Election law changes? Our legislation tracker’s got you. Check it out!

Blake Smith

From Ballotpedia
Jump to: navigation, search
Blake Smith
Silhouette Placeholder Image.png
Republican Party
Education
High school
Ottumwa High School
Bachelor's
Buena Vista University
Contact
Personal website

Blake Smith was a 2012 Republican candidate for District 81 of the Iowa House of Representatives.[1][2]

Smith attends Buena Vista University, where he intends to receive a bachelor's degree in political science and History.[3]

Campaign themes

Smith's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[3]

  • Excerpt: "Create lasting careers and boost business in our economy and keep more money in Iowan's pockets."
  • Excerpt: "Cut wasteful spending and make government more effective and improve Iowa's education system."
  • Excerpt: "Improve our infrastructure once and for all."
  • Excerpt: "Protect the Purity of our U.S Constitutional Right to Vote."
  • Excerpt: "Protect the Second Amendment."
  • Excerpt: "Strengthen Efforts on Illegal-Immigration."

Elections

2012

See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2012

Smith ran in the 2012 election for Iowa House of Representatives District 81. Smith defeated Rick McClure in the Republican primary on June 5, 2012, and was defeated by incumbent Mary Gaskill (D) in the general election on November 6, 2012.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 81, General Election, 2012
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMary Gaskill Incumbent 59.9% 7,706
     Republican Blake Smith 40.1% 5,158
Total Votes 12,864
Iowa House of Representatives, District 81 Republican Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngBlake Smith 75.2% 655
Rick McClure 24.8% 216
Total Votes 871

Recent news

The link below is to the most recent stories in a Google news search for "Blake + Smith + Iowa + House"

Blake Smith News Feed

External links

Footnotes

  1. ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official Primary Results," accessed October 1, 2014
  2. ↑ Iowa Department of Elections, "2012 Primary Candidates," accessed May 15, 2012
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 "blakeasmith," Official Campaign Website


Current members of the Iowa House of Representatives
Leadership
Majority Leader:Bobby Kaufmann
Minority Leader:Brian Meyer
Representatives
District 1
District 2
District 3
District 4
District 5
District 6
District 7
District 8
Ann Meyer (R)
District 9
District 10
District 11
District 12
District 13
District 14
District 15
District 16
District 17
District 18
Tom Moore (R)
District 19
District 20
District 21
District 22
District 23
District 24
District 25
Hans Wilz (R)
District 26
District 27
District 28
District 29
District 30
District 31
District 32
District 33
District 34
District 35
District 36
District 37
District 38
District 39
District 40
District 41
District 42
District 43
District 44
District 45
District 46
District 47
District 48
Chad Behn (R)
District 49
District 50
District 51
District 52
District 53
District 54
District 55
District 56
District 57
District 58
District 59
District 60
District 61
District 62
District 63
District 64
District 65
District 66
District 67
District 68
District 69
District 70
District 71
District 72
District 73
District 74
District 75
District 76
District 77
District 78
District 79
District 80
District 81
District 82
District 83
District 84
District 85
District 86
District 87
District 88
District 89
District 90
District 91
District 92
District 93
Gary Mohr (R)
District 94
District 95
District 96
District 97
District 98
District 99
District 100
Republican Party (67)
Democratic Party (33)


Flag of Iowa
v • e
State of Iowa
Des Moines (capital)
Elections

What's on my ballot? | Elections in 2026 | How to vote | How to run for office | Ballot measures

Government

Who represents me? | U.S. President | U.S. Congress | Federal courts | State executives | State legislature | State and local courts | Counties | Cities | School districts | Public policy






Retrieved from "https://ballotpedia.org/wiki/index.php?title=Blake_Smith&oldid=10620879"