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2012 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2012 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election?

Tom Latham won the 2012 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election. Tom Latham received 202,000 popular votes (52.22%). The main challenger was Leonard L. Boswell (43.59%).

See the full head-to-head between Latham and Boswell

Latham +8.6 pts · won by 33,368 votes
Tom LathamRepublicanWINNER52.22%
202,000 votes
Leonard L. BoswellDemocratic43.59%
168,632 votes
Scott G. Batchernominated by petition2.42%
9,352 votes
David Rosenfeldsocialist workers1.62%
6,286 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.