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Eric Cooper (Iowa)
Eric Cooper (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 49. He lost in the general election on November 5, 2024.
Biography
Cooper earned his B.S. in cognitive psychology from the University of Kansas and his Ph.D. in psychology from the University of Minnesota. His professional experience includes working as an associate professor at Iowa State University.[1]
Elections
2024
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 49
Incumbent Beth Wessel-Kroeschell defeated Eric Cooper in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 49 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) | 73.3 | 7,500 |
 | Eric Cooper (L) | 25.8 | 2,639 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.9 | 92 | ||
| Total votes: 10,231 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 49
Incumbent Beth Wessel-Kroeschell advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 49 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | 100.0 | 371 |
| Total votes: 371 | |||
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Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Cooper in this election.
2022
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 45
Incumbent Brian Lohse won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 45 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Brian Lohse (R) | 96.3 | 11,533 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.7 | 447 | ||
| Total votes: 11,980 | |||
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates
- Eric Cooper (L)
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 45
Incumbent Brian Lohse advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 45 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Brian Lohse | 99.4 | 2,039 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 2,052 | |||
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2020
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 45
Incumbent Beth Wessel-Kroeschell defeated Eric Cooper in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 45 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) | 73.0 | 11,399 |
| Eric Cooper (L) | 26.3 | 4,116 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.7 | 110 | ||
| Total votes: 15,625 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 45
Incumbent Beth Wessel-Kroeschell advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 45 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | 99.9 | 3,619 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 5 | ||
| Total votes: 3,624 | |||
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2018
- See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2018
General election
General election for Iowa State Senate District 23
Incumbent Herman Quirmbach defeated Eric Cooper in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 23 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Herman Quirmbach (D) | 74.8 | 19,020 |
| Eric Cooper (L) | 24.7 | 6,273 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 141 | ||
| Total votes: 25,434 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 23
Incumbent Herman Quirmbach advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 23 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Herman Quirmbach | 100.0 | 4,690 |
| Total votes: 4,690 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Iowa State Senate District 23
Eric Cooper advanced from the Libertarian primary for Iowa State Senate District 23 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Eric Cooper | 100.0 | 30 |
| Total votes: 30 | |||
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2016
Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.
Incumbent Beth Wessel-Kroeschell defeated Sondra Childs-Smith and Eric Cooper in the Iowa House of Representatives District 45 general election.[2][3]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 45 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Incumbent |
56.32% | 9,036 | |
| Republican | Sondra Childs-Smith | 35.72% | 5,730 | |
| Libertarian | Eric Cooper | 7.96% | 1,277 | |
| Total Votes | 16,043 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Beth Wessel-Kroeschell ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 45 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 45 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Sondra Childs-Smith ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 45 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 45 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Sondra Childs-Smith (unopposed) | |
2014
Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Beth Wessel-Kroeschell was unopposed in the Democratic primary and faced Eric Cooper (L) in the general election.[6][7][8] Incumbent Wessel-Kroeschell defeated Cooper in the general election.[9]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Incumbent |
75.6% | 6,445 | |
| Libertarian | Eric Cooper | 24.4% | 2,076 | |
| Total Votes | 8,521 | |||
2012
Cooper ran in the 2012 election for Iowa House of Representatives District 45. The general election took place on November 6, 2012.[10]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Incumbent |
59.3% | 8,699 | |
| Republican | Dane Nealson | 34.6% | 5,081 | |
| Libertarian | Eric Cooper | 6.1% | 888 | |
| Total Votes | 14,668 | |||
2010
Cooper faced incumbent Chet Culver (D), Jonathan Narcisse (Iowa Party), Terry E. Branstad (R), and Dave Rosenfeld (SW) in the general election on November 2, 2010.
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
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Eric Cooper did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2022
Eric Cooper did not complete Ballotpedia's 2022 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
Eric Cooper did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Project Vote Smart, "Biography," accessed August 12, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "General Candidate List, 2016," accessed August 24, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 General Election Canvass Summary," accessed December 16, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," March 21, 2016
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Canvass Summary," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election candidate list," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ The Des Moines Register, "Election2014," accessed November 4, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, 2012 general election candidate list, accessed November 2, 2012
