Steve King, U.S. Representative

Steve King

U.S. Representative
Born
May 28, 1949
Current age
77
Home state
Iowa
Party
Republican
On the ballot
2002–2018
9-0
RecordWin–Loss
Total Popular Votes
King1.4M
Opponents996,518
9
Elections run

Between 2002 and 2018, Steve King ran in 9 U.S. House elections, winning all 9. King's biggest single-election total was 226,719 votes, in the 2016 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 4. King's closest win came in the 2018 U.S. House election in Iowa's District 4, decided by 10,430 votes.

Browse every U.S. House race in Iowa's District 4, every U.S. House race in Iowa's District 5, or all 2018 U.S. House races.

How many votes has Steve King received?

Steve King has received 1,429,505 popular votes across 9 U.S. elections, with a career record of 9–0.

Election history

Steve King’s election history
YearOfficeResultVotesOpponent(s)
2018U.S. HouseIowaWon157,67650.34%J.D. Scholten
Charles Aldrich

Edward Peterson
2016U.S. HouseIowaWon226,71961.23%Kim Weaver
2014U.S. HouseIowaWon169,83461.62%Jim Mowrer
2012U.S. HouseIowaWon200,06352.94%Christie Vilsack
Martin James Monroe (head-to-head)
2010U.S. HouseIowaWon128,36365.75%Matthew Campbell
Martin James Monroe (head-to-head)
2008U.S. HouseIowaWon159,43059.84%Rob Hubler
Victor Vara
2006U.S. HouseIowaWon105,58058.53%E. Joyce Schulte (head-to-head)
Roy Nielsen

Cheryl L. Brodersen
2004U.S. HouseIowaWon168,58363.3%E. Joyce Schulte (head-to-head)
2002U.S. HouseIowaWon113,25762.15%Paul Shomshor
Identity & sources. Identity verified against the Congressional Bioguide (K000362) and Wikidata (Q749710). Election results come from official certified totals and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab; see methodology.
Cite this profile. PolitiFinder, “Steve King: election history & vote totals.” https://politifinder.com/p/steve-king. 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.