2012Final results
2012 election for Iowa's 4th District
U.S. House · Iowa
Steve King (R) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Christie Vilsack (D) by 8.1 points.
Steve KingRepublican · winner
52.9%200,063
Christie VilsackDemocrat
44.8%169,470
Martin James MonroeIndependent
2.1%8,124
377,883 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.
Christie VilsackSteve King
$3.4M
Raised by the campaign
$3.8M
$3.4M
Spent by the campaign
$3.8M
$3.6K
Cash on hand
$119.2K
Campaign money: FEC, through Dec 31, 2012.
Source: FEC campaign filingsUpdated Dec 31, 2012