Politics & Government
Congressman Dave Loebsack Wins Re-Election Over John Archer
Loebsack prevailed in the new second congressional district.
Dave Loebsack, (D-Iowa City) has won another term in the U.S. House of Representatives, defeating Bettendorf lawyer John Archer.
Loebsack prevailed despite having to win victory in a new district that replaced Cedar Rapids with the Quad Cities and also several new southeastern counties. The Associated Press called the race for Loebsack at around 10:30 p.m.
Loebsack is quoted in the Gazette as saying he takes his re-election as a mandate to help the middle class.
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Loebsack, who has served in Congress since 2006, vowed to use his next term to help the middle class.
“We’ve got a lot of work to do, and it’s going to be about jobs and the economy,” Loebsack told an excited crowd at the Jersey Grill in Davenport. “We’ve really got to get this economy back on it’s feet.
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His opponent John Archer conceded defeat but said that "this is not the last" that his supporters would hear of him.
Johnson County voted in support of Loebsack 48,669 to 22,114 for Archer. Loebsack won nearly 60 percent of the state vote.
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