2012Final results
2012 election for Iowa's 2nd District
U.S. House · Iowa
David Loebsack (D) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating John Archer (R) by 13.1 points.
David LoebsackDemocrat · winner
55.6%211,863
John ArcherRepublican
42.5%161,977
Alan AversaIndependent
1.9%7,112
381,275 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 2012
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 LoebsackJohn Archer
$1.6M
Raised by the campaign
$967.7K
$1.5M
Spent by the campaign
$967.7K
$21.8K
Cash on hand
$0
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012