2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2006 election for Iowa's 2nd District
U.S. House · Iowa
David Loebsack (D) won with 51.4% of the vote, defeating James Leach (R) by 2.9 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
David LoebsackDemocrat · winner
51.4%107,683
James LeachRepublican
48.6%101,707
209,390 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2006
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:25 AM ET
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
David LoebsackJames Leach
$521.6K
Raised by the campaign
$491.4K
$488.4K
Spent by the campaign
$533.7K
$33.3K
Cash on hand
$8.3K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2006.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2006