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Bernie Hayes
Bernie Hayes (Republican Party) ran in a special election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 78. He lost in the special general election on April 29, 2025.
Elections
2025
See also: Iowa state legislative special elections, 2025
General election
Special general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 78
Angel Ramirez defeated Bernie Hayes in the special general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 78 on April 29, 2025.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Angel Ramirez (D) | 79.1 | 2,747 |
 | Bernie Hayes (R) | 20.8 | 721 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 3,474 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Hayes in this election.
2022
See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2022
General election
General election for Iowa State Senate District 39
Liz Bennett defeated Bernie Hayes in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 39 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Liz Bennett (D) | 64.8 | 13,257 |
| Bernie Hayes (R) | 35.1 | 7,190 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 15 | ||
| Total votes: 20,462 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 39
Liz Bennett defeated Joseph Zahorik in the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 39 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Liz Bennett | 72.9 | 3,214 |
| Joseph Zahorik | 26.9 | 1,186 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 7 | ||
| Total votes: 4,407 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 39
Bernie Hayes advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 39 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bernie Hayes | 99.1 | 1,430 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 1,443 | |||
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2018
- See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Iowa State Senate District 33
Incumbent Robert Hogg defeated Bernie Hayes in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 33 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Robert Hogg (D) | 65.5 | 17,912 |
| Bernie Hayes (R) | 34.4 | 9,407 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 35 | ||
| Total votes: 27,354 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 33
Incumbent Robert Hogg advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 33 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Robert Hogg | 100.0 | 4,913 |
| Total votes: 4,913 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 33
Bernie Hayes advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 33 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Bernie Hayes | 100.0 | 836 |
| Total votes: 836 | |||
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Campaign themes
2025
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Bernie Hayes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2025 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Bernie Hayes did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
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