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Eric South
Eric South (Republican Party) ran for election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 40. He lost in the Republican primary on June 2, 2020.
South completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. Click here to read the survey answers.
South was a 2016 Republican candidate for District 40 of the Iowa House of Representatives.
Biography
Eric South was born in Des Moines, Iowa. His career experience involves working in public safety and security.[1]
Elections
2020
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 40
Incumbent John Forbes defeated Jon Coen in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 40 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Forbes (D) | 59.7 | 10,589 |
 | Jon Coen (R) | 40.1 | 7,108 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 17,725 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 40
Incumbent John Forbes advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 40 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | John Forbes | 99.7 | 3,759 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 12 | ||
| Total votes: 3,771 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 40
Jon Coen defeated Eric South in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 40 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jon Coen | 60.8 | 981 |
 | Eric South | 38.2 | 617 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.0 | 16 | ||
| Total votes: 1,614 | |||
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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 John Forbes defeated Scott Reed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 40 general election.[2][3]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 40 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  John Forbes Incumbent |
56.85% | 9,660 | |
| Republican | Scott Reed | 43.15% | 7,332 | |
| Total Votes | 16,992 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent John Forbes ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 40 Democratic primary.[4][5]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 40 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | John Forbes Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Scott Reed defeated Eric South in the Iowa House of Representatives District 40 Republican primary.[4][5]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 40 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican | Scott Reed |
75.30% | 314 | |
| Republican | Eric South | 24.70% | 103 | |
| Total Votes | 417 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
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Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Eric South completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2020. The survey questions appear in bold and are followed by South's responses. Candidates are asked three required questions for this survey, but they may answer additional optional questions as well.
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Eric and his family (Wife Sarah and Stepson Brendan) moved to Urbandale in May of 2015 and Brendan graduated with the Urbandale Class of 2018. Eric has helped with Urbandale High School Best Buddies for 3 years and helped for Brendan's Senior year with Post-Prom. Eric started helping and serving others at 10 years old, helping his senior neighbors with lawn work, was the first. He has also worked in retail, at a car wash, in Payday loans, in food service for 10 plus years and now he is working in safety and security. Eric's life has been in service to helping others and now he wants to serve the people of Urbandale and the State of Iowa as your State Representative.
Eric's life has been in service to helping others and now he wants to serve the people of Urbandale and the State of Iowa as your State Representative.- Defend the Nuclear Family
- Protect the Unborn
- Personal Accountability / Individual Responsibility
Exodus 18:21-22 New Living Translation (NLT)
One voice you can ignore but 50 you can't
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Information submitted to Ballotpedia through the Candidate Connection survey on April 21, 2020
- ↑ 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
