What is 2014 United States Senate election in Iowa?
[[File:Joni Ernst (16482413199).jpg|thumb|287x287px|Ernst, the Republican candidate.]]The '''2014 United States Senate election in Iowa''' took place in [[Iowa]] on November 4, 2014. In it, [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] State Senator Joni Ernst faced off [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrat]] [[Bruce Baley]]. Ernst won the election with 52.1% of the vote to Baley's 43.8%. == Fundraising == Baley's campaign raised slightly more money than Ernst's. His campaign also spent a lot more of that money, spending $10 million, while Ernst's spent $6.6 million. == Three Debates == Three televised debates were set to occur, one in [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines,]] one in [[Davenport, Iowa|Davenport]] and one in [[Sioux City, Iowa|Sioux City.]] == Republican Primaries == === Joni Ernst === State Senator [[Joni Ernst]] ran in the primaries. She won all but eight of the counties in Iowa in the primaries, and 56.1% of the vote. === Mark Jacobs === C.E.O. [[Mark Jacobs]] ran in the primaries. He won just one county in North Iowa, and 16.8% of the vote. === Sam Clovis === Radio host [[Sam Clovis]] ran in the primaries. He won seven counties in Northwest Iowa, and 18.0% of the vote. === Steve King === Congressman [[Steve King]] decided against running. === Matthew Whitaker === [[Matthew Whitaker]], an attorney, ran, but did not win any counties, and carried just 7.5% of the vote. [[Category:2014 elections|United States Senate election in Iowa]] [[Category:2010s elections in the United States]] [[Category:United States Senate elections]] [[Category:21st century in Iowa]]