2018 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture election

2018 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture election
November 6, 2018 (2018-11-06)
 
Candidate Mike Naig Tim Gannon
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 651,552 602,916
Percentage 50.35% 46.59%
Naig:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Gannon:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Secretary of Agriculture before election

Mike Naig
Republican

Elected Secretary of Agriculture

Mike Naig
Republican

The 2018 Iowa Secretary of Agriculture election was held on November 6, 2018, to elect the Secretary of Agriculture of Iowa, concurrently with elections to the United States House of Representatives, governor, and other state and local elections. Primary elections were held on June 5, 2018.

Incumbent Republican secretary Bill Northey resigned in March 2018 after his confirmation by the United States Senate as the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Farm Production and Conservation. Mike Naig was appointed to the seat after Northey's resignation by Governor Kim Reynolds. Naig won a full term against Democratic nominee Tim Gannon in the general election.

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