2012 Iowa House Race for District 3 - Candidates, Debates and Primary Results

This page displays the information for the Iowa house race in district 3. This includes candidates, dates, and political views. The tables below show the candidates for the general election with an option to compare those candidates after the primary. This is followed by the primary candidates and the number of political views we have for each representative. Selecting one of these representatives takes you to the profile for this candidate and a full list of their political positions, speeches, and controversies.

2012 Iowa House Race for District 3 - General Election Candidates

General Election Candidates and Results
Iowa house election - class or district 3
PercVotesPartyCandidate
52.3%201457RTom Latham
43.6%167965DLeonard Boswell
2.4%9319IScott Batcher
1.6%6261IDavid Rosenfeld
Election Information for Iowa
Primary DateJune 05, 2012
General DateNovember 06, 2012
IncumbentLeonard Boswell
Incumbent StatusSeeking Re-election
Election ProjectionSolid Democrat
Presidential Election2012 Election

2012 Iowa House Race for District 3

Democrats - Primary Election
Democrat house Primary Election in Iowa - class or district 3
PercVotesCandidateViews
98%8207Leonard Boswell33
2%144Write-in0
Republicans - Primary Election
Republican house Primary Election in Iowa - class or district 3
PercVotesCandidateViews
99%26906Tom Latham32
1%215Write-In0

Important Dates

DateImportant Item
December 23, 2011Last day to register to vote in the January 3, 2012 Caucus.
January 03, 2012Presidential Caucus
May 25, 2012Last day to register to vote in the June 5, 2012 primary election.
June 05, 2012Primary election date for the House.
October 26, 2012Last day to register to vote in the November 6, 2012 general election.
November 06, 2012General election date - House and President on the ballot.

House District 3 in Iowa

House District 3 in Iowa

Past Election Results

Election Results for House district 3 in Iowa in 2012
Past Election Results - Iowa District 3
Leonard Boswell
51%
2010
46%
Brad Zaun
Leonard Boswell
56%
2008
42%
Kim Schmett
Leonard Boswell
52%
2006
46%
Jeff Lamberti
Leonard L. Boswell
100%
2004
0%
Stan Thompson
Leonard L. Boswell
53%
2002
45%
Stan Thompson
Leonard L. Boswell
63%
2000
34%
Jay Marcus
Leonard L. Boswell
57%
1998
41%
Larry McKibben
Leonard L. Boswell
49%
1996
48%
Mike Mahaffey
Elaine Baxter
41%
1994
58%
Jim Lightfoot
Elaine Baxter
47%
1992
49%
Jim Lightfoot