2018 Iowa Attorney General election

2018 Iowa Attorney General election

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Candidate Tom Miller Marco Battaglia
Party Democratic Libertarian
Popular vote 880,531 262,131
Percentage 76.5% 22.8%

Miller:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

Attorney General before election

Tom Miller
Democratic

Elected Attorney General

Tom Miller
Democratic

The 2018 Iowa Attorney General election took place on November 6, 2018, to elect the Attorney General of Iowa. The election was held concurrently with that year's gubernatorial election.

Incumbent Democratic Attorney General Tom Miller won re-election with 76.5% of the vote.[1] The Republican Party did not nominate anyone, but the Libertarian Party nominated Marco Battaglia.[2]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Nominee

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Democratic primary results
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Miller (incumbent) 157,483 99.7
Democratic Write-ins 546 0.3
Total votes 158,029 100.0

Other candidates

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Libertarian Party

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Nominee

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  • Marco Battaglia, 2014 gubernatorial candidate[3]

General election

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Results

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Tom Miller won re-election in landslide victory with 76.51% of the vote.[4]

2018 Iowa Attorney General election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Miller (incumbent) 880,531 76.51
Libertarian Marco Battaglia 262,131 22.78
Write-in 8,237 0.72
Total votes 1,150,899 100%
Democratic hold

By congressional district

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Miller won all 4 congressional districts, including one that elected a Republican.[5]

District Miller Battaglia Representative
1st 78% 22% Abby Finkenauer
2nd 76% 24% Dave Loebsack
3rd 76% 24% Cindy Axne
4th 75% 25% Steve King

References

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  1. ^ "Iowa Election Results". The New York Times. November 6, 2018. Archived from the original on November 6, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  2. ^ "Iowa Attorney General election, 2018". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on May 23, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  3. ^ "Marco Battaglia". Ballotpedia. Archived from the original on November 7, 2018.
  4. ^ "Official Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Archived from the original on November 10, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2021.
  5. ^ "DRA 2020". Daves Redistricting. Retrieved August 19, 2024.