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2000 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2000 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election?

James A. S. Leach won the 2000 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election. James A. S. Leach received 164,972 popular votes (61.79%). The main challenger was Bob Simpson (36.06%).

See the full head-to-head between Leach and Simpson

Leach +25.7 pts · won by 68,689 votes
James A. S. LeachRepublicanWINNER61.79%
164,972 votes
Bob SimpsonDemocratic36.06%
96,283 votes
Russ MaddenLibertarian2.08%
5,564 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.