2018 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 2018 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election?

Cindy Axne won the 2018 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election. Cindy Axne received 175,642 popular votes (49.3%). The main challenger was David Young (47.14%).

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

Axne +2.2 pts · won by 7,709 votes

Cindy Axne DemocraticWINNER49.3%

175,642 votes

David Young Republican47.14%

167,933 votes

Bryan Jack HolderLibertarian2.04%

7,267 votes

Mark Elworth Jr.legal medical now0.57%

2,015 votes

Paul KnuppGreen0.53%

1,888 votes

Joe GrandanetteIndependent0.37%

1,301 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.