Pat Murphy, U.S. House candidate

Pat Murphy

U.S. House candidate
Born
August 24, 1959
Current age
66
Home state
Iowa
Party
Democratic
On the ballot
2014

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RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
Murphy141,145
Opponents147,762
1
Elections run

Pat Murphy, a Democratic politician from Iowa, ran once for U.S. office, losing the 2014 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 1 to Rod Blum, receiving 141,145 votes (48.79%).

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How many votes has Pat Murphy received?

Pat Murphy has received 141,145 popular votes across 1 U.S. election, with a career record of 0–1.

Election history

Pat Murphy’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2014U.S. HouseIowaLost141,14548.79%Rod Blum
Identity & sources. Identity verified against Wikidata (Q14245641). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Pat Murphy: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/pat-murphy. 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.