Republican incumbents King and Young return to U.S. House

U.S. Rep. Steve King rolled to re-election Tuesday in northwest Iowa's 4th District, defeating Democratic challenger Kim Weaver.

King, 67, a Republican from Kiron, will serve his eighth term after winning his first back in 2002. He was a construction company owner before becoming a state senator in 1996.

King held a significant lead when Weaver, 51, a long-term ombudsman for the Iowa Department of Aging, conceded the race Tuesday night.

The district - made up of 39 counties in north and central Iowa that includes Sioux City, Ames and Fort Dodge - leans heavily Republican with more than 69,000 more registered Republicans than Democrats.

King pulled in more campaign cash than Weaver. Over the two-year election cycle through a reporting period Oct. 19, King had contributions of $890,710, while Weaver had $146,340.

In another race, freshman Republican lawmaker David Young will get a second term representing Iowa's 3rd District in the U.S. House after defeating Democratic challenger Jim Mowrer of Des Moines.

Young, of Van Meter, held comfortable lead with most of the 391 precincts reporting late Tuesday, according to preliminary vote totals.

The race also featured other party candidates Brian Jack Holder, Claudia Addy and Joe Grandanette, received a combined total of about 7 percent of the vote.

Iowa's 3rd District includes 16 counties mostly in southwest Iowa and includes Des Moines, Council Bluffs and Atlantic.

The district has a slight Republican lean to it, with about 10,000 fewer Democrats than Republicans.

The Sioux City Journal contributed to this report.