CQ Risk Rating: Safe Republican 
| GENERAL ELECTION: NOVEMBER 7, 2000 |
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| Jim Leach (R) | 164,972 | 62% |
| Bob Simpson (D) | 96,283 | 36% |
| Russ Madden (LIBERT) | 5,564 | 2% |
| write-ins | 171 | 0% |
| PRIMARY ELECTION: JUNE 6, 2000 |
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| | Votes | Percentage | | Democratic |
| Bob Simpson | 5,865 | 64% |
| Gregory T. Guy | 3,153 | 35% |
| write-ins | 86 | 1% |
| | Republican |
| Jim Leach | 12,010 | 99% |
| write-ins | 91 | 1% |
Source: Congressional Quarterly. To suggest updates and corrections: politics.feedback@cq.com
Major Industry | Population | Cities | People | Race | Median Household Income | Unusual Features
IOWA 1
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East - Cedar Rapids; Davenport; Iowa City
One of Iowa's two urban districts, the 1st contains half of the state's
six biggest cities: Cedar Rapids and Davenport, which grew up around heavy
industry, and Iowa City, home to the U. of Iowa and a growing number of
high-tech companies.
Long a center for grain processing, Cedar Rapids has weathered hard
economic times of late with help from telecommunication equipment firms.
Davenport and neighboring Bettendorf are old, industrial, Mississippi River
cities whose economies suffered badly during the 1980s but are recovering by
capitalizing on tourists drawn to riverboat gambling.
The rest of the district is predominantly rural; its economy relies on
exporting agricultural products, including corn, tomatoes, soybeans and
pork.
The presence of three urban centers gives the 1st a somewhat Democratic
tilt. The three urban counties voted Democratic in both the 1992 and '96
presidential elections. With the influence of a predominantly liberal
university, Iowa City and the surrounding area remains a Democratic bastion.
Republican Rep. Leach has held onto the district by mixing fiscal
conservatism with moderate social views. Locally, the district sends mostly
moderate Democrats to the state legislature.
Major Industry
Electronics, telecommunications, health care, grain processing
Population
555,229 (1990)
Cities
Cedar Rapids, 113,482; Davenport, 97,010; Iowa City, 60,923 (1997)
People
61% urban; 12% age 65+ (ranks fifth of five in state; middle third
nationally); 58% married couples, 27% married couples with children; 23%
college educated (ranks first of five in state; top third nationally); 57%
white collar (ranks second of five in state; middle third nationally), 26%
blue collar (ranks fourth of five in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Race
95% white, 3% black, 1% Asian; 2% Hispanic origin (1990)
Median Household Income
$29,544 (ranks first of five in state; middle third nationally) (1990)
Unusual Features
U. of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, the largest teaching hospital in the world;
Ronald Reagan had his first radio announcing job in Davenport; Besides
Paris, France, Cedar Rapids is the only other city in the world that has its
government buildings on an island in the center of the city.
Source: Congressional Quarterly (Updated April 1999)
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