Chris Peters (Iowa)

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Chris Peters

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Chris Peters (Republican Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Iowa's 2nd Congressional District. He lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Peters was a 2016 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 2nd Congressional District of Iowa.

Peters was a Libertarian candidate for District 15 of the Iowa State Senate. The primary election was on June 8, 2010 and the general election was November 2.

Elections

2018

General election

General election for U.S. House Iowa District 2

Incumbent Dave Loebsack defeated Chris Peters, Mark Strauss, and Daniel Clark in the general election for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on November 6, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dave Loebsack (D)	54.8	171,446
		Chris Peters (R)	42.6	133,287
		Mark Strauss (L)	2.0	6,181
		Daniel Clark (Independent)	0.6	1,837
		Other/Write-in votes	0.1	162

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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2

Incumbent Dave Loebsack advanced from the Democratic primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Dave Loebsack	100.0	42,378

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Republican primary election

Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2

Chris Peters defeated Ginny Caligiuri in the Republican primary for U.S. House Iowa District 2 on June 5, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Chris Peters	87.5	18,056
	Submit photo	Ginny Caligiuri (Write-in)	11.6	2,389
		Other/Write-in votes	0.9	181

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	There were no incumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 20,626
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2016

See also: Iowa's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016

Heading into the election, Ballotpedia rated this race as safely Democratic. Incumbent Dave Loebsack (D) defeated Chris Peters (R) in the general election on November 8, 2016. Neither candidate faced a primary challenger in June.

U.S. House, Iowa District 2 General Election, 2016

Party		Candidate	Vote %	Votes
	Democratic	Dave Loebsack Incumbent	53.7%	198,571
	Republican	Christopher Peters	46.2%	170,933
	N/A	Write-in	0.1%	528
Total Votes				370,032
Source: Iowa Secretary of State

2010

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2010

Peters lost to Democratic incumbent Robert Dvorsky by a margin of 17,964 to 6,092 in the November 2 general election. No Republicans filed to run for this seat.

In the June 8 primary election, Peters ran unopposed.

Campaign themes

2016

The following issues were listed on Peters' campaign website. For a full list of campaign themes, click here.

“	Economy: We have to overhaul our taxes and regulations to level the playing field for all businesses and consumers. America has one of the highest corporate tax rates in the world, but politicians carve out special tax breaks and subsidies for their big business donors. We should cut the tax rate, end corporate welfare, and outlaw bailouts. Health Care: With common sense, free market solutions, we can both improve care and decrease costs for everyone. While the Affordable Care Act did introduce some positive reforms, it largely expanded an already dysfunctional system, and I believe we can do better. Foreign Affairs: Our founding fathers never intended for the United States to be the world’s policeman. I’ll be a voice for a strong and ready military, but a foreign policy that puts America’s interests first. Civil Liberties: Overcriminalization rips apart families and cripples the economy, and the United States now has more prisoners than any country in the world. Meanwhile, we endanger property rights with overreaching policies like eminent domain and civil asset forfeiture. I’ll introduce sweeping reforms to reverse overcriminalization, restrain mass surveillance, and restore Americans’ right to privacy. Education: The federal government should get out of the way and unleash the great potential of American students, teachers, and families. Failed programs like No Child Left Behind and Common Core prove that one­-size-­fits all education doesn’t work – I support eliminating or narrowing the scope of Federal government’s oversight of education. Instead, I favor promoting school choice, and allowing local communities to take greater ownership over their schools.	”
—Christopher Peters' campaign website, https://drpetersforiowa.com/issues/

See also

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• United States House of Representatives
• Iowa's 2nd Congressional District election, 2018
• Iowa's 2nd Congressional District election, 2016
• Iowa's 2nd Congressional District

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Footnotes

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Iowa's current delegation to the United States Congress

Senators

Joni Ernst (R)

Chuck Grassley (R)

Representatives

District 1

Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R)

District 2

Ashley Hinson (R)

District 3

Zach Nunn (R)

District 4

Randy Feenstra (R)

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