2022 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture election
November 8, 2022
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The 2022 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture election was held on November 8, 2022, to elect the Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa, concurrently with elections to the United States Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 7, 2022.[1]
Incumbent Republican agriculture secretary Mike Naig won re-election to a second full term in office against Polk County commissioner John Norwood in a landslide.[2][3] Naig received the highest percentage of the vote of any Republican statewide candidate in 2022, and was the only statewide Republican in 2022 to win Linn County, which contains Cedar Rapids.[4]
Republican primary
Candidates
Nominee
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Naig (incumbent) | 171,646 | 99.70% | |
| Write-in | 508 | 0.30% | ||
| Total votes | 172,154 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
Nominee
- John Norwood, businessman and Polk County soil and water commissioner[7]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Norwood | 139,730 | 99.75% | |
| Write-in | 348 | 0.25% | ||
| Total votes | 139,730 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Mike Naig (incumbent) | 730,285 | 61.13% | |
| Democratic | John Norwood | 463,652 | 38.81% | |
| Write-in | 770 | 0.06% | ||
| Total votes | 1,202,707 | 100.00% | ||
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Naig won 10 counties that voted for Democrat Tim Gannon in 2018.[9][10]
- Black Hawk (largest city: Waterloo)
- Cerro Gordo (largest city: Mason City)
- Clinton (largest city: Clinton)
- Des Moines (largest city: Burlington)
- Dubuque (largest city: Dubuque)
- Jefferson (largest city: Fairfield)
- Lee (largest city: Fort Madison)
- Linn (largest city: Cedar Rapids)
- Scott (largest city: Davenport)
- Winneshiek (largest city: Decorah)
By congressional district
Naig won all four congressional districts.[11]
| District | Naig | Norwood | Representative |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | 58% | 42% | Mariannette Miller-Meeks |
| 2nd | 60% | 39% | Ashley Hinson |
| 3rd | 56% | 44% | Cindy Axne (117th Congress) |
| Zach Nunn (118th Congress) | |||
| 4th | 71% | 29% | Randy Feenstra |
See also
References
- ^ "2022 Primary Election". Des Moines County Elections. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ^ Eller, Donnelle (November 9, 2022). "Mike Naig wins second term as Iowa's agriculture secretary". Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ^ "Voters reelect Mike Naig for Iowa secretary of agriculture". KCCI 8. November 9, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ^ "Results". Iowa Secretary of State. December 16, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ^ Rooker, Amanda (October 23, 2022). "Mike Naig and John Norwood in race for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture". KCCI 8. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ^ "Secretary of Agriculture - Rep". Iowa Secretary of State. July 5, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ^ Eller, Donnelle (February 8, 2022). "Democrat John Norwood challenges Republican incumbent Mike Naig in race for Iowa agriculture secretary". Des Moines Register. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ^ "Secretary of Agriculture - Dem". Iowa Secretary of State. July 5, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ^ a b "Secretary of Agriculture". Iowa Secretary of State. December 16, 2022. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ^ "Secretary of Agriculture". Iowa Secretary of State. December 4, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2025.
- ^ "2022 Iowa Election Results by Congressional District".