Tom Tauke, former U.S. Representative
State officials
* Richard Johnson, former State Auditor
Local officials
* Jerri Christman, Guthrie County Auditor
* Joan Kirk, Fremont County Auditor
* Gene Krumm, Dallas County Auditor
* Carol Robertson, Mills County Auditor

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Robert Cramer | Joe Grandanette | Matt Schultz | Monte Shaw | David Young | Brad Zaun | Undecided |
| Loras College | May 14, 2014 | 300 | ± 5.65% | 8% | 2% | 8% | 5% | 8% | 17% | 51% |
| Loras College | April 8–10, 2014 | 300 | ± 5.65% | 7% | 2% | 8% | 5% | 3% | 17% | 59% |

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Brad Zaun | 10,522 | 24.7 |
| | Republican | Robert Cramer | 9,032 | 21.2 |
| | Republican | Matt Schultz | 8,464 | 19.9 |
| | Republican | Monte Shaw | 7,220 | 17.0 |
| | Republican | David Young | 6,604 | 15.5 |
| | Republican | Joe Grandanette | 661 | 1.6 |
| | Republican | Write-ins | 42 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 42,545 | 100.0 |

#### Convention

The Republican nomination was decided by a convention after none of the six candidates reached the 35 percent threshold required to make the general election ballot. This was the second time in 50 years that a convention picked a nominee and the first time since 2002, when then-State Senator Steve King won a convention held in Iowa's 5th congressional district to decide the Republican nominee for Congress. A poll conducted by the conservative website Caffeinated Thoughts of 118 of the 513 delegates was held on June 9–10. David Young and Brad Zaun took 27% each, with Robert Cramer on 19%, Monte Shaw on 14%, Matt Schultz on 8% and Joe Grandanette on 3% with another 3% undecided. 34% chose Young as their second choice, with 17% choosing Cramer, Schultz or Zaun, 10% picking Shaw and 3% picking Grandanette with 8% undecided.
On June 21, in what was described as a "stunning upset", David Young won the nomination on the fifth ballot of the convention.
On July 4, Zaun voiced his disappointment and suggested he would leave the Republican Party, leading some to encourage him to run for the seat as an independent. He had previously announced that he would introduce legislation to hold primary runoff elections instead of conventions. On July 10, Zaun announced that despite his frustrations, he would not leave the Republican Party or run as an independent.
Iowa Republican Convention, 2014 :
| Candidate | Round 1 | Round 1 | Round 2 | Round 2 | Round 3 | Round 3 | Round 4 | Round 4 | Round 5 | Round 5 |
| David Young | 86 | (16.8%) | 81 | (15.8%) | 102 | (19.9%) | 171 | (33.3%) | 276 | (53.8%) |
| Brad Zaun | 130 | (25.3%) | 157 | (30.6%) | 188 | (36.6%) | 206 | (40.2%) | 221 | (43.1%) |
| Monte Shaw | 118 | (23%) | 122 | (23.8%) | 126 | (24.6%) | 120 | (23.4%) | — | — |
| Matt Schultz | 95 | (18.5%) | 88 | (17.2%) | 85 | (16.6%) | — | — | — | — |
| Robert Cramer | 75 | (14.6%) | 60 | (11.7%) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Joe Grandanette | 7 | (1.4%) | 2 | (0.4%) | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abstentions | 2 | (0.4%) | 3 | (0.6%) | 12 | (2.3%) | 16 | (3.1%) | 16 | (3.1%) |
| Total | 513 | (100%) | 513 | (100%) | 513 | (100%) | 513 | (100%) | 513 | (100%) |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Staci Appel, former state senator

##### Withdrawn

* Gabriel De La Cerda, former tire factory worker
* Michael Sherzan, businessman

##### Declined

* Leonard Boswell, former U.S. Representative
* Scott Brennan, chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party
* Frank Cownie, Mayor of Des Moines
* Chet Culver, former governor
* Ed Fallon, former state representative, candidate for governor in 2006 and candidate for the seat in 2008
* Michael Gronstal, Majority Leader of the Iowa Senate
* Jack Hatch, state senator (running for Governor)
* Tom Henderson, attorney and chairman of the Polk County Democratic Party
* Tom Hockensmith, Polk County Supervisor
* Michael Kiernan, former Des Moines city councilman and former chairman of the Iowa Democratic Party
* Bob Krause, former state representative, nominee for state treasurer in 1978, candidate for Mayor of Waterloo in 1982 and candidate for the U.S. Senate in 2010
* Matt McCoy, state senator
* Andy McGuire, health insurance executive and candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Iowa in 2006
* Janet Petersen, state representative
* Dusky Terry, Mayor of Earlham and candidate for Iowa Attorney General in 2006
* Christie Vilsack, former First Lady of Iowa and nominee for Iowa's 4th congressional district in 2012
* Tom Vilsack, United States Secretary of Agriculture and former governor of Iowa

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Staci Appel | 9,233 | 99.2 |
| | Democratic | Write-ins | 75 | 0.8 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,308 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Debate

2014 Iowa's 3rd congressional district debate :
| No. | Date | Host | Moderator | Link | Republican | Democratic |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | | |
| Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | Key: P Participant  A Absent  N Not invited  I Invited W Withdrawn | David Young | Staci Appel |
| 1 | Sep. 11, 2014 | Iowa Public Television | Dean Borg | C-SPAN | P | P |

#### Endorsements

U.S. Representatives
* Jim Ross Lightfoot, former U.S. Representative
* Tom Tauke, former U.S. Representative
State officials
* Richard Johnson, former State Auditor
Organizations
* National Republican Congressional Committee "Young Guns" Program
State legislators
* Marti Anderson, state senator
* Janet Petersen, state senator
Labor unions
* American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees
Organizations
* Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program
* EMILY's List
Individuals
* Christie Vilsack, former First Lady of Iowa and nominee for Iowa's 4th congressional district in 2012

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | David Young (R) | Staci Appel (D) | Edward Wright (L) | Undecided |
| Loras College | October 21–24, 2014 | 280 | ± 5.9% | 46% | 44% | 0% | 10% |
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 653 | ± 6.0% | 40% | 40% | 1% | 18% |
| Remington Research | October 11–13, 2014 | 663 | ± 3.8% | 46% | 42% | 5% | 7% |
| Greenberg Quinlan Rosner | October 1–2, 2014 | 400 | ± 4.9% | 42% | 49% | — | 9% |
| Greenberg Quinlan Rosner | September 15–17, 2014 | 400 | ± 5% | 44% | 47% | — | 9% |
| Loras College | September 2–5, 2014 | 300 | ± 5.6% | 34% | 40% | — | 25% |

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Tossup | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg | Tossup | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Lean R | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Tossup | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections | Tossup | November 4, 2014 |

#### Results

Iowa's 3rd congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | David Young | 148,814 | 52.8 |
| | Democratic | Staci Appel | 119,109 | 42.2 |
| | Libertarian | Edward Wright | 9,054 | 3.2 |
| | Independent | Bryan Jack Holder | 4,360 | 1.5 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 729 | 0.3 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 282,066 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## District 4

Republican Representative Steve King won re-election in the 4th district in 2012, after serving in the now defunct Iowa's 5th congressional district.

### Republican primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Steve King, incumbent U.S. Representative

#### Results

Republican primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Steve King (incumbent) | 43,098 | 99.1 |
| | Republican | Write-ins | 382 | 0.9 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 43,480 | 100.0 |

### Democratic primary
#### Candidates
##### Nominee

* Jim Mowrer, veteran and a former special assistant to the United States Under Secretary of the Army

##### Declined

* Christie Vilsack, former First Lady of Iowa and nominee for this seat in 2012

#### Results

Democratic primary results :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Jim Mowrer | 9,900 | 99.6 |
| | Democratic | Write-ins | 42 | 0.4 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 9,942 | 100.0 |

### General election
#### Endorsements

Organizations
* Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee "Red to Blue" Program

#### Debates

* Complete video of debate, October 23, 2014

#### Polling

| Poll source | Date(s) administered | Sample size | Margin of error | Steve King (R) | Jim Mowrer (D) | Undecided |
| Loras College | October 21–24, 2014 | 280 | ± 5.85% | 51% | 39% | 11% |
| New York Times/CBS News Battleground Tracker | October 16–23, 2014 | 484 | ± 7.0% | 49% | 41% | 10% |
| The Polling Company (R-King) | October 1–2, 2014 | 407 | ± 4.9% | 51% | 38% | 11% |
| DFM Research | September 20–23, 2014 | 450 | ± 4.6% | 46% | 43% | 11% |
| Loras College | September 2–5, 2014 | 300 | ± 5.6% | 47% | 36% | 17% |

#### Predictions

| Source | Ranking | As of |
| The Cook Political Report | Safe R | November 3, 2014 |
| Rothenberg | Safe R | October 24, 2014 |
| Sabato's Crystal Ball | Safe R | October 30, 2014 |
| RCP | Likely R | November 2, 2014 |
| Daily Kos Elections | Likely R | November 4, 2014 |

#### Results

Iowa's 4th congressional district, 2014 :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Steve King (incumbent) | 169,834 | 61.6 |
| | Democratic | Jim Mowrer | 105,504 | 38.3 |
| | n/a | Write-ins | 295 | 0.1 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 275,633 | 100.0 |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |