2012 in Iowa
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The following is a list of events of the year 2012 in Iowa.
Incumbents
[edit]State government
[edit]Events
[edit]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 - Barack 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Pharmacists reassure patients amid meningitis outbreak". KCCI. October 10, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Iowa Republican Caucuses - Election Results". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ↑ US Department of Commerce, NOAA. "2012 Iowa Tornadoes". www.weather.gov. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ↑ Levinson, Andrew; Ketineni, Lakshmi; Friedman, Dov (February 24, 2022). "Iowa Election 2012: Live Results". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ↑ "Lyric Cook and Elizabeth Collins | Iowa Cold Cases". September 26, 2012. Retrieved November 24, 2024.