In this post we will looking at Iowa and its territories, Its past and present governors and current House of representative’s members.
INTRODUCTION.
Iowa Is a state in the Midwestern region of the United States, bordered by the Mississippi River to the east and the Missouri River and Big Sioux River to the west. It is bordered by six states: Wisconsin to the northeast, Illinois to the east and southeast, Missouri to the south, Nebraska to the west, South Dakota to the northwest, and Minnesota to the north. During the 18th and early 19th centuries, Iowa was a part of French Louisiana and Spanish Louisiana; its state flag is patterned after the flag of France. After the Louisiana Purchase, people laid the foundation for an agriculture-based economy in the heart of the Corn Belt. In the latter half of the 20th century, Iowa’s agricultural economy transitioned to a diversified economy of advanced manufacturing, processing, financial services, information technology, biotechnology, and green energy production. Iowa is the 26th most extensive in total area and the 31st most populous of the 50 U.S. states, with a population of 3,190,369, according to the 2020 census. The state’s capital, most populous city, and largest metropolitan area fully located within the state is Des Moines. A portion of the larger Omaha, Nebraska, metropolitan area extends into three counties of southwest Iowa. Iowa has been listed as one of the safest U.S. states in which to live.
IOWA TERRITORIES.
The Territory of Iowa was an organized incorporated territory of the United States that existed from July 4, 1838, until December 28, 1846, when the southeastern portion of the territory was admitted to the Union as the state of Iowa. The remainder of the territory would have no organized territorial government until the Minnesota Territory was organized on March 3, 1849. Most of the area in the territory was originally part of the Louisiana Purchase and was a part of the Missouri Territory. When Missouri became a state in 1821, this area (along with the Dakotas) effectively became unorganized territory. The area was closed to white settlers until the 1830s, after the Black Hawk War ended. It was attached to the Michigan Territory on June 28, 1834. At an extra session of the Sixth Legislative Assembly of Michigan held in September, 1834, the Iowa District was divided into two counties by running a line due west from the lower end of Rock Island in the Mississippi River. The territory north of this line (which started just south of the present-day Davenport) was named Dubuque County, and all south of it was Des Moines County. When Michigan became a state in 1836 the area became the Iowa District of western Wisconsin Territory—the region west of the Mississippi River. The original boundaries of the territory, as established in 1838, included Minnesota and parts of the Dakotas, covering about 194,000 square miles (500,000 km2) of land. Burlington was the provisional capital; Iowa City was designated as the official territorial capital in 1841. Fort Snelling was located on the western side of the Mississippi placing it within the Territory until statehood. When Iowa became a state on December 28, 1846, no provision was made for official organization of the remainder of the territory. Morgan L. Martin, the Wisconsin territorial delegate to congress, pushed through a bill to organize a territory of Minnesota which would encompass this land. While the bill passed in the house, it did not pass the senate. In the following session a bill by Stephen A. Douglas was introduced in the senate but also did not pass. The situation was resolved when Minnesota Territory was organized on March 3, 1849, the day before the close of congress. In the 1840 United States census, 18 counties in the Iowa Territory reported the following population counts:
LIST OF GOVERNORS AND HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVE’S MEMBERS.
There have been 41 individuals who held the position of Iowa governor, with two of those serving multiple distinct terms, Samuel J. Kirkwood and Terry Branstad. The current governor, Kim Reynolds, is the first woman to hold the position and was sworn in on May 24, 2017. The longest-serving is Terry Branstad, who served from 1983 to 1999 and then again from 2011 to 2017. He is the longest-serving governor in U.S. history, surpassing the previous record of 21 years set by George Clinton of New York. The shortest-serving was Robert D. Fulton, who served 16 days. Northwest Territory. Despite remaining a territory for nearly 16 years, it had only two governors appointed by the President of the United States before it became a state.
Governors of the Territory of Iowa
Iowa Territory was formed on July 4, 1838, from Wisconsin Territory. It had three governors appointed by the President of the United States. The first governor did not arrive for six weeks after the territory had been created; in the interim, territorial secretary William B. Conway acted as governor.
| Governors of the Territory of Iowa | ||||
| No. | Governor | Term in office | Appointed by | |
| 1 | Robert Lucas April 1, 1781 – February 7, 1853 (aged 71) | August 15, 1838 – May 13, 1841[a] | Martin Van Buren | |
| 2 | John Chambers October 6, 1780 – September 21, 1852 (aged 71) | May 13, 1841[a] – November 18, 1845[b] | John Tyler | |
| 3 | James Clarke July 5, 1812 – July 28, 1850 (aged 38) | November 18, 1845[b] – December 3, 1846[c] | James K. Polk |
Governors of the State of Iowa
The southeast portion of Iowa Territory was admitted to the Union as the State of Iowa on December 28, 1846. The first Constitution of Iowa, adopted in 1846, created the office of governor with a four-year term, with no specific start date. The 1857 constitution reduced this term to two years, but an amendment in 1972 increased this back to four years. The 1857 constitution also set the start of the term to the second Monday in the January following the election, which was moved one day later by a 1988 amendment.
The office of lieutenant governor was created in the 1857 constitution, elected for the same term as the governor. An amendment in 1988 specified that the lieutenant governor would be elected on the same ticket as the governor. If the office becomes vacant, it devolves upon the lieutenant governor for the remainder of the term or vacancy. Prior to 1857, if the office became vacant, the Secretary of State of Iowa would act as governor. There is no term limit on the number of terms a governor may serve.
| Governors of the State of Iowa | |||||||||
| No.[d] | Governor | Term in office | Party | Election | Lt. Governor[e][f] | ||||
| 1 | Ansel Briggs February 3, 1806 – May 5, 1881 (aged 75) | December 3, 1846[c] – December 4, 1850 (not candidate for election) | Democratic | 1846 | Office did not exist | ||||
| 2 | Stephen P. Hempstead October 1, 1812 – February 16, 1883 (aged 70) | December 4, 1850 – December 9, 1854 (not candidate for election) | Democratic | 1850 | |||||
| 3 | James W. Grimes October 20, 1816 – February 7, 1872 (aged 55) | December 9, 1854 – January 13, 1858 (not candidate for election) | Whig | 1854[g] | |||||
| 4 | Ralph P. Lowe November 27, 1805 – December 22, 1883 (aged 78) | January 13, 1858 – January 11, 1860 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1857[h] | Oran Faville | ||||
| 5 | Samuel J. Kirkwood December 20, 1813 – September 1, 1894 (aged 80) | January 11, 1860 – January 14, 1864 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1859 | Nicholas J. Rusch | ||||
| 1861 | John R. Needham | ||||||||
| 6 | William M. Stone October 14, 1827 – July 18, 1893 (aged 65) | January 14, 1864 – January 16, 1868 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1863 | Enoch W. Eastman | ||||
| 1865 | Benjamin F. Gue | ||||||||
| 7 | Samuel Merrill August 7, 1822 – August 31, 1899 (aged 77) | January 16, 1868 – January 11, 1872 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1867 | John Scott | ||||
| 1869 | Madison Miner Walden (resigned 1871)[i] | ||||||||
| Vacant | |||||||||
| Henry C. Bulis (appointed September 13, 1871) | |||||||||
| 8 | Cyrus C. Carpenter November 24, 1829 – May 29, 1898 (aged 68) | January 11, 1872 – January 13, 1876 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1871 | |||||
| 1873 | Joseph Dysart | ||||||||
| 9 | Samuel J. Kirkwood December 20, 1813 – September 1, 1894 (aged 80) | January 13, 1876 – February 1, 1877 (resigned)[j] | Republican | 1875 | Joshua G. Newbold | ||||
| 10 | Joshua G. Newbold May 12, 1830 – June 10, 1903 (aged 73) | February 1, 1877 – January 17, 1878 (not candidate for election) | Republican | Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor | Henry Rothert (acting) | ||||
| 11 | John H. Gear April 7, 1825 – July 14, 1900 (aged 75) | January 17, 1878 – January 12, 1882 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1877 | Frank T. Campbell | ||||
| 1879 | |||||||||
| 12 | Buren R. Sherman May 28, 1836 – November 11, 1904 (aged 68) | January 12, 1882 – January 14, 1886 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1881 | Orlando H. Manning | ||||
| 1883 | |||||||||
| 13 | William Larrabee January 20, 1832 – November 16, 1912 (aged 80) | January 14, 1886 – February 27, 1890[k] (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1885 | John A. T. Hull | ||||
| 1887 | |||||||||
| 14 | Horace Boies December 7, 1827 – April 4, 1923 (aged 95) | February 27, 1890[k] – January 11, 1894 (lost election) | Democratic | 1889 | Alfred N. Poyneer[l] | ||||
| 1891 | Samuel L. Bestow | ||||||||
| 15 | Frank D. Jackson January 26, 1854 – November 16, 1938 (aged 84) | January 11, 1894 – January 16, 1896 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1893 | Warren S. Dungan | ||||
| 16 | Francis M. Drake December 30, 1830 – November 20, 1903 (aged 72) | January 16, 1896 – January 13, 1898 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1895 | Matt Parrott | ||||
| 17 | L. M. Shaw November 2, 1848 – March 28, 1932 (aged 83) | January 13, 1898 – January 16, 1902 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1897 | James C. Milliman | ||||
| 1899 | |||||||||
| 18 | Albert B. Cummins February 15, 1850 – July 30, 1926 (aged 76) | January 16, 1902 – November 24, 1908 (resigned)[m] | Republican | 1901 | John Herriott | ||||
| 1903[n] | |||||||||
| 1906 | Warren Garst | ||||||||
| 19 | Warren Garst December 4, 1850 – October 5, 1924 (aged 73) | November 24, 1908 – January 14, 1909 (successor took office) | Republican | Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor | Vacant | ||||
| 20 | Beryl F. Carroll March 15, 1860 – December 16, 1939 (aged 79) | January 14, 1909 – January 16, 1913 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1908 | George W. Clarke | ||||
| 1910 | |||||||||
| 21 | George W. Clarke October 24, 1852 – November 28, 1936 (aged 84) | January 16, 1913 – January 11, 1917 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1912 | William L. Harding | ||||
| 1914 | |||||||||
| 22 | William L. Harding October 3, 1877 – December 17, 1934 (aged 57) | January 11, 1917 – January 13, 1921 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1916 | Ernest Robert Moore | ||||
| 1918 | |||||||||
| 23 | Nathan E. Kendall March 17, 1868 – November 5, 1936 (aged 68) | January 13, 1921 – January 15, 1925 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1920 | John Hammill | ||||
| 1922 | |||||||||
| 24 | John Hammill October 14, 1875 – April 6, 1936 (aged 60) | January 15, 1925 – January 15, 1931 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1924 | Clem F. Kimball (died September 10, 1928) | ||||
| 1926 | |||||||||
| Vacant | |||||||||
| Arch W. McFarlane (appointed November 15, 1928) | |||||||||
| 1928 | |||||||||
| 25 | Dan W. Turner March 17, 1877 – April 15, 1969 (aged 92) | January 15, 1931 – January 12, 1933 (lost election) | Republican | 1930 | |||||
| 26 | Clyde L. Herring May 3, 1879 – September 15, 1945 (aged 66) | January 12, 1933 – January 14, 1937 (not candidate for election) | Democratic | 1932 | Nelson G. Kraschel | ||||
| 1934 | |||||||||
| 27 | Nelson G. Kraschel October 27, 1889 – March 15, 1957 (aged 67) | January 14, 1937 – January 12, 1939 (lost election) | Democratic | 1936 | John K. Valentine | ||||
| 28 | George A. Wilson April 1, 1884 – September 8, 1953 (aged 69) | January 12, 1939 – January 14, 1943 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1938 | Bourke B. Hickenlooper | ||||
| 1940 | |||||||||
| 29 | Bourke B. Hickenlooper July 21, 1896 – September 4, 1971 (aged 75) | January 14, 1943 – January 11, 1945 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1942 | Robert D. Blue | ||||
| 30 | Robert D. Blue September 24, 1898 – December 14, 1989 (aged 91) | January 11, 1945 – January 13, 1949 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1944 | Kenneth A. Evans | ||||
| 1946 | |||||||||
| 31 | William S. Beardsley May 13, 1901 – November 21, 1954 (aged 53) | January 13, 1949 – November 21, 1954 (died in office) | Republican | 1948 | |||||
| 1950 | William H. Nicholas | ||||||||
| 1952 | Leo Elthon | ||||||||
| 32 | Leo Elthon June 9, 1898 – April 16, 1967 (aged 68) | November 21, 1954 – January 13, 1955 (successor took office) | Republican | Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor | Vacant | ||||
| 33 | Leo Hoegh March 30, 1908 – July 15, 2000 (aged 92) | January 13, 1955 – January 17, 1957 (lost election) | Republican | 1954 | Leo Elthon | ||||
| 34 | Herschel C. Loveless May 5, 1911 – May 4, 1989 (aged 77) | January 17, 1957 – January 12, 1961 (not candidate for election) | Democratic | 1956 | William H. Nicholas[l] | ||||
| 1958 | Edward Joseph McManus | ||||||||
| 35 | Norman A. Erbe October 25, 1919 – June 8, 2000 (aged 80) | January 12, 1961 – January 17, 1963 (lost election) | Republican | 1960 | W. L. Mooty[o] | ||||
| 36 | Harold Hughes February 10, 1922 – October 23, 1996 (aged 74) | January 17, 1963 – January 1, 1969 (resigned)[p] | Democratic | 1962 | |||||
| 1964 | Robert D. Fulton | ||||||||
| 1966 | |||||||||
| 37 | Robert D. Fulton May 13, 1929 (age 93) | January 1, 1969 – January 16, 1969 (successor took office) | Democratic | Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor | Vacant | ||||
| 38 | Robert D. Ray September 26, 1928 – July 8, 2018 (aged 89) | January 16, 1969 – January 14, 1983 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1968 | Roger Jepsen | ||||
| 1970 | |||||||||
| 1972 | Arthur Neu | ||||||||
| 1974[q] | |||||||||
| 1978 | Terry Branstad | ||||||||
| 39 | Terry Branstad November 17, 1946 (age 75) | January 14, 1983 – January 15, 1999 (not candidate for election) | Republican | 1982 | Robert T. Anderson[o] | ||||
| 1986 | Jo Ann Zimmerman[o] | ||||||||
| 1990 | Joy Corning | ||||||||
| 1994 | |||||||||
| 40 | Tom Vilsack December 13, 1950 (age 71) | January 15, 1999 – January 12, 2007 (not candidate for election) | Democratic | 1998 | Sally Pederson | ||||
| 2002 | |||||||||
| 41 | Chet Culver January 25, 1966 (age 56) | January 12, 2007 – January 14, 2011 (lost election) | Democratic | 2006 | Patty Judge | ||||
| 42 | Terry Branstad November 17, 1946 (age 75) | January 14, 2011 – May 24, 2017 (resigned)[r] | Republican | 2010 | Kim Reynolds | ||||
| 2014 | |||||||||
| 43 | Kim Reynolds August 4, 1959 (age 62) | May 24, 2017 – Incumbent[s] | Republican | Succeeded from Lieutenant Governor | Vacant | ||||
| Adam Gregg (appointed May 25, 2017)[t] | |||||||||
| 2018 |
MEMBERS OF REPRESENTATIVES TO THE U.S. HOUSE FROM IOWA
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Iowa. For chronological tables of members of both houses of the United States Congress from the state (through the present day), see United States congressional delegations from Iowa.
| Member / Delegate | Years | Party | District | Electoral history |
| Lucien Lester Ainsworth | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Democratic | 3rd | Elected in 1874. Retired. |
| William B. Allison | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1871 | Republican | 3rd | Elected in 1862. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| Albert R. Anderson | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 | Independent Republican | 8th | Elected in 1886. Lost re-election to Flick. |
| Cindy Axne | January 3, 2019 – present | Democratic | 3rd | Elected in 2018. Incumbent. |
| Bert Bandstra | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | Democratic | 4th | Elected in 1964. Lost re-election to Kyl. |
| Berkley Bedell | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1987 | Democratic | 6th | Elected in 1974. Retired. |
| Fred Biermann | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | Democratic | 4th | Elected in 1932. Lost re-election to Talle. |
| Benjamin P. Birdsall | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1909 | Republican | 3rd | Elected in 1902. Retired. |
| Mike Blouin | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1979 | Democratic | 2nd | Elected in 1974. Lost re-election to Tauke. |
| Rod Blum | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 | Republican | 1st | Elected in 2014. Lost re-election to Finkenauer. |
| William D. Boies | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1929 | Republican | 11th | Elected in 1918. Retired. |
| Leonard Boswell | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2013 | Democratic | 3rd | Elected in 1996. Lost re-election to Latham. |
| Thomas Bowman | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Democratic | 9th | Elected in 1890. Retired. |
| Bruce Braley | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2015 | Democratic | 1st | Elected in 2006. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| James E. Bromwell | January 3, 1961 – January 3, 1965 | Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1960. Lost re-election to Culver. |
| Theodore W. Burdick | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | Republican | 3rd | Elected in 1876. Retired. |
| Walter H. Butler | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Democratic | 4th | Elected in 1890. Lost re-election to Updegraff. |
| Ed H. Campbell | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933 | Republican | 11th | Elected in 1928. Redistricted to the 9th district and lost re-election to G. Gillette. |
| Cyrus C. Carpenter | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | Republican | 9th | Elected in 1878. Retired. |
| Steven V. Carter | January 3, 1959 – November 4, 1959 | Democratic | 4th | Elected in 1958. Died. |
| William W. Chapman | September 10, 1838 – October 27, 1840 | Democratic | Territory | Elected in 1838. Term expired per act of Congress. |
| Lincoln Clark | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | Democratic | 2nd | Elected in 1850. Lost re-election to J.P. Cook. |
| Rush Clark | March 4, 1877 – April 29, 1879 | Republican | 5th | Elected in 1876. Died. |
| Samuel M. Clark | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | Republican | 1st | Elected in 1894. Retired. |
| Merwin Coad | January 3, 1957 – January 3, 1963 | Democratic | 6th | Elected in 1956. Retired. |
| Cyrenus Cole | August 1, 1921 – March 3, 1933 | Republican | 5th | Elected to finish Good’s term. Redistricted to 2nd district but retired. |
| Edwin H. Conger | March 4, 1885 – October 3, 1890 | Republican | 7th | Elected in 1884. Resigned after being appointed U.S. Ambassador to Brazil. |
| James P. Conner | December 4, 1900 – March 3, 1909 | Republican | 10th | Elected in 1900. Lost renomination to Woods. |
| Maurice Connolly | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | Democratic | 3rd | Elected in 1912. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| John C. Cook | March 3, 1883 – March 3, 1883 | Democratic | 6th | Won contested election. Lost re-election to Cutts. |
| October 9, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | Elected to finish Cutts’s term. Lost re-election to Weaver. | |||
| John P. Cook | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | Whig | 2nd | Elected in 1852. Retired. |
| Aylett R. Cotton | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 | Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1870. Lost renomination.[a] |
| Robert G. Cousins | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1909 | Republican | 5th | Elected in 1892. Retired. |
| John Culver | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1975 | Democratic | 2nd | Elected in 1964. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| Henry J. B. Cummings | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | Republican | 7th | Elected in 1876. Lost re-election to E. Gillette. |
| Paul H. Cunningham | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | Republican | 6th | Elected in 1940. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
| January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959 | 5th | Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1942. Lost re-election to N. Smith. | ||
| George M. Curtis | March 4, 1895 – March 3, 1899 | Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1894. Retired. |
| Samuel Curtis | March 4, 1857 – August 4, 1861 | Republican | 1st | Elected in 1856. Resigned to serve in the Civil War. |
| Marsena E. Cutts | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | Republican | 6th | Elected in 1880. Lost contested election to Cook. |
| March 4, 1883 – September 1, 1883 | Elected in 1882. Died. | |||
| Timothy Davis | March 4, 1857 – March 3, 1859 | Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1856. Retired. |
| Albert F. Dawson | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1911 | Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1904. Retired. |
| Nathaniel C. Deering | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883 | Republican | 4th | Elected in 1876. Retired. |
| Lester J. Dickinson | March 4, 1919 – March 3, 1931 | Republican | 10th | Elected in 1918. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| Augustus C. Dodge | October 28, 1840 – December 28, 1846 | Democratic | Territory | Elected in 1840. Seat eliminated when statehood achieved. |
| Grenville M. Dodge | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1869 | Republican | 5th | Elected in 1866. Retired. |
| James I. Dolliver | January 3, 1945 – January 3, 1957 | Republican | 6th | Elected in 1944. Lost re-election to Coad. |
| Jonathan P. Dolliver | March 4, 1889 – August 22, 1900 | Republican | 10th | Elected in 1888. Resigned after being appointed to the U.S. Senate. |
| William G. Donnan | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1875 | Republican | 3rd | Elected in 1870. Retired. |
| Cassius C. Dowell | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933 | Republican | 7th | Elected in 1914. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
| March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | 6th | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1932. Lost re-election to Utterback. | ||
| January 3, 1937 – February 4, 1940 | Elected in 1936. Died. | |||
| Edward C. Eicher | March 4, 1933 – December 2, 1938 | Democratic | 1st | Re-elected in 1932. Renominated but resigned to become commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission. |
| Hiram Kinsman Evans | June 4, 1923 – March 3, 1925 | Republican | 8th | Elected to finish Towner’s term. Retired. |
| T. Cooper Evans | January 3, 1981 – January 3, 1987 | Republican | 3rd | Elected in 1980. Retired. |
| Sewall S. Farwell | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1883 | Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1880. Lost re-election to Murphy. |
| Randy Feenstra | January 3, 2021 – present | Republican | 4th | Elected in 2020. |
| Abby Finkenauer | January 3, 2019 – January 3, 2021 | Democratic | 1st | Elected in 2018. Lost re-election to Hinson. |
| James P. Flick | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1893 | Republican | 8th | Elected in 1888. Retired. |
| Benjamin T. Frederick | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 | Democratic | 5th | Won contested election.[b] Lost re-election to Kerr. |
| William E. Fuller | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 | Republican | 4th | Elected in 1884. Lost renomination to Sweney. |
| Greg Ganske | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 | Republican | 4th | Elected in 1994. Redistricted to the 3rd district but retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| John H. Gear | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | Republican | 1st | Elected in 1886. Lost re-election to Seerley. |
| March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1895 | Elected in 1892. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. | |||
| Fred C. Gilchrist | March 4, 1931 – March 3, 1933 | Republican | 10th | Elected in 1930. Redistricted to the 8th district. |
| March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1943 | 8th | Redistricted from the 10th district and re-elected in 1932. Redistricted to the 6th district. | ||
| January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1945 | 6th | Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1942. Lost renomination to J.I. Dolliver. | ||
| Edward H. Gillette | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | Greenback | 7th | Elected in 1878. Lost re-election to Kasson. |
| Guy Mark Gillette | March 4, 1933 – November 3, 1936 | Democratic | 9th | Elected in 1932. Retired to run for U.S. senator and resigned when elected. |
| James William Good | March 4, 1909 – June 15, 1921 | Republican | 5th | Elected in 1908. Resigned. |
| Robert K. Goodwin | March 5, 1940 – January 3, 1941 | Republican | 6th | Elected to finish Dowell’s term. Retired. |
| Fred Grandy | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 | Republican | 6th | Elected in 1986. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
| January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1995 | 5th | Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1992. Retired to run for governor. | ||
| Chuck Grassley | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1981 | Republican | 3rd | Elected in 1974. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| William R. Green | June 5, 1911 – March 31, 1928 | Republican | 9th | Elected to finish Smith’s term. Resigned after being appointed a judge of the United States Court of Claims. |
| Stanley L. Greigg | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | Democratic | 6th | Elected in 1964. Lost re-election to Mayne. |
| Josiah B. Grinnell | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 | Republican | 4th | Elected in 1862. Lost renomination to Loughridge. |
| Harold R. Gross | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1975 | Republican | 3rd | Elected in 1948. Retired. |
| John W. Gwynne | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1949 | Republican | 3rd | Elected in 1934. Lost renomination to Gross. |
| Alva L. Hager | March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1899 | Republican | 9th | Elected in 1892. Lost renomination to McPherson. |
| Augustus Hall | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Democratic | 1st | Elected in 1854. Lost re-election to S. Curtis. |
| Benton J. Hall | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1887 | Democratic | 1st | Elected in 1884. Lost re-election to Gear. |
| Daniel W. Hamilton | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1909 | Democratic | 6th | Elected in 1906. Lost re-election to Kendall. |
| John Taylor Hamilton | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Democratic | 5th | Elected in 1890. Lost re-election to Cousins. |
| John R. Hansen | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | Democratic | 7th | Elected in 1964. Lost re-election to Scherle. |
| Tom Harkin | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1985 | Democratic | 5th | Elected in 1974. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| Vincent F. Harrington | March 4, 1937 – September 5, 1942 | Democratic | 9th | Elected in 1936. Resigned to accept commission in the US Army. |
| S. Clinton Hastings | December 29, 1846 – March 3, 1847 | Democratic | At-large | Elected in 1846. Retired. |
| Gilbert N. Haugen | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1933 | Republican | 4th | Elected in 1898. Lost re-election to Biermann. |
| Walter I. Hayes | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1895 | Democratic | 2nd | Elected in 1886. Lost re-election to G. Curtis. |
| Edward R. Hays | November 4, 1890 – March 3, 1891 | Republican | 7th | Elected to finish Conger’s term. Retired. |
| Thomas Hedge | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1907 | Republican | 1st | Elected in 1898. Retired. |
| David B. Henderson | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1903 | Republican | 3rd | Elected in 1882. Renominated but withdrew prior to election. |
| Bernhart Henn | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1855 | Democratic | 1st | Elected in 1850. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| William P. Hepburn | March 4, 1881 – March 3, 1887 | Republican | 8th | Elected in 1880. Lost re-election to Anderson. |
| March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1909 | Elected in 1892. Lost re-election to Jamieson. | |||
| Ashley Hinson | January 3, 2021 – present | Republican | 1st | Elected in 2020. |
| Charles B. Hoeven | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1963 | Republican | 8th | Elected in 1942. Redistricted to the 6th district. |
| January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | 6th | Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1962. Retired. | ||
| Adoniram J. Holmes | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1889 | Republican | 10th | Elected in 1882. Lost renomination to J.P. Dolliver. |
| Asahel W. Hubbard | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 | Republican | 6th | Elected in 1862. Retired. |
| Elbert H. Hubbard | March 4, 1905 – June 4, 1912 | Republican | 11th | Elected in 1904. Died. |
| Harry E. Hull | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1925 | Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1914. Lost renomination to Letts. |
| John A. T. Hull | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1911 | Republican | 7th | Elected in 1890. Lost renomination to Prouty. |
| Bernhard M. Jacobsen | March 4, 1931 – June 30, 1936 | Democratic | 2nd | Elected in 1930. Died. |
| William S. Jacobsen | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 | Democratic | 2nd | Elected in 1936. Lost re-election to Talle. |
| William Darius Jamieson | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1911 | Democratic | 8th | Elected in 1908. Retired. |
| Ben F. Jensen | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1965 | Republican | 7th | Elected in 1938. Lost re-election to Hansen. |
| John A. Kasson | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1867 | Republican | 5th | Elected in 1862. Lost renomination to G. Dodge. |
| March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 | 7th | Elected in 1872. Retired. | ||
| March 4, 1881 – July 31, 1884 | Elected in 1880. Resigned after being appointed United States Ambassador to Germany. | |||
| Nathan E. Kendall | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913 | Republican | 6th | Elected in 1908. Renominated but withdrew prior to election. |
| Charles A. Kennedy | March 4, 1907 – March 3, 1921 | Republican | 1st | Elected in 1906. Retired. |
| Daniel Kerr | March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1891 | Republican | 5th | Elected in 1886. Retired. |
| Steve King | January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 | Republican | 5th | Elected in 2002. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
| January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2021 | 4th | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 2012. Lost renomination to Feenstra. | ||
| Sanford Kirkpatrick | March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 | Democratic | 6th | Elected in 1912. Lost renomination to Ramseyer. |
| William F. Kopp | March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933 | Republican | 1st | Elected in 1920. Lost re-election to Eicher. |
| John Henry Kyl | December 15, 1959 – January 3, 1965 | Republican | 4th | Elected to finish Carter’s term. Lost re-election to Bandstra. |
| January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 | Elected in 1966. Lost re-election to N. Smith. | |||
| John F. Lacey | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | Republican | 6th | Elected in 1888. Lost re-election to White. |
| March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1907 | Elected in 1892. Lost re-election to D. Hamilton. | |||
| Joseph R. Lane | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1901 | Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1898. Retired. |
| Tom Latham | January 3, 1995 – January 3, 2003 | Republican | 5th | Elected in 1994. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
| January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2013 | 4th | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 2002. Redistricted to the 3rd district. | ||
| January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2015 | 3rd | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 2012. Retired. | ||
| Jim Leach | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 2003 | Republican | 1st | Elected in 1976. Redistricted to the 2nd district. |
| January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | 2nd | Redistricted from the 1st district and re-elected in 2002. Lost re-election to Loebsack. | ||
| Karl M. LeCompte | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943 | Republican | 5th | Elected in 1938. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
| January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959 | 4th | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1942. Retired. | ||
| Shepherd Leffler | December 28, 1846 – March 3, 1847 | Democratic | At-large | Elected in 1846. Redistricted to the 2nd district. |
| March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1851 | 2nd | Redistricted from the at-large district and re-elected in 1846. Retired. | ||
| F. Dickinson Letts | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1931 | Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1924. Lost re-election to B. Jacobsen. |
| Jim Ross Lightfoot | January 3, 1985 – January 3, 1993 | Republican | 5th | Elected in 1984. Redistricted to the 3rd district. |
| January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 | 3rd | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1992. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | ||
| Dave Loebsack | January 3, 2007 – January 3, 2021 | Democratic | 2nd | Elected in 2006. Retired. |
| William Loughridge | March 4, 1867 – March 3, 1871 | Republican | 4th | Elected in 1866. Lost renomination to Walden. |
| March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | 6th | Elected in 1872. Lost renomination to Sampson. | ||
| Joseph Lyman | March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 | Republican | 9th | Elected in 1884. Retired. |
| Thomas E. Martin | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1955 | Republican | 1st | Elected in 1938. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
| Wiley Mayne | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975 | Republican | 6th | Elected in 1966. Lost re-election to Bedell. |
| Moses A. McCoid | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885 | Republican | 1st | Elected in 1878. Lost renomination to John S. Woolson. |
| George W. McCrary | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1877 | Republican | 1st | Elected in 1868. Retired. |
| James W. McDill | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 | Republican | 8th | Elected in 1872. Retired. |
| Smith McPherson | March 4, 1899 – June 6, 1900 | Republican | 9th | Elected in 1898. Resigned when appointed judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Iowa. |
| Edward Mezvinsky | January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1977 | Democratic | 1st | Elected in 1972. Lost re-election to Leach. |
| Daniel F. Miller | December 20, 1850 – March 3, 1851 | Whig | 1st | Elected to finish Thompson’s term. Retired. |
| Jeremiah H. Murphy | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887 | Democratic | 2nd | Elected in 1882. Lost renomination to Hayes. |
| David R. Nagle | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 | Democratic | 3rd | Elected in 1986. Redistricted to the 2nd district and lost re-election to Nussle. |
| Harry E. Narey | November 3, 1942 – January 3, 1943 | Republican | 9th | Elected to finish Woodbury’s term. Retired. |
| Jim Nussle | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2003 | Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 1st district. |
| January 3, 2003 – January 3, 2007 | 1st | Redistricted from the 2nd district and re-elected in 2002. Retired to run for governor. | ||
| S. Addison Oliver | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 | Republican | 9th | Elected in 1874. Retired. |
| Jackson Orr | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | Republican | 6th | Elected in 1870. Redistricted to the 9th district. |
| March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | 9th | Redistricted from the 6th district and re-elected in 1872. Retired. | ||
| Francis W. Palmer | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1873 | Republican | 5th | Elected in 1868. Retired. |
| Irvin S. Pepper | March 4, 1911 – December 22, 1913 | Democratic | 2nd | Elected in 1910. Died. |
| George D. Perkins | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1899 | Republican | 11th | Elected in 1890. Lost renomination to Thomas. |
| Charles E. Pickett | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1913 | Republican | 3rd | Elected in 1908. Lost re-election to Connolly. |
| Charles Pomeroy | March 4, 1869 – March 3, 1871 | Republican | 6th | Elected in 1868. Lost renomination to Orr. |
| Henry O. Pratt | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 | Republican | 4th | Elected in 1872. Retired. |
| Hiram Price | March 4, 1863 – March 3, 1869 | Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1862. Retired. |
| March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 | Elected in 1876. Retired. | |||
| Solomon F. Prouty | March 4, 1911 – March 3, 1915 | Republican | 7th | Elected in 1910. Retired. |
| William H. M. Pusey | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | Democratic | 9th | Elected in 1882. Lost re-election to Lyman. |
| C. William Ramseyer | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1933 | Republican | 6th | Elected in 1914. Redistricted to the 5th district and lost renomination to Thurston. |
| Joseph R. Reed | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | Republican | 9th | Elected in 1888. Lost re-election to Bowman. |
| Thomas J. B. Robinson | March 4, 1923 – March 3, 1933 | Republican | 3rd | Elected in 1922. Lost re-election to Willford. |
| John N. W. Rumple | March 4, 1901 – January 31, 1903 | Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1900. Retired and died before next term. |
| Ezekiel S. Sampson | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1879 | Republican | 6th | Elected in 1874. Lost re-election to Weaver. |
| William F. Sapp | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 | Republican | 8th | Elected in 1876. Lost renomination to Hepburn. |
| William J. Scherle | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 | Republican | 7th | Elected in 1966. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
| January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1975 | 5th | Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 1972. Lost re-election to Harkin. | ||
| John R. Schmidhauser | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1967 | Democratic | 1st | Elected in 1964. Lost re-election to Schwengel. |
| Fred Schwengel | January 3, 1955 – January 3, 1965 | Republican | 1st | Elected in 1954. Lost re-election to Schmidhauser. |
| January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1973 | Elected in 1966. Lost re-election to Mezvinsky. | |||
| George Cromwell Scott | November 5, 1912 – March 3, 1915 | Republican | 11th | Elected to finish Hubbard’s term. Lost re-election to Steele. |
| March 4, 1917 – March 3, 1919 | Elected in 1916. Retired. | |||
| John J. Seerley | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Democratic | 1st | Elected in 1890. Lost re-election to Gear. |
| Hiram Y. Smith | December 2, 1884 – March 3, 1885 | Republican | 7th | Elected to finish Kasson’s term. Retired. |
| Neal Smith | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1973 | Democratic | 5th | Elected in 1958. Redistricted to the 4th district. |
| January 3, 1973 – January 3, 1995 | 4th | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1972. Lost re-election to Ganske. | ||
| Walter I. Smith | December 3, 1900 – March 15, 1911 | Republican | 9th | Elected to finish McPherson’s term. Resigned after being appointed judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit. |
| William Smyth | March 4, 1869 – September 30, 1870 | Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1868. Died. |
| Thomas J. Steele | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1917 | Democratic | 11th | Elected in 1914. Lost re-election to Scott. |
| Joseph C. Stone | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1879 | Republican | 1st | Elected in 1876. Lost renomination to McCoid. |
| Isaac S. Struble | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1891 | Republican | 11th | Elected in 1882. Lost renomination to Perkins. |
| Charles Edward Swanson | March 4, 1929 – March 3, 1933 | Republican | 9th | Elected in 1928. Redistricted to the 7th district and lost re-election to Wearin. |
| Burton E. Sweet | March 4, 1915 – March 3, 1923 | Republican | 3rd | Elected in 1914. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| Joseph H. Sweney | March 4, 1889 – March 3, 1891 | Republican | 4th | Elected in 1888. Lost re-election to Butler. |
| Henry O. Talle | January 3, 1939 – January 3, 1943 | Republican | 4th | Elected in 1938. Redistricted to the 2nd district. |
| January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1959 | 2nd | Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1942. Lost re-election to L. Wolf. | ||
| Tom Tauke | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1991 | Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1978. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| Lot Thomas | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905 | Republican | 11th | Elected in 1898. Lost renomination to E. Hubbard. |
| William Thompson | March 4, 1847 – June 29, 1850 | Democratic | 1st | Elected in 1846. Seat declared vacant due to election challenge. |
| William George Thompson | December 1, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | Republican | 5th | Elected to finish R. Clark’s term. Retired. |
| James Thorington | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1857 | Whig | 2nd | Elected in 1854. Lost Republican nomination and retired. |
| Lloyd Thurston | March 4, 1925 – March 3, 1933 | Republican | 8th | Elected in 1924. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
| March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | 5th | Redistricted from the 8th district and re-elected in 1932. Retired to run for U.S. senator. | ||
| Horace Mann Towner | March 4, 1911 – April 1, 1923 | Republican | 8th | Elected in 1910. Resigned to become Governor of Puerto Rico. |
| John Q. Tufts | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1874. Retired. |
| Thomas Updegraff | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1883 | Republican | 3rd | Elected in 1878. Redistricted to the 4th district and lost re-election to Weller. |
| March 4, 1893 – March 3, 1899 | 4th | Elected in 1892. Lost renomination to Haugen. | ||
| Hubert Utterback | January 3, 1935 – January 3, 1937 | Democratic | 6th | Elected in 1934. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| William Vandever | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1863 | Republican | 2nd | Elected in 1858. Retired.[c] |
| Earl W. Vincent | June 4, 1928 – March 3, 1929 | Republican | 9th | Elected to finish Green’s term. Lost renomination to Swanson. |
| Henry Vollmer | February 10, 1914 – March 3, 1915 | Democratic | 2nd | Elected to finish Pepper’s term. Retired. |
| Martin Joseph Wade | March 4, 1903 – March 3, 1905 | Democratic | 2nd | Elected in 1902. Lost re-election to Dawson. |
| Madison M. Walden | March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1873 | Republican | 4th | Elected in 1870. Lost renomination to Pratt. |
| Otha Wearin | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1939 | Democratic | 7th | Elected in 1932. Retired to run for U.S. senator. |
| James B. Weaver | March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1881 | Greenback | 6th | Elected in 1878. Retired to run for president. |
| March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1889 | Elected in 1884. Lost re-election to Lacey. | |||
| Luman Hamlin Weller | March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | Greenback | 4th | Elected in 1882. Lost re-election to Fuller. |
| Frederick E. White | March 4, 1891 – March 3, 1893 | Democratic | 6th | Elected in 1890. Lost re-election to Lacey. |
| Albert C. Willford | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1935 | Democratic | 3rd | Elected in 1932. Lost re-election to Gwynne. |
| James Wilson | March 4, 1873 – March 3, 1877 | Republican | 5th | Elected in 1872. Retired. |
| March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1885 | Elected in 1882. Retired but lost contested election to Frederick before end of term.[b] | |||
| James F. Wilson | October 8, 1861 – March 3, 1869 | Republican | 1st | Elected to finish Curtis’s term. Retired. |
| Leonard G. Wolf | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1961 | Democratic | 2nd | Elected in 1958. Lost re-election to Bromwell. |
| William P. Wolf | December 6, 1870 – March 3, 1871 | Republican | 2nd | Elected to finish Smyth’s term. Retired. |
| Frank P. Woods | March 4, 1909 – March 3, 1919 | Republican | 10th | Elected in 1908. Lost renomination to Dickinson. |
| David Young | January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2019 | Republican | 3rd | Elected in 2014. Lost re-election to Axne. |
