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2012 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 2012 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election?

David Loebsack won the 2012 Iowa U.S. House District 2 Election. David Loebsack received 211,863 popular votes (55.57%). The main challenger was John Archer (42.48%).

See the full head-to-head between Loebsack and Archer

Loebsack +13.1 pts · won by 49,886 votes
David LoebsackDemocraticWINNER55.57%
211,863 votes
John ArcherRepublican42.48%
161,977 votes
Alan Aversanominated by petition1.87%
7,112 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.