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2006 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2006 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election?

Bruce Braley won the 2006 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election. Bruce Braley received 114,322 popular votes (55.1%). The main challenger was Mike Whalen (43.25%).

See the full head-to-head between Braley and Whalen

Braley +11.9 pts · won by 24,593 votes
Bruce BraleyDemocraticWINNER55.1%
114,322 votes
Mike WhalenRepublican43.25%
89,729 votes
James F. HillPirate1.06%
2,201 votes
Albert W. SchoemanNominated By Petition0.59%
1,226 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified September 25, 2026.