2012 in Iowa

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The following is a list of events of the year 2012 in Iowa.

Incumbents

State government

• Governor: Terry Branstad (R)

Events

Ongoing: 2012 North American drought, meningitis outbreak[1]

• January 3 - Rick Santorum wins the Iowa caucuses, beating Mitt Romney by only 34 votes.[2]
• April 14 - An EF2 tornado touched down near Percival and began a 12 mile long track that went through Thurman, causing extensive home, vehicle, and tree damage, four semi- trucks were overturned and four truckers required hospitalization.[3]
• November 6 - Barak Obama wins the Iowa presidential election.[4]
• December 5 - The deceased bodies of Lyric Cook and Elizabeth Collins were found in Seven Bridges Wildlife Park in Bremer County.[5]

See also

2012 in the United States

References

1. "Pharmacists reassure patients amid meningitis outbreak". KCCI. 2012-10-10. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
2. "Iowa Republican Caucuses - Election Results". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
3. US Department of Commerce, NOAA. "2012 Iowa Tornadoes". www.weather.gov. Retrieved 2024-11-24.
4. Levinson, Andrew; Ketineni, Lakshmi; Friedman, Dov (February 24, 2022). "Iowa Election 2012: Live Results". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
5. "Lyric Cook and Elizabeth Collins | Iowa Cold Cases". 2012-09-26. Retrieved 2024-11-24.