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In 1932 electoral frustration with the Great Depression and Prohibition led to the re-emergence of the Democratic Party in Iowa. Historically the party has held the Governor's office – 30 of Iowa's 41 governors have been Republicans. The only Republican president from Iowa was Herbert Hoover (a native of West Branch) who was in office from ...
The state's congressional map is roughly divided by quadrants in the northeast, northwest, southeast, and southwest sections of Iowa. The districts were represented by three Republicans and one Democrat from the 2014 elections to the 2020 elections , with a brief period of Democratic control after the 2018 elections.
The presiding officer is the Speaker of the House, who is chosen by the majority party and elected by the House. In addition, representatives elect a Speaker Pro Tempore , chosen in the same manner as the Speaker, and the respective party caucuses elect a majority and minority leader , a majority and minority whip , and assistant party leaders.
All 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives 51 seats needed for a majority ... (retired) Todd Prichard: Party Republican: Democratic: Leader since January 14 ...
Iowa was 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.
This year, all 100 Iowa House seats and 25 of the 50 Iowa Senate seats will be on the ballot. Republicans hold a 64-seat majority in the House and a 34-seat majority in the Senate.
Republicans sharply criticized Pelosi's decision to review the race in the House Administration Committee, calling it an attempt to steal the election. It was also criticized by moderate Democrats, who argued it was hypocritical to overturn a certified state election after criticizing attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential ...
Iowa House districts, 2012-2022. The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, the legislature of the U.S. state of Iowa.One State Representative is elected from each of the state's 100 electoral districts, with each House district making up half of a Senate district.