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Chad Behn
Chad Behn (Republican Party) is a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 48. He assumed office on January 1, 2025. His current term ends on January 1, 2027.
Behn (Republican Party) ran for election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 48. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Sponsored legislation
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Elections
2024
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 48
Chad Behn defeated Penny Vossler in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 48 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Chad Behn (R) | 60.2 | 10,654 |
 | Penny Vossler (D) | 39.7 | 7,022 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 29 | ||
| Total votes: 17,705 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 48
Penny Vossler advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 48 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Penny Vossler | 99.8 | 410 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 411 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 48
Chad Behn advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 48 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Chad Behn | 99.4 | 938 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 944 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Behn in this election.
Pledges
Behn signed the following pledges.
2020
See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2020
General election
General election for Iowa State Senate District 24
Jesse Green defeated Cynthia Paschen in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 24 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jesse Green (R) | 65.7 | 21,732 |
| Cynthia Paschen (D) | 34.2 | 11,327 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 30 | ||
| Total votes: 33,089 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 24
Cynthia Paschen defeated Keith Puntenney in the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 24 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Cynthia Paschen | 67.0 | 3,172 | |
| Keith Puntenney | 32.7 | 1,548 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 4,736 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 24
Jesse Green defeated Chad Behn, Todd Rasmussen, and Joshua Dyer in the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 24 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jesse Green | 40.7 | 2,350 |
| Chad Behn | 31.8 | 1,837 | |
| Todd Rasmussen | 19.5 | 1,127 | ||
| Joshua Dyer | 7.7 | 442 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 5,772 | |||
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Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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2020
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Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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Candidate Iowa House of Representatives District 48 |
Officeholder Iowa House of Representatives District 48 |
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Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Phil Thompson (R) |
Iowa House of Representatives District 48 2025-Present |
Succeeded by - |
