IA-02 — 2018 U.S. House election
Recent presidential results, current district lines
Akashiccongressional district2018 US House electionIA-02 · U.S. HouseLoebsackD+12.2
How it voted
Share of the 2018 vote
| Dave Loebsack ✓Democrat | 54.8% | 171,446 |
|---|---|---|
| Christopher PetersRepublican | 42.6% | 133,287 |
| Mark David StraussIndependent | 2.0% | 6,181 |
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District boundary, filled by its own 2018 D-vs-R margin — precinct detail where available, over faint county context.
The boundary drawn is the current IA-02 (cd:120, the 2026 map); the 2018 election ran under that decade's own lines. The result shown is the certified 2018 contest.
Margin history
IA-02 across every cycle on record. Each year links to its district page.
| Year | Won | Margin | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | 408,802 | |
| 2022 | R | 318,399 | |
| 2020 | R | 394,625 | |
| 2018 | D | 312,913 | |
| 2016 | D | 370,032 | |
| 2014 | D | 273,329 | |
| 2012 | D | 381,275 | |
| 2010 | D | 227,175 | |
| 2008 | D | 306,097 | |
| 2006 | D | 209,390 | |
| 2004 | R | 299,881 | |
| 2002 | R | 207,171 | |
| 2000 | R | 252,567 | |
| 1998 | R | 189,538 | |
| 1996 | R | 239,299 | |
| 1994 | R | 198,487 | |
| 1992 | R | 267,863 | |
| 1990 | R | 166,106 | |
| 1988 | R | 200,041 | |
| 1986 | R | 144,630 | |
| 1984 | R | 214,228 | |
| 1982 | R | 169,037 | |
| 1980 | R | 206,634 | |
| 1978 | R | 138,978 | |
| 1976 | D | 204,550 |
Same ballot, 2018IA
Source. MIT Election Data + Science Lab — 2018 US House returns, party-classified by literal ballot party · results as certified for the 2018 contest; the boundary drawn and the presidential strip use the current district map (cd:120, the 2026 lines) — the election itself ran under earlier lines. Real returns — nothing estimated.