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Harry Foster
Harry Foster (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 65. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 2, 2020.
Elections
2020
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 65
Incumbent Liz Bennett won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 65 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Liz Bennett (D) | 96.8 | 11,841 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.2 | 393 | ||
| Total votes: 12,234 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 65
Incumbent Liz Bennett defeated Harry Foster in the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 65 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Liz Bennett | 94.0 | 4,061 |
 | Harry Foster | 5.7 | 248 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 10 | ||
| Total votes: 4,319 | |||
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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 Liz Bennett defeated Harry Foster in the Iowa House of Representatives District 65 general election.[1][2]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 65 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic |  Liz Bennett Incumbent |
66.58% | 9,724 | |
| Republican | Harry Foster | 33.42% | 4,881 | |
| Total Votes | 14,605 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Liz Bennett ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 65 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 65 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Democratic | Liz Bennett Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Harry Foster ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 65 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 65 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Harry Foster (unopposed) | |
2014
- See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Iowa State Senate 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 Robert M. Hogg was unopposed in the Democratic primary and faced Harry Foster (R), who filed to run on July 23, 2014, in the general election.[5][6][7] Incumbent Hogg defeated Foster in the general election.[8]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Robert Hogg Incumbent |
61.7% | 14,430 | |
| Republican | Harry Foster | 38.2% | 8,932 | |
| Write-in | Write-in | 0.2% | 38 | |
| Total Votes | 23,400 | |||
Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Harry Foster did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
2014
Foster's website highlighted the following campaign themes:[9]
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Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Harry + Foster + Iowa"
See also
2020 Elections
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official campaign website
- Legislative Profile from Project Vote Smart
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Harry Foster on Facebook
Footnotes
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," March 21, 2016
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 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
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 1, 2014
- ↑ fosterforiowa.com, "Official campaign website," accessed September 24, 2014
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
