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      Home/Elections/2006/US House/Iowa/IA-04
      2006·US House·Iowa·District profile →

      Iowa District 4 US House

      Winner
      REP
      Tom Latham
      57.2%121,650 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Selden E Spencer
      42.8%90,982 votes
      Margin
      R+14.4
      212,632 total votes
      2 candidates212,632 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      Tom LathamREP✓
      		REP121,65057.2%
      Selden E SpencerDEM
      		DEM90,98242.8%

      Presidential Vote by District

      5 elections · 2008–2024 · 118th Congress boundaries
      Latest (2024)R+31.5
      Shift vs 2020↓ R+5.4
      R+20EvenD+2020082012201620202024
      YearDem %Rep %MarginTurnout
      202433.6%65.1%R+31.5391,998
      202036.2%62.2%R+26.0406,128
      201633.2%60.2%R+27.0390,493
      201245.4%54.6%R+9.3383,152
      200846.9%50.4%R+3.5392,269

      Seat History

      US House in Iowa

      2024
      Randy FeenstraREP
      R+34.3
      2022
      Randy FeenstraREP
      R+36.0
      Redistricted
      2020
      Randy FeenstraREP
      R+23.1
      2018
      Steven KingREP
      R+3.3
      2016
      Steven KingREP
      R+22.6
      2014
      Steven KingREP
      R+23.3
      2012
      Steven KingREP
      R+8.1
      Redistricted
      2010
      Tom LathamREP
      R+33.7
      2008
      Tom LathamREP
      R+21.1
      2004
      Tom LathamREP
      R+21.9
      2002
      Tom LathamREP
      R+11.7
      Redistricted
      2000
      Greg GanskeREP
      R+24.7
      1998
      Greg GanskeREP
      R+31.3
      1996
      Greg GanskeREP
      R+5.3
      View all US House history for Iowa →

      Candidates

      Selden E SpencerDEM
      Record2W-3L
      Avg MarginR+16.4
      Career1918-2020
      State House / US House / US Senate
      Full profile →
      Tom LathamREP
      Record10W-0L
      Avg Margin---
      Career1994-2012
      US House
      Full profile →

      Also in Iowa, 2006

      Governor1 contest →
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