IOWA

The Senate:...
Democratic Incumbent: Tom Harkin
Republican Challenger: TBA

The House:...

• Iowa's 1st congressional district: Liberal incumbent Bruce Braley won this northeastern Iowa district in 2006, winning by 55% to 43% after incumbent Republican Jim Nussle ran unsuccessfully for Governor. The district, which includes the communities of Dubuque, Waterloo, and Davenport, leans slightly to the Democrats, but elected Republicans for 28 years before Braley's election. The Republican nominee is state Senator David Hartsuch.^[76]

• Iowa's 2nd congressional district: In 2006, David Loebsack (D) unseated thirty-year incumbent Jim Leach to win by just over 5,000 votes. Loebsack will be challenged this year, although his popularity remains high, in this Democratic-leaning district. In the Republican primary, opthamologist and veteran Mariannette Miller-Meeks appears to have defeated conservative funeral director Peter Teahen by 109 votes, but a recount looks likely.

• Iowa's 3rd congressional district: In 2006, incumbent Democrat Leonard Boswell had a surprisingly difficult reelection, winning reelection by 52% to 46%. In the primary, Boswell defeated Liberal former state Representative Ed Fallon, who ran for Governor in 2006, by a 60% to 40% margin. Former Congressional aide Kim Schmett (R) is the Republican nominee.

• Iowa's 4th congressional district: Tom Latham (R) Despite the ever-so-slight Democratic advantage in the district,^{[citation needed]} Republican incumbent Tom Latham has never experienced any particular difficulty getting reelected. This time around is shaping up to be more of the same. Community and party activist Becky Greenwald is the Democratic nominee.