Iowa's 2nd congressional district

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The 2nd Iowan Congressional District generally covers the most of the southeastern part of the state (map), some important cities in the district include Iowa City, and Cedar Rapids. It is currently represented by Republican Jim Leach, but will be represented as of January 2007 by Democrat David Loebsack, a professor of political science at Cornell College, Iowa, after Loebsack's defeat of Leach in the 2006 Congressional election.

Contents 1 Representatives 2 Election History 3 2001 Iowa Redistricting Plan 4 Notes

[edit] Representatives

It is currently represented by Republican Jim Leach.

[edit] Election History

Year [1]	Party Affiliation	Winner	Number of Votes	Party Affiliation	Loser	Number of Votes	Percentage of Votes
1920	Republican	Harry E. Hull	50,160	Farmer-Labor	F.B Althouse	6,058	89% - 11%
1922	Republican	Harry E. Hull	27,450	Democrat	Wayne G. Cook	25,620	51% - 48%
1924	Republican	F. D. Letts	49,117	Democrat	Ralph U. Thompson	32,893	60% - 40%
1926	Republican	F. D. Letts	29,200	Democrat	J. P. Gallagher	19,612	60% - 40%
1928	Republican	F. D. Letts	49,690	Democrat	Frank Z. Titzell	37,344	57% - 43%
1930	Democrat	Bernard M. Jacobsen	30,008	Republican	F. D. Letts	24,113	55% - 45%
1932	Democrat	Bernard M. Jacobsen	71,914	Republican	Frank W. Elliott	50,636	59% - 41%
1934	Democrat	Bernard M. Jacobsen	60,654	Republican	Martin B. Andelfinger	39,047	63% - 35%
1936	Democrat	William S. Jacobsen	70,923	Republican	Charles Penningroth	55,255	53% - 41%
1938	Democrat	William S. Jacobsen	48,155	Republican	Alfred C. Mueller	47,535	50.3% - 49.7%
1940	Democrat	William S. Jacobsen	75,774	Republican	W. A. McCullough	69,298	52% - 48%
1942	Republican	Henry O. Talle	62,290	Democrat	William S. Jacobsen	46,310	57% - 43%
1944	Republican	Henry O. Talle	86,903	Democrat	George C. Classen	68,489	56% - 44%
1946	Republican	Henry O. Talle	60,111	Democrat	Richard V. Bernhart	41,544	59% - 41%
1948	Republican	Henry O. Talle	82,139	Democrat	T. W. Mullaney	60,272	57% - 42%
1950	Republican	Henry O. Talle	79,066	Democrat	Eugene J. Kean	55,359	59% - 41%
1952	Republican	Henry O. Talle	114,553	Democrat	T. W. Mullaney	69,421	62% - 38%
1954	Republican	Henry O. Talle	72,231	Democrat	Ruben V. Austin	58,092	55% - 46%
1956	Republican	Henry O. Talle	95,999	Democrat	Leonard G. Wolf	90,843	51% - 49%
1958	Democrat	Leonard G. Wolf	67,022	Republican	Henry O. Talle	64,073	51% - 49%
1960	Republican	James E. Bromwell	108,137	Democrat	Leonard G. Wolf	97,608	53% - 47%
1962	Republican	James E. Bromwell	67,475	Democrat	Frank W. Less	60,296	53% - 47%
1964	Democrat	John C. Culver	97,470	Republican	James E. Bromwell	89,299	52% - 48%
1966	Democrat	John C. Culver	76,281	Republican	Robert M. L. Johnson	65,079	54% - 46%
1968	Democrat	John C. Culver	103,651	Republican	Tom Riley	84,634	55% - 45%
1970	Democrat	John C. Culver	84,049	Republican	Cole McMartin	54,934	60% - 40%
1972	Democrat	John C. Culver	115,489	Republican	Theodore R. Ellsworth	79,667	59% - 41%
1974	Democrat	Michael T. Blouin	73,416	Republican	Tom Riley	69,088	51% - 48%
1976	Democrat	Michael T. Blouin	102,980	Republican	Tom Riley	100,344	50% - 49%
1978	Republican	Thomas J. Tauke	72,644	Democrat	Michael T. Blouin	65,450	52% - 47%
1980	Republican	Thomas J. Tauke	111,587	Democrat	Steve Sovern	93,175	54% - 45%
1982	Republican	Thomas J. Tauke	99,478	Democrat	Brent Appel	69,539	59% - 41%
1984	Republican	Thomas J. Tauke	136,839	Democrat	Joe Welsh	77,335	64% - 36%
1986	Republican	Thomas J. Tauke	88,708	Democrat	Eric Tabor	55,903	61% - 39%
1988	Republican	Thomas J. Tauke	113,543	Democrat	Eric Tabor	86,438	58% - 43%
1990	Republican	Jim Nussle	82,650	Democrat	Eric Tabor	81,008	50% - 49%
1992	Republican	Jim Nussle	134,536	Democrat	David R. Nagle	131,570	50% - 49%
1994	Republican	Jim Nussle	111,076	Democrat	David R. Nagle	86,087	56% - 43%
1996	Republican	Jim Nussle	127,827	Democrat	Donna L. Smith	109,731	53% - 46%
1998	Republican	Jim Nussle	104,613	Democrat	Rob Tully	83,405	55% - 44%
2000	Republican	Jim Nussle	139,906	Democrat	Donna L. Smith	110,327	55% - 44%
2002	Republican	James A. Leach	108,130	Democrat	Julie Thomas	94,767	52% - 46%
2004	Republican	James A. Leach	176,684	Democrat	Dave Franker	117,405	59% - 39%
2006	Democrat	Dave Loebsack	107,097	Republican	James A. Leach	101,386	51% - 49%

[edit] 2001 Iowa Redistricting Plan

June 22nd, 2001, Iowa Legislature passed a plan to redistrict the State of Iowa. The plan went into effect in 2002 for the 108th U.S. Congress. The prior districting plan was effective from 1992-2001. ^[2]

[edit] Notes

1. ^ "Election Statistics,".
2. ^ "2001 Iowa Redistricting Plan,".

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