James A. S. Leach

★ U.S. Representative

Born: October 15, 1942
Died: December 11, 2024
Age at death: 82
Home state: Iowa
Party: Republican
On the ballot: 1976–2006

Career timeline

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2000Rep 2002Rep 2004Rep 2006Rep

15-1

RecordWin–Loss

Total Popular Votes

Leach1.9M

Opponents1.2M

Elections run

Between 1976 and 2006, James A. S. Leach ran in 16 U.S. House elections, winning 15 and losing 1. Leach's biggest single-election total was 178,042 votes, in the 1992 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 1. Leach's closest win came in the 1976 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 1, decided by 8,670 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Iowa's District 2, every U.S. House race in Iowa's District 1, or all 2006 U.S. House races.

How many votes has James A. S. Leach received?

James A. S. Leach has received 1,909,026 popular votes across 16 U.S. elections, with a career record of 15–1.

Election history

James A. S. Leach’s election history
Year	Office	Result	Votes	Opponent(s)
2006	U.S. HouseIowa	Lost	101,70748.57%	David Loebsack
2004	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	176,68458.92%	Dave Franker Kevin Litten (head-to-head)
2002	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	108,13052.19%	Julie Thomas Kevin Litten (head-to-head)
2000	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	164,97261.79%	Bob Simpson Russ Madden
1998	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	106,41956.54%	Bob Rush (head-to-head) Charles Thurston Jeffrey M. Smith
1996	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	129,24252.84%	Bob Rush (head-to-head) Thomas W. Isenhour Michael J. Cuddehe (head-to-head)
1994	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	110,44860.2%	Glen Winekauf Jan J. Zonneveld (head-to-head) Michael J. Cuddehe (head-to-head)
1992	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	178,04268.13%	Jan J. Zonneveld (head-to-head)
1990	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	90,04299.83%	—
1988	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	112,74660.71%	William E. Gluba (head-to-head) Judy Stav-River
1986	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	86,83466.37%	John R. Whitaker
1984	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	131,18266.77%	Kevin Ready
1982	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	89,59559.2%	William E. Gluba (head-to-head)
1980	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	133,34964.08%	Jim Larew Michael R. Grant Gloria Williams
1978	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	79,94063.47%	Richard E. Myers William R. Douglas
1976	U.S. HouseIowa	Won	109,69451.94%	Edward Mezvinsky Larry D. Smith

Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (L000169) and Wikidata (Q1689138). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.

Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “James A. S. Leach: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/james-a-s-leach. 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.