U.S. Senate, Iowa Democratic primaryRepublican primaryGeneral election Election details Filing deadline: March 13, 2020 Primary: June 2, 2020General: November 3, 2020Pre-election incumbent:Joni Ernst (Republican) How to vote Poll times: 7 a.m. to 9 daypg.comng in Iowa Race ratings Cook Political Report: Toss-upSabato’s Crystal Ball: Lean RepublicanInside Elections: Toss-up Ballotpedia analysis U.S. Senate battlegroundsU.S. House battlegroundsFederal and state primary competitivenessBallotpedia’s Election Analysis Hub, 2020 See also U.S. Senate, IowaU.S. Senate • 1st • 2nd • 3rd • 4thIowa elections, 2020U.S. Congress elections, 2020U.S. Senate elections, 2020U.S. House elections, 2020
A Republican Party primary took place on June 2, 2020, in Iowa to determine which Republican candidate would run in the state’s general election on November 3, 2020.
Incumbent Joni Ernst advanced from the Republican primary for U.S. Senate Iowa.
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Candidate filing deadline Primary election General election March 13, 2020 June 2, 2020 November 3, 2020 Heading into the election, the incumbent was Joni Ernst (Republican), who was first elected in 2014.
A primary election is an election in which registered voters select a candidate that they believe should be a political party’s candidate for elected office to run in the general election. They are also used to choose convention delegates and party leaders. Primaries are state-level and local-level elections that take place prior to a general election. In Iowa, a voter must be affiliated with a party in order to participate in its primary. However, a voter can change his or her political party affiliation on Election Day, creating what is effectively an open primary.[1]
This page focuses on Iowa’s United States Senate Republican primary. For more in-depth information on the state’s Democratic primary and the general election, see the following pages:
- United States Senate election in Iowa, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
- United States Senate election in Iowa, 2020
Election procedure changes in 2020
See also: Changes to election dates, procedures, and administration in response to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, 2020
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Ballotpedia provided comprehensive coverage of how election dates and procedures changed in 2020. While the majority of changes occurred as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, some changes occurred for other reasons.
Iowa modified its primary election process as follows:
- Voting procedures: Absentee ballot application forms sent to all registered voters in the primary election. The absentee voting period was extended to open on April 23.
For a full timeline about election modifications made in response to the COVID-19 outbreak, click here.
Candidates and election results
Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Paul Rieck (R)
Campaign finance
This section contains campaign finance figures from the Federal Election Commission covering all candidate fundraising and spending in this election. It does not include information on fundraising before the current campaign cycle or on spending by satellite groups. The numbers in this section are automatically updated as candidates file new campaign finance reports. Candidates for Congress are required to file financial reports on a quarterly basis, as well as two weeks before any primary, runoff, or general election in which they will be on the ballot and upon the termination of any campaign committees.[2] The chart below contains data from financial reports submitted to the Federal Election Commission.
Name Party Receipts* Disbursements** Cash on hand Date Theresa Greenfield $56,358,302 $56,328,076 $30,236 As of December 31, 2020 Joni Ernst Republican Party $27,693,029 $28,527,764 $528,415 As of December 31, 2016 Eddie Mauro $5,067,233 $5,063,938 $3,295 As of December 31, 2020 Michael Franken $982,352 $982,352 $0 As of September 8, 2020 Kimberly Graham $294,725 $296,302 $0 As of December 31, 2020 Cal Woods $55,835 $58,082 $-2,310 As of May 27, 2020 Suzanne Herzog $18,300 $18,300 $0 As of December 31, 2020 Rick Stewart $8,820 $16,093 $-7,273 As of December 31, 2020 Paul Rieck $0 $0 $0 Data not available
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Source: Federal Elections Commission, “Campaign finance data,” .
* According to the FEC, “Receipts are anything of value (money, goods, services or property) received by a political committee.” ** According to the FEC, a disbursement “is a purchase, payment, distribution, loan, advance, deposit or gift of money or anything of value to influence a federal election,” plus other kinds of payments not made to influence a federal election.
General election race ratings
See also: Race rating definitions and methods
Ballotpedia provides race ratings from three outlets: The Cook Political Report, Inside Elections, and Sabato’s Crystal Ball. Each race rating indicates if one party is perceived to have an advantage in the race and, if so, the degree of advantage:
- Safe and Solid ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge and the race is not competitive.
- Likely ratings indicate that one party has a clear edge, but an upset is possible.
- Lean ratings indicate that one party has a small edge, but the race is competitive.[3]
- Tossup ratings indicate that neither party has an advantage.
Race ratings are informed by a number of factors, including polling, candidate quality, and election result history in the race’s district or state.[4][5][6]
Race ratings: U.S. Senate election in Iowa, 2020Race trackerRace ratingsNovember 3, 2020October 27, 2020October 20, 2020October 13, 2020The Cook Political ReportToss-upToss-upToss-upToss-upInside Elections with Nathan L. GonzalesToss-upToss-upToss-upToss-upLarry J. Sabato’s Crystal BallLean RepublicanLean DemocraticLean DemocraticToss-upNote: Ballotpedia updates external race ratings every week throughout the election season.
See also
- United States Senate election in Iowa, 2020 (June 2 Democratic primary)
- United States Senate election in Iowa, 2020
- United States Senate Democratic Party primaries, 2020
- United States Senate Republican Party primaries, 2020
- United States Senate elections, 2020
- U.S. Senate battlegrounds, 2020
External links
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Footnotes
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