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	Iowa House of Representatives • 2012 Iowa Senate Elections
	State legislative elections in 2012

Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives were held in Iowa on November 6, 2012.

The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in these elections was March 16, 2012. The primary Election Day was June 5, 2012.

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2012 and State legislative elections, 2012

Map of Iowa House Districts with less than 10% party registration differential before and after the 2010 redistricting. A total of 38 legislative districts meet the criteria after 2010.

Impact of redistricting

See also: Redistricting in Iowa

In Iowa, the Iowa Legislative Services Agency uses computer software to generate a proposed redistricting map. Although the legislature must approve the final maps, lawmakers may not revise a plan until two previous plans have been rejected. In 2011, lawmakers approved the first plan submitted by the agency.^[1]

Due to population shifts, the redistricting plan drew about a third of state legislators into districts with other sitting legislators. The House plan included one bi-partisan matchup, three Democratic pairings, and 9 Republican pairings. Of the 100 districts in the redistricting plan, 14 districts did not have an incumbent.^[2]

Iowa Redistricting: 2000 vs. 2010 Census Maps
This map shows the Iowa State Senate Districts after the 2000 census. This map shows the Iowa House Districts after the 2000 census. This map shows the 2010 Senate and House districts as approved. Each Senate district is divided into two house districts, as noted by the blue lines.

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state houses

Heading into the November 6 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Iowa House of Representatives:

Iowa House of Representatives
Party		As of November 5, 2012	After the 2012 Election
	Democratic Party	40	47
	Republican Party	59	53
	Vacancy	1	0
Total		100	100

Campaign contributions

This chart shows how many candidates ran for state house in Iowa in past years and the cumulative amount of campaign contributions in state house races, including contributions in both primary and general election contests. All figures come from Follow The Money.^[3]

Year	Number of candidates	Total contributions
2010	201	$13,358,470
2008	211	$15,474,490
2006	176	$10,927,450
2004	197	$8,118,332
2002	215	$6,507,786

In 2010, $13,358,470 in contributions was raised among all campaigns for state house. The top donors were:^[4]

Donor	Amount
Iowa Republican Party	$2,784,031
Iowa Democratic Party	$2,071,130
AFSCME Iowa Council 61	$283,585
Iowans for Tax Relief	$273,900
Associated General Contractors of Iowa	$203,250
Iowa Credit Union League	$191,700
Iowa Bankers Association	$136,300
Master Builders of Iowa	$115,350
Iowa Association of Realtors	$105,500
Iowa Farm Bureau	$93,103

Incumbents retiring

A total of 17 incumbents did not run for re-election in 2012. Those incumbents were:

Name	Party	Current Office
Andrew Wenthe	Democratic	House District 18
Betty DeBoef	Republican	House District 76
Dan Rasmussen	Republican	House District 23
David Tjepkes	Republican	House District 50
Glen H. Massie	Republican	House District 74
Janet Petersen	Democratic	House District 64
Jeff Kaufmann	Republican	House District 79
Jim Van Engelenhoven	Republican	House District 71
Kim Pearson	Republican	House District 42
Kurt Swaim	Democratic	House District 94
Lance Horbach	Republican	House District 40
Nate Willems	Democratic	House District 29
Richard Anderson	Republican	House District 97
Richard Arnold	Republican	House District 72
Royd Chambers	Republican	House District 5
Scott Raecker	Republican	House District 63
Stewart Iverson, Jr.	Republican	House District 9

Qualifications

The Iowa Constitution states, "No person shall be a member of the house of representatives who shall not have attained the age of twenty-one years, be a citizen of the United States, and shall have been an inhabitant of this state one year next preceding his election, and at the time of his election shall have had an actual residence of sixty days in the county, or district he may have been chosen to represent."^[5]

List of candidates

District 1

Note: Incumbent Republican Jeremy Taylor ran for re-election in District 13.

June 5 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 5 GOP primary:

Jeff Smith: 3,263 a- Incumbent Smith first assumed office in 2011.
Kevin Wolfswinkel: 2,723

November 6 General election candidates:

Jeff Smith: 13,604

District 2

Note: Incumbent Democrat Chris Hall won re-election in District 13.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Steve Bomgaars: 937 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Josh Davenport: 979
Megan Jones: 1,139 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Steve Bomgaars: 6,652

Megan Jones: 8,652

District 3

Note: Incumbent Republican Chuck Soderberg won re-election in District 5.

June 5 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 5 GOP primary:

Dan Huseman: 2,056 a- Incumbent Huseman first assumed office in 1995.

November 6 General election candidates:

Dan Huseman: 12,461

District 4

June 5 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 5 GOP primary:

Dwayne Alons: 723 a- Incumbent Alons first assumed office in 2003.

November 6 General election candidates:

Dwayne Alons: 13,846

District 5

Note: Incumbent Republican Royd Chambers did not seek re-election.

June 5 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 5 GOP primary:

Chuck Soderberg: 2,228 a- Incumbent Soderberg first assumed office in 2005.

November 6 General election candidates:

Chuck Soderberg: 12,011

District 6

Note: Incumbent Republican Jeff Smith won re-election in District 1.

June 5 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 5 GOP primary:

Ron Jorgensen: 1,288 a- Incumbent Jorgenson first assumed office in 2011.
Matthew A. Ung: 1,017

November 6 General election candidates:

Ron Jorgensen: 10,793

District 7

June 5 Democratic primary:

John Wittneben: 384 a- Incumbent Wittneben first assumed office in 2011.

June 5 GOP primary:

Mark Frakes: 1,108
Tedd Gassman: 1,302 a

November 6 General election candidates:

John Wittneben: 7,625

Tedd Gassman: 7,669

District 8

Note: Incumbent Republican Tom W. Shaw won re-election in District 10.

June 5 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 5 GOP primary:

Bob Dishman: 1,021
Henry V. Rayhons: 1,428 a- Incumbent Rayhons first assumed office in 1997.

November 6 General election candidates:

Henry V. Rayhons: 11,585

District 9

Note: Incumbent Republican Stewart Iverson, Jr. did not seek re-election.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Helen Miller: 458 a- Incumbent Miller first assumed office in 2003.

June 5 GOP primary:

Matt Alcazar: 536 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Helen Miller: 8,399

Matt Alcazar: 5,450

District 10

Note: Incumbent Republican Dave Deyoe won re-election in District 49.

June 5 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 5 GOP primary:

Maison Bleam: 791
Tom W. Shaw: 1,468 a- Incumbent Shaw first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Tom W. Shaw: 12,339

District 11

Note: Incumbent Republican Henry Rayhons won re-election in District 8.

June 5 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 5 GOP primary:

Gary Worthan: 899 a- Incumbent Worthan first assumed office in 2007.

November 6 General election candidates:

Gary Worthan: 9,980

District 12

Note: Incumbent Republican Linda Upmeyer won re-election in District 54.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Dan Muhlbauer: 514 a- Incumbent Muhlbauer first assumed office in 2011.

June 5 GOP primary:

Barney Bornhoft: 1,255 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Dan Muhlbauer: 9,189

Barney Bornhoft: 5,861

District 13

Note: Incumbent Democrat Sharon Steckman won re-election in District 53.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Chris Hall: 444 a- Incumbent Hall first assumed office in 2011.

June 5 GOP primary:

Jeremy Taylor: 1,114 a- Incumbent Taylor first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Chris Hall: 6,410

Jeremy Taylor: 5,615

District 14

Note: Incumbent Republican Josh Byrnes won re-election in District 51.

June 5 Democratic primary:

David Dawson: 393 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Greg Grupp: 835 a

November 6 General election candidates:

David Dawson: 6,617

Greg Grupp: 4,494

District 15

Note: Incumbent Democrat Brian Quirk won re-election in District 52.

June 5 Democratic primary:

George Warren Yaple: 217 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Mark A. Brandenburg: 801 a Incumbent Brandenburg first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

George Warren Yaple: 5,013

Mark A. Brandenburg: 5,452

District 16

Note: Incumbent Republican Bob Hager ran for re-election in District 56.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Heidi Guggisberg-Coners: 168 a
Ronald P. Pierce: 159

June 5 GOP primary:

Mary Ann Hanusa: 1,317 a Incumbent Hanusa first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Heidi Guggisberg-Coners: 5,117

Mary Ann Hanusa: 6,847

District 17

Note: Incumbent Republican Pat Grassley won re-election in District 50.

June 5 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 5 GOP primary:

Matt Windschitl: 945 a Incumbent Windschitl first assumed office in 2007.

November 6 General election candidates:

Matt Windschitl: 11,153

District 18

Note: Incumbent Democrat Andrew Wenthe did not seek re-election.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Kasey Friedrichsen: 906 a
Bernard Murphy: 229

June 5 GOP primary:

Jason Schultz: 1,956 a- Incumbent Schultz first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Kasey Friedrichsen: 4,406

Jason Schultz: 8,351

District 19

Note: Incumbent Democrat Bob Kressig won re-election in District 59.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Kenneth P. Herring: 192 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Ralph Watts: 1,334 a- Incumbent Watts first assumed office in 2003.

November 6 General election candidates:

Kenneth P. Herring: 7,009

Ralph Watts: 9,908

District 20

Note: Incumbent Republican Walt Rogers won re-election in District 60.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Greg Nepstad: 337 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Clel Baudler: 1,102 a- Incumbent Baudler first assumed office in 1999.

November 6 General election candidates:

Greg Nepstad: 5,883

Clel Baudler: 8,109

District 21

Note: Incumbent Democrat Anesa Kajtazovic won re-election in District 61.

June 5 Democratic primary:

John Rose: 269 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Jack Drake: 1,127 a- Incumbent Drake first assumed office in 1993.

November 6 General election candidates:

John Rose: 6,297

Jack Drake: 8,322

District 22

Note: Incumbent Democrat Deborah Berry won re-election in District 62.

June 5 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 5 GOP primary:

Clint Fichter: 1,615
Greg Forristall: 2,529 a- Incumbent Forristall first assumed office in 2007.

November 6 General election candidates:

Greg Forristall: 13,180

District 23

Note: Incumbent Republican Dan Rasmussen did not seek re-election.

June 5 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 5 GOP primary:

Raymond Chase: 854
Mark Costello: 1,710 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Mark Costello: 10,743

District 24

Note: Incumbent Democrat Roger Thomas won re-election in District 55.

June 5 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 5 GOP primary:

Cecil Dolecheck: 1,911 a- Incumbent Dolecheck first assumed office in 1997.
Jane C. Jensen: 1,330

November 6 General election candidates:

Cecil Dolecheck: 11,036

District 25

Note: Incumbent Republican Brian Moore won re-election in District 58.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Katie Routh: 460 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Joan Acela: 651
Julian B. Garrett: 917 a- Incumbent Garrett first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Katie Routh: 7,487

Julian B. Garrett: 9,082

District 26

Note: Incumbent Democrat Mary Wolfe won re-election in District 98.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Scott Ourth: 916 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Steve McCoy: 962 a
Ruth Randleman: 758

November 6 General election candidates:

Scott Ourth: 8,452

Steve McCoy: 7,758

District 27

Note: Incumbent Democrat Charles Isenhart won re-election in District 100.

June 5 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 5 GOP primary:

James Demichelis, Jr.: 249
Joel Fry: 1,473 a- Incumbent Fry first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Joel Fry: 8,230

Ruth Eileen Smith (nominated by petition): 3,977

District 28

Note: Incumbent Democrat Patrick Murphy won re-election in District 99.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Megan Suhr: 436 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Len Gosselink: 557
Greg T. Heartsill: 1,799 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Megan Suhr: 6,569

Greg T. Heartsill: 8,197

District 29

Note: Incumbent Democrat Nate Willems did not seek re-election.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Dan Kelley: 632 a- Incumbent Kelley first assumed office in 2011.

June 5 GOP primary:

Gabe Swersie: 490 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Dan Kelley: 9,831

Gabe Swersie: 5,927

District 30

Note: Incumbent Democrat David Jacoby won re-election in District 74.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Joe Riding: 216 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Jim Carley: 629 a
Carol J. Miller: 231

November 6 General election candidates:

Joe Riding: 8,764

Jim Carley: 8,044

District 31

Note: Incumbent Republican Lee Hein won re-election in District 96.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Rick Olson: 155 a- Incumbent Olsen first assumed office in 2005.

June 5 GOP primary:

No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Rick Olson: 9,803

District 32

Note: Incumbent Republican Steven Lukan did not seek re-election.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Ruth Ann Gaines: 163 a- Incumbent Gaines first assumed office in 2011.

June 5 GOP primary:

Joe Corbin: 145 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Ruth Ann Gaines: 8,073

Joe Corbin: 3,109

District 33

Note: Incumbent Democrat Kirsten Running-Marquardt won re-election in District 69.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Kevin McCarthy: 140 a- Incumbent McCarthy first assumed office in 2003.

June 5 GOP primary:

No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Kevin McCarthy: 8,772

Daniel G. LeRette: 3,303

District 34

Note: Incumbent Democrat Todd Taylor won re-election in District 70.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Bruce Hunter: 207 a- Incumbent Hunter first assumed office in 2003.

June 5 GOP primary:

Patti Branco: 151 a
Dave Leach: 104

November 6 General election candidates:

Bruce Hunter: 8,813

Patti Branco: 4,608

District 35

Note: Incumbent Republican Kraig Paulsen won re-election in District 67.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Ako Abdul-Samad: 152 a Incumbent Abdul-Samad first assumed office in 2007.

June 5 GOP primary:

Terrance Williams: 85 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Ako Abdul-Samad: 7,508

Terrance Williams: 2,727

District 36

Note: Incumbent Republican Nick Wagner ran for re-election in District 68.

June 5 Democratic primary:

June 5 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Marti Anderson: 11,360

Jeff Ibbotson: 5,368

District 37

Note: Incumbent Republican Renee Schulte ran for re-election in District 66.

June 5 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

Note: Neal Tracy withdrew before the primary.

June 5 GOP primary:

No candidate received the required 35% in the primary. Therefore, a convention was held in order to select a candidate for the general election. Jim Robidoux came the closest, receiving 34% of the vote in the primary. He was 18 votes shy of the necessary number of votes.^[6]^[7]

November 6 General election candidates:

John Landon: 11,042

N. John Boehm (nominated by petition): 3,598

Note: Though he finished third in the June 5 primary, Landon won a district nominating convention on July 18.^[8]

District 38

Note: Incumbent Democrat Tyler Olson won re-election in District 65.

June 5 Democratic primary:

John Phoenix: 129 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Kevin Koester: 456 a- Incumbent Koester first assumed office in 2009.
Brett H. Nelson: 80

November 6 General election candidates:

John Phoenix: 6,858

Kevin Koester: 8,331

Brett H. Nelson: 686 (nominated by petition)

District 39

Note: Incumbent Republican Dawn Pettengill won re-election in District 75.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Kelsey Clark: 84 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Erik Helland: 572 - Incumbent Helland first assumed office in 2009.
Jake Highfill: 622 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Kelsey Clark: 8,466

Jake Highfill: 9,218

District 40

Note: Incumbent Republican Lance Horbach did not seek re-election.

June 5 Democratic primary:

John Forbes: 173 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Mike Brown: 419 a

November 6 General election candidates:

John Forbes: 9,113

Mike Brown: 8,044

District 41

Note: Incumbent Democrat Dan Kelley won in District 29.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Jo Oldson: 412 a- Incumbent Oldson first assumed office in 2003.

June 5 GOP primary:

Clarke Davidson: 301 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Jo Oldson: 12,055

Clarke Davidson: 5,054

District 42

Note: Incumbent Republican Kim Pearson did not seek re-election.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Mike McRae: 124 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Peter Cownie: 500 a- Incumbent Cownie first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Mike McRae: 7,341

Peter Cownie: 9,581

District 43

Note: Incumbent Democrat Mark Smith won re-election in District 71.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Susan Judkins: 189 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Chris Hagenow: 1,492 a- Incumbent Hagenow first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Susan Judkins: 8,719

Chris Hagenow: 8,741

District 44

Note: Incumbent Republican Annette Sweeney ran for re-election in District 50.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Eric Brenneman: 116 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Rob Taylor: 1,046 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Eric Brenneman: 7,242

Rob Taylor: 10,101

District 45

June 5 Democratic primary:

Beth Wessel-Kroeschell: 194 a- Incumbent Wessel-Kroeschell first assumed office in 2005.

June 5 GOP primary:

Dane Nealson: 205 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Beth Wessel-Kroeschell: 8,699

Dane Nealson: 5,081

Eric Cooper: 888

District 46

June 5 Democratic primary:

Lisa Heddens: 205 a- Incumbent Heddens first assumed office in 2003.

June 5 GOP primary:

Stephen Quist: 184 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Lisa Heddens: 8,830

Stephen Quist: 5,209

District 47

Note: Incumbent Republican Ralph Watts won re-election in District 19.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Donovan Olson: 775 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Chip Baltimore: 1,442 a- Incumbent Baltimore first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Donovan Olson: 7,377

Chip Baltimore: 8,133

District 48

Note: Incumbent Republican Chip Baltimore won re-election in District 47.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Becky Perkovich: 223 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Robert Bacon: 580 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Becky Perkovich: 6,889

Robert Bacon: 8,485

District 49

Note: Incumbent Democrat Helen Miller won re-election in District 9.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Garland E. Bridges: 74
Kevin Ericson: 258 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Dave Deyoe: 728 a- Incumbent Deyoe first assumed office in 2007.

November 6 General election candidates:

Kevin Ericson: 6,171

Dave Deyoe: 9,192

District 50

Note: Incumbent Republican David Tjepkes did not seek re-election.

June 5 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 5 GOP primary:

Pat Grassley: 2,506 a- Incumbent Grassley first assumed office in 2007.
Annette Sweeney: 1,588 - Incumbent Sweeney first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Pat Grassley: 12,187

District 51

Note: Incumbent Democrat Dan Muhlbauer won re-election in District 12.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Eric S. Hungerford: 456 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Joshua Byrnes: 1,562 a- Incumbent Byrnes first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Eric S. Hungerford: 5,324

Joshua Byrnes: 9,714

District 52

Note: Incumbent Republican Gary Worthan won re-election in District 11.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Brian J. Quirk: 713 a- Incumbent Quirk first assumed office in 2001.

June 5 GOP primary:

No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Brian J. Quirk: 9,777

Craig Clark (nominated by petition): 3,916

District 53

Note: Incumbent Republican Daniel Huseman won re-election in District 3.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Sharon Steckman: 937 a- Incumbent Steckman first assumed office in 2009.

June 5 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Sharon Steckman: 12,269

District 54

Note: Incumbent Republican Ron Jorgensen won re-election in District 6.

June 5 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 5 GOP primary:

Linda Upmeyer: 1,785 a- Incumbent Upmeyer first assumed office in 2003.

November 6 General election candidates:

Linda Upmeyer: 12,349

District 55

Note: Incumbent Republican Jason Schultz won re-election in District 18.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Roger Thomas: 722 - Incumbent Thomas first assumed office in 2003.

June 5 GOP primary:

November 6 General election candidates:

Roger Thomas: 7,781

Michael T. Klimesh: 7,585

District 56

Note: Incumbent Republican Matt Windschitl won re-election in District 17.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Patti Ruff: 349 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Bob Hager: 2,444 a- Incumbent Hager first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Patti Ruff: 7,361

Bob Hager: 7,054

District 57

Note: Incumbent Republican Jack Drake won re-election in District 21.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Nancy A. Dunkel: 237 a

June 5 GOP primary:

No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Nancy A. Dunkel: 11,779

District 58

Note: Incumbent Republican Clel Baudler won re-election in District 20.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Tom Schueller: 353 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Brian Moore: 614 a- Incumbent Moore first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Tom Schueller: 7,549

Brian Moore: 7,964

District 59

Note: Incumbent Republican Chris Hagenow won re-election in District 43.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Bob Kressig: 168 a- Incumbent Kressig first assumed office in 2005.

June 5 GOP primary:

James R. Kenyon: 583 a
Howard W. Lyon, Jr.: 219

November 6 General election candidates:

Bob Kressig: 8,762

James R. Kenyon: 6,621

District 60

Note: Incumbent Republican Peter Cownie won re-election in District 42.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Bob Greenwood: 231 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Walt Rogers: 863 a- Incumbent Rogers first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Bob Greenwood: 8,298

Walt Rogers: 8,966

District 61

Note: Incumbent Democrat Jo Oldson won re-election in District 41.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Anesa Kajtazovic: 209 a- Incumbent Kajtazovic first assumed office in 2011.

June 5 GOP primary:

Lyn Tackett: 464 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Anesa Kajtazovic: 9,602

Lyn Tackett: 4,063

District 62

Note: Incumbent Democrat Bruce Hunter won re-election in District 34.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Deborah L. Berry: 241 a- Incumbent Berry first assumed office in 2003.

June 5 GOP primary:

No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Deborah L. Berry: 10,488

Chad Folken (nominated by petition): 1,539

District 63

Note: Incumbent Republican Scott Raecker did not seek re-election.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Bill Heckroth: 379 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Sandy Salmon: 1,427 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Bill Heckroth: 8,183

Sandy Salmon: 8,298

District 64

Note: Incumbent Democrat Janet Petersen did not seek re-election.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Bruce Bearinger: 559 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Jim Givant: 1,031 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Bruce Bearinger: 9,493

Jim Givant: 5,007

District 65

Note: Incumbent Democrat Ruth Ann Gaines won re-election in District 32.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Tyler Olson: 827 a- Incumbent Olson first assumed office in 2007.

June 5 GOP primary:

No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Tyler Olson: 12,269

District 66

Note: Incumbent Democrat Ako Abdul-Samad won re-election in District 35.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Art Staed: 694 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Renee Schulte: 672 a- Incumbent Schulte first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Art Staed: 9,286

Renee Schulte: 7,575

District 67

Note: Incumbent Democrat Kevin McCarthy won re-election in District 33.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Mark Seidl: 442 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Kraig Paulsen: 665 a - Incumbent Paulsen first assumed office in 2003.

November 6 General election candidates:

Mark Seidl: 7,947

Kraig Paulsen: 8,898

District 68

Note: Incumbent Democrat Rick Olson won re-election in District 31.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Daniel Lundby: 516 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Nick Wagner: 629 a - Incumbent Wagner first assumed office in 2009.

November 6 General election candidates:

Daniel Lundby: 8,480

Nick Wagner: 8,363

District 69

Note: Incumbent Republican Erik Helland ran for re-election in District 39.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Kirsten Running-Marquardt: 452 a - Incumbent Running-Marquardt first assumed office in 2009.

June 5 GOP primary:

No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Kirsten Running-Marquardt: 11,316

District 70

Note: Incumbent Republican Kevin Koester won re-election in District 38.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Todd Taylor: 818 a - Incumbent Taylor first assumed office in 1995.

June 5 GOP primary:

No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Todd Taylor: 10,487

Lance Lefebure: 5,929

District 71

Note: Incumbent Republican Jim Van Engelenhoven did not seek re-election.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Mark Smith: 238 a - Incumbent Smith first assumed office in 2001.

June 5 GOP primary:

Allen Burt: 1,453 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Mark Smith: 7,911

Allen Burt: 5,431

District 72

Note: Incumbent Republican Richard Arnold did not seek re-election.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Christina Blackcloud-Garcia: 358
Nathan Wrage: 416 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Dean C. Fisher: 1,320 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Nathan Wrage: 7,562

Dean C. Fisher: 7,778

District 73

Note: Incumbent Republican Julian B. Garrett won re-election in District 25.

June 5 Democratic primary:

David Johnson: 582
Dick Schwab: 780 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Bobby Kaufmann: 1,001 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Dick Schwab: 7,016

Bobby Kaufmann: 9,068

District 74

Note: Incumbent Republican Glen H. Massie did not seek re-election.

June 5 Democratic primary:

David Jacoby: 1,011 a - Incumbent Jacoby first assumed office in 2003.

June 5 GOP primary:

No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

David Jacoby: 12,246

District 75

Note: Incumbent Republican Guy Vander Linden won re-election in District 79.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Sandra K. Cronbaugh: 655 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Dawn Pettengill : 911 a - Incumbent Pettengill first assumed office in 2005.

November 6 General election candidates:

Sandra K. Cronbaugh: 6,479

Dawn Pettengill: 9,166

District 76

Note: Incumbent Republican Betty DeBoef did not seek re-election.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Rachel Bly: 548 a

June 5 GOP primary:

David E. Maxwell: 766 a
Larry Wilson: 375

November 6 General election candidates:

Rachel Bly: 7,561

David E. Maxwell: 8,401

District 77

Note: Incumbent Democrat Mary Mascher won re-election in District 86.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Sally Stutsman: 520 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Steve Sherman: 360 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Sally Stutsman: 9,907

Steve Sherman: 6,641

District 78

Note: Incumbent Democrat Vicki Lensing won re-election in District 85.

June 5 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 5 GOP primary:

Jarad Klein: 2,310 a - Incumbent Klein first assumed office in 2011.
Priscilla Marlar: 510

November 6 General election candidates:

Jarad Klein: 10,715

District 79

Note: Incumbent Republican Jeff Kaufmann did not seek re-election.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Chris Wilson: 291 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Guy Vander Linden: 1,971 a - Incumbent Vander Linden first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Chris Wilson: 4,177

Guy Vander Linden: 10,804

District 80

Note: Incumbent Republican Mark S. Lofgren won re-election in District 91.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Joseph Judge: 504 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Larry Sheets: 944 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Joseph Judge: 7,161

Larry Sheets: 7,271

District 81

Note: Incumbent Democrat Phyllis Thede won re-election in District 93.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Mary Gaskill: 741 a - Incumbent Gaskill first assumed office in 2002.

June 5 GOP primary:

Rick McClure: 216
Blake Smith: 655 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Mary Gaskill: 7,706

Blake Smith: 5,158

District 82

Note: Incumbent Republican Linda Miller won re-election in District 94.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Curt Hanson: 990 a - Incumbent Hanson first assumed office in 2009.

June 5 GOP primary:

James F. Johnson: 1,145 a
Jeff Shipley Did not appear on ballot

November 6 General election candidates:

Curt Hanson: 8,613

James F. Johnson: 5,984

District 83

Note: Incumbent Republican Steven Olson won re-election in District 97.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Jerry Kearns: 1,912 a - Incumbent Kearns first assumed office in 2009.

June 5 GOP primary:

No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Jerry Kearns: 9,447

James Steffen: 5,373

District 84

Note: Incumbent Republican Ross C. Paustian ran for re-election in District 92.

June 5 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 5 GOP primary:

David Heaton: 2,764 a - Incumbent Heaton first assumed office in 1995.

November 6 General election candidates:

David Heaton: 11,674

District 85

Note: Incumbent Democrat Jim Lykam won re-election in District 89.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Vicki Lensing: 1,383 a - Incumbent Lensing first assumed office in 2001.

June 5 GOP primary:

No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Vicki Lensing: 14,241

District 86

Note: Incumbent Democrat Cindy Winckler won re-election in District 90.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Mary Mascher: 1,060 a - Incumbent Mascher first assumed office in 1995.

June 5 GOP primary:

No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Mary Mascher: 12,834

District 87

Note: Incumbent Republican Thomas Sands won re-election in District 88.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Dennis Cohoon: 867 a - Incumbent Cohoon first assumed office in 1987.

June 5 GOP primary:

Andrew Wilson: 451 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Dennis Cohoon: 6,898

Andrew Wilson: 2,489

Dan Cahill: 5,234

District 88

Note: Incumbent Democrat Dennis Cohoon won re-election in District 87.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Sara Sedlacek: 531 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Thomas Sands: 807 a - Incumbent Sands first assumed office in 2003.

November 6 General election candidates:

Sara Sedlacek: 6,550

Thomas Sands: 7,548

District 89

Note: Incumbent Republican Jarad Klein won re-election in District 78.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Jim Lykam: 616 a - Incumbent Lykam first assumed office in 2003.

June 5 GOP primary:

Bill Edmond: 617 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Jim Lykam: 10,357

Bill Edmond: 4,992

District 90

Note: Incumbent Democrat Curt Hanson won re-election in District 82.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Cindy Winckler: 498 a - Incumbent Winckler first assumed office in 2001.

June 5 GOP primary:

No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Cindy Winckler: 8,988

Ryan Roberson: 2,692

Mark Riley (Nominated by petition): 587

District 91

Note: Incumbent Republican David Heaton won re-election in District 84.

June 5 Democratic primary:

John Dabeet: 337 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Mark S. Lofgren: 1,157 a - Incumbent Lofgren first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

John Dabeet: 6,511

Mark S. Lofgren: 7,426

District 92

Note: Incumbent Democrat Jerry Kearns won re-election in District 83.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Frank B. Wood: 456 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Ross C. Paustian: 1,066 a - Incumbent Paustian first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Frank B. Wood: 8,392

Ross C. Paustian: 7,626

District 93

Note: Incumbent Democrat Mary Gaskill won re-election in District 81.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Phyllis Thede: 670 a - Incumbent Thede first assumed office in 2009.

June 5 GOP primary:

Mark Nelson: 1,037 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Phyllis Thede: 9,679

Mark Nelson: 7,429

District 94

Note: Incumbent Democrat Kurt Swaim did not seek re-election.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Maria Bribriesco: 439 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Linda Miller: 1,530 a - Incumbent Miller first assumed office in 2007.

November 6 General election candidates:

Maria Bribriesco: 8,314

Linda Miller: 10,330

District 95

Note: Incumbent Republican Joel Fry won re-election in District 27.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Kristin Keast: 586 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Quentin Stanerson: 672 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Kristin Keast: 8,294

Quentin Stanerson: 8,494

District 96

Note: Incumbent Republican Cecil Dolecheck won re-election in District 24.

June 5 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 5 GOP primary:

Lee Hein: 868 a - Incumbent Hein first assumed office in 2011.

November 6 General election candidates:

Lee Hein: 10,276

District 97

Note: Incumbent Republican Richard Anderson did not seek re-election.

June 5 Democratic primary:

No candidates filed.

June 5 GOP primary:

Steven Olson: 932 a - Incumbent Olsen first assumed office in 2003.

November 6 General election candidates:

Ted Whisler: 6,572

Steven Olson: 10,088

District 98

Note: Incumbent Republican Greg Forristall won re-election in District 22.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Mary Wolfe: 1,168 a - Incumbent Wolfe first assumed office in 2011.

June 5 GOP primary:

No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Mary Wolfe: 10,052

Carolyn Grimes (nominated by petition): 3,129

District 99

Note: Incumbent Republican Mary Ann Hanusa won re-election in District 16.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Patrick Murphy: 470 a

June 5 GOP primary:

Paul Kern: 904 a

November 6 General election candidates:

Patrick Murphy: 10,098

Paul Kern: 6,822

District 100

Note: Incumbent Republican Mark A. Brandenburg won re-election in District 15.

June 5 Democratic primary:

Charles Isenhart: 363 a - Incumbent Isenhart first assumed office in 2009.

June 5 GOP primary:

No candidates filed.

November 6 General election candidates:

Charles Isenhart: 10,557

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Current members of the Iowa House of Representatives

Leadership

Majority Leader:Bobby Kaufmann

Representatives

District 1

J.D. Scholten (D)

District 2

Robert Henderson (R)

District 3

Thomas Jeneary (R)

District 4

Skyler Wheeler (R)

District 5

Zach Dieken (R)

District 6

Megan Jones (R)

District 7

Mike Sexton (R)

District 8

Ann Meyer (R)

District 9

Henry Stone (R)

District 10

John Wills (R)

District 11

Craig Williams (R)

District 12

Steven Holt (R)

District 13

Travis Sitzmann (R)

District 14

Jacob Bossman (R)

District 15

Matt Windschitl (R)

District 16

David Sieck (R)

District 17

Devon Wood (R)

District 18

Tom Moore (R)

District 19

Brent Siegrist (R)

District 20

Josh Turek (D)

District 21

Brooke Boden (R)

District 22

Samantha Fett (R)

District 23

Ray Sorensen (R)

District 24

Sam Wengryn (R)

District 25

Hans Wilz (R)

District 26

Austin Harris (R)

District 27

Kenan Judge (D)

District 28

David Young (R)

District 29

Brian Meyer (D)

District 30

Megan Srinivas (D)

District 31

Mary Madison (D)

District 32

Jennifer Konfrst (D)

District 33

Ruth Gaines (D)

District 34

Rob Johnson (D)

District 35

Sean Bagniewski (D)

District 36

Austin Baeth (D)

District 37

Barb McCulla (R)

District 38

Jon Dunwell (R)

District 39

Rick Olson (D)

District 40

Bill Gustoff (R)

District 41

Ryan Weldon (R)

District 42

Heather Matson (D)

District 43

Eddie Andrews (R)

District 44

Larry McBurney (D)

District 45

Brian Lohse (R)

District 46

Dan Gehlbach (R)

District 47

Carter Nordman (R)

District 48

Chad Behn (R)

District 49

Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D)

District 50

Ross Wilburn (D)

District 51

Brett Barker (R)

District 52

David Blom (R)

District 53

Dean Fisher (R)

District 54

Joshua Meggers (R)

District 55

Shannon Latham (R)

District 56

Mark Thompson (R)

District 57

Pat Grassley (R)

District 58

Charley Thomson (R)

District 59

Christian Hermanson (R)

District 60

Jane Bloomingdale (R)

District 61

Timi Brown-Powers (D)

District 62

Jerome Amos (D)

District 63

Michael Bergan (R)

District 64

Jason Gearhart (R)

District 65

Shannon Lundgren (R)

District 66

Steven Bradley (R)

District 67

Craig Johnson (R)

District 68

Chad Ingels (R)

District 69

Tom Determann (R)

District 70

Norlin Mommsen (R)

District 71

Lindsay James (D)

District 72

Jennifer Smith (R)

District 73

Elizabeth Wilson (D)

District 74

Eric Gjerde (D)

District 75

Bob Kressig (D)

District 76

Derek Wulf (R)

District 77

Jeff Cooling (D)

District 78

Angel Ramirez (D)

District 79

Tracy Ehlert (D)

District 80

Aime Wichtendahl (D)

District 81

Daniel Gosa (D)

District 82

Bobby Kaufmann (R)

District 83

Cindy Golding (R)

District 84

Thomas Gerhold (R)

District 85

Amy Nielsen (D)

District 86

David Jacoby (D)

District 87

Jeff Shipley (R)

District 88

Helena Hayes (R)

District 89

Elinor Levin (D)

District 90

Adam Zabner (D)

District 91

Judd Lawler (R)

District 92

Heather Hora (R)

District 93

Gary Mohr (R)

District 94

Mike Vondran (R)

District 95

Taylor Collins (R)

District 96

Mark Cisneros (R)

District 97

Ken Croken (D)

District 98

Monica Kurth (D)

District 99

Matthew Rinker (R)

District 100

Blaine Watkins (R)

Republican Party (67)

Democratic Party (33)

[1] All About Redistricting, "Iowa State Summary," accessed April 8, 2024

[2] The Gazette, "Branstad to sign Iowa redistricting plan," accessed April 8, 2024

[3] Follow the Money, Iowa

[4] Follow the Money: "Iowa House 2010 Campaign Contributions"

[5] Iowa Constitution

[6] The Daily Deal Omaha, "Iowa convention to decide 6-way GOP primary race," June 26, 2012

[7] Ankeny Patch, "Koester, Robidoux Win Ankeny GOP Primaries," June 5, 2012

[8] Bleeding Heartland, "John Landon will represent Iowa House district 37," July 19, 2012

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