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  IA - District 01
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Parents > United States > Iowa > IA - District 01
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 2006 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open November 07, 2006 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 07, 2006 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 2007 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 2009 - 12:00pm
Turnout 50.98% Registered 35.47% Total Population
ContributorUser 490
Last Modifiedev April 15, 2007 10:31pm
Data Sources[Link]
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/2004
NameJim Nussle Votes159,993 (55.16%)
Term01/03/2005 - 01/03/2007 Margin34,503 (+11.90%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/2008
NameBruce Braley Votes186,991 (64.56%)
Term01/01/2009 - 01/01/2011 Margin84,552 (+29.19%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Jun 06, 2006 IA District 1- D Primary
Bruce Braley
D 29,401
Jun 06, 2006 IA District 1- R Primary
Mike Whalen
R 22,684
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
Leaning Graph
03/18/2005 11/07/2006
CandidateSlightLeanStrongSafe
Bruce Braley 15 17 3 --
Mike Whalen 4 ------
Leaning Call: Bruce Braley (93.55%)
Weighted Call: Bruce Braley (99.97%)
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

08/27/2006 11/02/2006

CANDIDATES
Photo  
Name Bruce Braley Mike Whalen James Hill Albert W. Schoeman Write-In  
PartyDemocratic Republican US Pirate Libertarian Independent  
Campaign Logo  
Certified Votes 114,322 (55.06%) 89,729 (43.22%) 2,201 (1.06%) 1,226 (0.59%) 143 (0.07%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -24,593 (-11.85%) -112,121 (-54.00%) -113,096 (-54.47%) -114,179 (-54.99%)  
Predict Avg.55.00% 44.50% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand 6/30 $130,706.00 6/30 $215,223.00 $-- $-- $--  
Website [Website] [Website] [Website]  
Entry Date 06/06/2006 06/06/2006 08/00/2006 08/00/2006 --  
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MATCHUP POLLS (6 from 4 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg49.51%-- 38.96%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--  
Selzer & Co. 
11/01/06-11/02/06		 56.00% 12.0 35.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Reuters/Zogby 
10/24/06-10/29/06		 49.00% -- 42.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Bennett, Petts & Normington (D) 
10/05/06-10/08/06		 48.00% -- 37.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Reuters/Zogby 
09/25/06-10/02/06		 34.00% -- 47.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Selzer & Co. 
09/10/06-09/13/06		 44.00% -- 37.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
RT Strategies 
08/27/06-08/29/06		 54.00% -- 41.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
Laf-W Craverguy
D Ashley
D PaGuy
  Dubuque Telegraph Herald
  Des Moines Register
D Bill Gluba 🔗
  Quad-City Times
FWP CBlock941
S Tax Suchart
D Ashley
D Penguin
Veg Thomas Walker
 


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NEWS
Date Category Headline Article Contributor
Oct 12, 2006 03:10pm Election Guide Pirate Wants Politics to Walk the Plank  Article RP 
Aug 26, 2006 10:00pm News 2 added to 1st District race [Iowa-1]  Article particleman 
Aug 26, 2006 10:00pm Statement The Pirates Stand [James Hill for Congress, IA-1]  Article particleman 
Jun 17, 2006 09:00pm News Gluba drops plans for independent campaign in Iowa's 1st District  Article COSDem 
Jun 09, 2006 12:00am General Primary loser may run as independent [IA-01]  Article COSDem 

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