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2016 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2016 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election?

David Young won the 2016 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election. David Young received 208,598 popular votes (53.45%). The main challenger was Jim Mowrer (39.71%).

See the full head-to-head between Young and Mowrer

Young +13.7 pts · won by 53,596 votes
David YoungRepublicanWINNER53.45%
208,598 votes
Jim MowrerDemocratic39.71%
155,002 votes
Bryan Jack HolderLibertarian3.94%
15,372 votes
Claudia Addynominated by petition1.63%
6,348 votes
Joe Grandanettenominated by petition1.16%
4,518 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.