David Loebsack, U.S. Representative

David Loebsack

U.S. Representative
Born
December 23, 1952
Current age
73
Home state
Iowa
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2006–2018
7-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Loebsack1.1M
Opponents954,506
7
Elections run

Between 2006 and 2018, David Loebsack ran in 7 U.S. House elections, winning all 7. Loebsack's biggest single-election total was 211,863 votes, in the 2012 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 2. Loebsack's closest win came in the 2006 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 2, decided by 5,976 votes.

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How many votes has David Loebsack received?

David Loebsack has received 1,124,051 popular votes across 7 U.S. elections, with a career record of 7–0.

Election history

David Loebsack’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2018U.S. HouseIowaWon171,44654.79%Christopher Peters (head-to-head)
Mark David Strauss

Daniel Clark
2016U.S. HouseIowaWon198,57153.66%Christopher Peters (head-to-head)
2014U.S. HouseIowaWon143,43152.48%Mariannette Miller-Meeks (head-to-head)
2012U.S. HouseIowaWon211,86355.57%John Archer
Alan Aversa
2010U.S. HouseIowaWon115,83950.99%Mariannette Miller-Meeks (head-to-head)
Gary Sicard

Jon Tack
2008U.S. HouseIowaWon175,21857.24%Mariannette Miller-Meeks (head-to-head)
Wendy Barth

Brian White
2006U.S. HouseIowaWon107,68351.43%James A. S. Leach
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000565) and Wikidata (Q771586). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “David Loebsack: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/david-loebsack. Accessed [date].

Compiled by PolitiFinder. Election results from official certified sources and the MIT Election Lab. See Data & sources and methodology. Data last verified July 28, 2026.