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2016 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 2016 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election?

Rod Blum won the 2016 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election. Rod Blum received 206,903 popular votes (53.74%). The main challenger was Monica Vernon (46.08%).

See the full head-to-head between Blum and Vernon

Blum +7.7 pts · won by 29,500 votes
Rod BlumRepublicanWINNER53.74%
206,903 votes
Monica VernonDemocratic46.08%
177,403 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.