Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2014

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Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2014

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State Legislative Election Results

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State legislative elections in 2014

The Democratic Party devoted resources to winning back the House of Representatives in Iowa. House Minority Leader Mark Smith said that the party was playing offense and that it had recruited candidates who fit the districts. He said the party's chances were bolstered because of unexpected Republican retirements and that the incumbents were a "vulnerable freshman class dominated by tea party members who have taken extreme positions." The Democrats also recruited more candidates for the House than the Republicans - 77 to their 69.

Speaker of the House Kraig Paulsen, however, was optimistic that the Republicans would gain seats. He cited voter frustration with government in general and in Washington, and thank yous from voters for recent legislative accomplishments.

Paulsen turned out to be right, at least regarding the House; the Republicans retained the House after the general election and gained seats.

The State Senate elections, where there was a closer split between parties, provided the Republicans an opportunity to make Iowa a state government trifecta. The GOP held the governor's office and the lower house. While Iowa had a Democratic trifecta as recently as 2010, there had not been an all-Republican government in almost 20 years. The Democrats, however, retained the Senate in November.

If the Republicans were to have taken the upper house and hold onto the lower house, they would have been able to advance issues on their agenda, including eliminating a manufacturing tax and banning telemedicine abortions. Rural women in the state get access to abortion pills after approval from remote doctors through videoconference consultations.

The Iowa House was one of 20 state legislative chambers noted by Ballotpedia staff as being a 2014 battleground chamber. The Iowa Senate is another. The House had a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republicans of six seats, which amounted to 6 percent of the chamber. All 100 seats were up for election in 2014, although there was only one major party candidate running for 54 of them.

In 2012, a total of 27 districts were competitive or mildly competitive. There were 18 districts where the margin of victory was 5 percent or less in the 2012 elections. Another nine districts had a margin of victory between 5 and 10 percent.

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.

Following the general election, there was no change to the majority control of the Iowa House of Representatives. The Republican Party increased the number of seats held from 53 to 57. The Democratic Party sustained the four-seat loss, dropping from 47 to 43 following the election.

Incumbents retiring

A total of 11 incumbents did not run for re-election in 2014. Those incumbents were:

Name	Party	Current Office
Jeff Smith	Republican	House District 1
Henry Rayhons	Republican	House District 8
Tom W. Shaw	Republican	House District 10
Mark A. Brandenburg	Republican	House District 15
Jason Schultz	Republican	House District 18
Roger Thomas	Democratic	House District 55
Anesa Kajtazovic	Democratic	House District 61
Tyler Olson	Democratic	House District 65
Mark S. Lofgren	Republican	House District 91
Steven Olson	Republican	House District 97
Patrick Murphy	Democratic	House District 99

Majority control

See also: Partisan composition of state senates

Heading into the November 4 election, the Republican Party held the majority in the Iowa House of Representatives:

Iowa House of Representatives
Party		As of November 3, 2014	After November 4, 2014
	Democratic Party	47	43
	Republican Party	53	57
Total		100	100

Qualifications

The Iowa Constitution states, "No person shall be a member of the house of representatives who shall not have attained the age of twenty-one years, be a citizen of the United States, and shall have been an inhabitant of this state one year next preceding his election, and at the time of his election shall have had an actual residence of sixty days in the county, or district he may have been chosen to represent."

2014 Competitiveness Overview
Primary competition (state comparison)
Incumbents defeated • Victorious challengers • Primary competitiveness
Major party challengers (state comparison)
Candidates with no challenges at all in 2014
Open seats (state comparisons)
Impact of term limits on # of open seats Long-serving senators • Long-serving reps
Chart Comparing 2014 Results
Chart Comparing 2014 Results • Comparisons Between Years
Competitiveness Index • Absolute Index
2014 State Legislative Elections State legislative incumbent turnover in 2014
Competitiveness Studies from Other Years
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Competitiveness

Candidates unopposed by a major party

In 54 of the 100 districts up for election in 2014, there was only one major party candidate running for election. A total of 28 Democrats and 26 Republicans were guaranteed election barring unforeseen circumstances.

Two major party candidates faced off in the general election in 46 of the 100 districts up for election. Fifteen of those seats held competitive elections in 2012 with a margin of victory ranging from 0 to 5 percent. Two other elections were mildly competitive, with a margin of victory of 5 to 10 percent. Those districts were:

Competitive

• District 7: Incumbent Tedd Gassman (R) defeated Dave Grussing (D) in the general election. Gassman won by a margin of victory of 0.3 percent in 2012.
• District 15: Charlie McConkey (D) defeated John Blue (R) in the general election. Retiring incumbent Mark A. Brandenburg (R) won by a margin of victory of 4 percent in 2012.
• District 26: Incumbent Scott Ourth (D) defeated James L. Butler (R) in the general election. Ourth won by a margin of victory of 4 percent in 2012.
• District 30: Incumbent Joe Riding (D) was defeated by Zach Nunn (R) in the general election. Riding won by a margin of victory of 4 percent in 2012.
• District 43: Incumbent Chris Hagenow (R) defeated Kim Robinson (D) in the general election. Hagenow won by a margin of victory of 0.1 percent in 2012.
• District 47: Incumbent Chip Baltimore (R) defeated Hans Erickson (D) in the general election. Baltimore won by a margin of victory of 5 percent in 2012.
• District 55: [Darrel Branhagen]] (R) defeated Rick Edwards (D) in the general election. Retiring incumbent Roger Thomas (D) won by a margin of victory of 1 percent in 2012.
• District 58: Incumbent Brian Moore (R) faced Kim Huckstadt (D) in the general election. Moore won by a margin of victory of 3 percent in 2012.
• District 60: Incumbent Walt Rogers (R) defeated Karyn Finn (D) in the general election. Rogers won by a margin of victory of 4 percent in 2012.
• District 63: Incumbent Sandy Salmon (R) defeated Teresa Meyer (D) in the general election. Salmon won by a margin of victory of 0.7 percent in 2012.
• District 68: Incumbent Daniel Lundby (D) was defeated by Ken Rizer (R) in the general election. Lundby won by a margin of victory of 0.7 percent in 2012.
• District 72: Incumbent Dean Fisher (R) defeated Ben Westphal (D) in the general election. Fisher won by a margin of victory of 1 percent in 2012.
• District 76: Incumbent David Maxwell (R) defeated Eric Pederson (D) in the general election. Maxwell won by a margin of victory of 5 percent in 2012.
• District 92: Incumbent Frank B. Wood (D) defeated Ross C. Paustian (R) in the general election. Wood won by a margin of victory of 5 percent in 2012.
• District 95: Incumbent Quentin Stanerson (R) defeated Kristi Keast (D) in the general election. Stanerson won by a margin of victory of 1 percent in 2012.

Mildly competitive

• District 13: Incumbent Chris Hall (D) defeated Nick Noyes (R) in the general election. Hall won by a margin of victory of 7 percent in 2012.
• District 91: Gary Carlson (R) defeated John Dabeet (D) in the general election. Retiring incumbent Mark S. Lofgren (R) won by a margin of victory of 7 percent in 2012.

Previously Competitive, Now Unopposed
One district that held a competitive election in 2012 has only one major party candidate in 2014.

• District 39: Incumbent Jake Highfill (R) defeated challengers Taylor Egly and Jerry Kinder in the Republican primary. No Democratic candidate filed to run. Highfill won by a margin of victory of 4 percent in 2012.
• District 56: Incumbent Patti Ruff (D) faced no primary competition and has no challenger in the general election. Ruff won by a margin of victory of 2 percent in 2012.
• District 80: Incumbent Larry Sheets (R) faced no primary competition and has no challenger in the general election. Sheets won by a margin of victory of 0.8 percent in 2012.

Primary challenges

Four incumbents faced primary competition on June 3. Eleven incumbents did not seek re-election in 2014 and another 85 incumbents advanced past the primary without opposition. Every incumbent facing primary competition advanced past the June 3 primary. The state representatives that faced primary competition were:

• District 25: Incumbent Stan Gustafson (R) defeated Joan Acela in the Republican primary. No Democratic candidate filed to run.
• District 39: Incumbent Jake Highfill (R) defeated Taylor Egly and Jerry Kinder in the Republican primary. No Democratic candidate filed to run.
• District 60: Incumbent Walt Rogers (R) defeated Jason Welch in the Republican primary.
• District 84: Incumbent Dave Heaton (R) defeated Ralph Holmstrom in the Republican primary. No Democratic candidate filed to run.

Retiring incumbents

Eleven incumbent representatives did not run for re-election, while 89 (89.0%) ran for re-election. A list of those incumbents, four Democrats and seven Republicans, can be found above.

List of candidates

District 1

Note: Incumbent Jeff Smith (R) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Kevin T. Klaassen: 1,314
• John H. Wills: 1,891 a
• Kevin Wolfswinkel: 1,246

November 4 General election candidates:

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John H. Wills: 9,997

District 2

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Megan Jones: 1,565 a - Incumbent Jones first assumed office in 2013.

November 4 General election candidates:

Megan Jones: 8,770

Terry Manwarren: 1,287

District 3

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Greg Fritzsche: 270 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Dan Huseman: 2,682 a - Incumbent Huseman first assumed office in 1995.

November 4 General election candidates:

Greg Fritzsche: 2,305

Dan Huseman: 9,225

District 4

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Dwayne Alons: 2,377 a - Incumbent Alons first assumed office in 2003.

November 4 General election candidates:

Dwayne Alons: 11,125

District 5

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Chuck Soderberg: 1,813 a - Incumbent Soderberg first assumed office in 2005.

November 4 General election candidates:

Chuck Soderberg: 9,164

District 6

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Ron Jorgensen: 1,881 a - Incumbent Jorgensen first assumed office in 2011.

November 4 General election candidates:

Ron Jorgensen: 8,292

District 7

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Dave Grussing: 339 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Tedd Gassman: 1,188 a - Incumbent Gassman first assumed office in 2013.

November 4 General election candidates:

Dave Grussing: 4,894

Tedd Gassman: 6,628

District 8

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Nancy Paule Huisinga: 230 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Henry V. Rayhons: 1,750 a - Incumbent Rayhorns first assumed office in 1997.

November 4 General election candidates:

Nancy Paule Huisinga: 4,021

Terry Baxter: 7,288

Note: Incumbent Henry V. Rayhons (R) withdrew from the race on August 6, 2014. Baxter filed to replace him on August 15, 2014.

District 9

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Helen Miller: 1,001 a - Incumbent Miller first assumed office in 2003.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Helen Miller: 7,279

District 10

Note: Incumbent Tom W. Shaw (R) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Mike Sexton: 1,877 a

Libertarian Party candidates:

• Lynne R. Gentry

November 4 General election candidates:

Mike Sexton: 8,437

Lynne R. Gentry: 2,302

District 11

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Gary Worthan: 1,727 a - Incumbent Worthan first assumed office in 2006.

November 4 General election candidates:

Gary Worthan: 7,715

District 12

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Dan Muhlbauer: 430 a - Incumbent Muhlbauer first assumed office in 2011.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Brian Best: 1,024 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Dan Muhlbauer: 5,349

Brian Best: 6,445

District 13

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Chris Hall: 506 a - Incumbent Hall first assumed office in 2011.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Nick Noyes: 968 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Chris Hall: 4,766

Nick Noyes: 3,027

District 14

June 3 Democratic primary:

• David Dawson: 530 a - Incumbent Dawson first assumed office in 2013.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

David Dawson: 4,812

District 15

Note: Incumbent Mark A. Brandenburg (R) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Charlie McConkey: 168 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Troy Arthur: 274
• John Blue: 275 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Charlie McConkey: 3,069

John Blue: 2,994

District 16

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Marti D. Nerenstone: 190 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Mary Ann Hanusa: 828 a - Incumbent Hanusa first assumed office in 2011.

November 4 General election candidates:

Marti D. Nerenstone: 2,795

Mary Ann Hanusa: 4,477

District 17

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Kenneth Mertes: 355 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Matt W. Windschitl: 2,129 a - Incumbent Windschitl first assumed office in 2007.

November 4 General election candidates:

Kenneth Mertes: 3,174

Matt W. Windschitl: 7,641

District 18

Note: Incumbent Jason Schultz (R) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Paul Thelen: 263 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Steven Holt: 1,672 a
• Dillon D. Malone: 272

November 4 General election candidates:

Paul Thelen: 2,867

Steven Holt: 6,405

District 19

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Ralph Watts: 1,695 a - Incumbent Watts first assumed office in 2003.

November 4 General election candidates:

Ralph Watts: 10,340

District 20

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Steve Roe: 256 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Clel Baudler: 1,652 a - Incumbent Baudler first assumed office in 1999.

November 4 General election candidates:

Steve Roe: 4,266

Clel Baudler: 6,358

District 21

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Tim Ennis: 279 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Jack Drake: 2,251 a - Incumbent Drake first assumed office in 1993.

November 4 General election candidates:

Tim Ennis: 3,842

Jack Drake: 6,909

District 22

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Greg Forristall: 1,535 a - Incumbent Forristall first assumed office in 2007.

November 4 General election candidates:

Greg Forristall: 9,217

District 23

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Mark Costello: 2,320 a - Incumbent Costello first assumed office in 2013.

November 4 General election candidates:

Mark Costello: 7,834

District 24

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Cecil Dolecheck: 2,403 a - Incumbent Dolecheck first assumed office in 1997.

November 4 General election candidates:

Cecil Dolecheck: 8,442

District 25

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Joan Acela: 726
• Stan Gustafson: 1,261 a - Incumbent Gustafson first assumed office in 2014.

November 4 General election candidates:

Stan Gustafson: 9,603

District 26

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Scott Ourth: 355 a - Incumbent Ourth first assumed office in 2013.

June 3 GOP primary:

• James L. Butler: 683 a
• Eric Durbin: 634

November 4 General election candidates:

Scott Ourth: 6,725

James L. Butler: 5,726

District 27

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Fred P. Diehl: 293 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Joel Fry: 1,597 a - Incumbent Fry first assumed office in 2011.

November 4 General election candidates:

Fred P. Diehl: 3,278

Joel Fry: 6,609

District 28

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Megan Suhr: 236 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Greg T. Heartsill: 1,483 a - Incumbent Heartsill first assumed office in 2013.

Note: Jon Michael Van Wyk withdrew before the primary.

November 4 General election candidates:

Megan Suhr: 4,360

Greg T. Heartsill: 7,079

District 29

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Dan Kelley: 469 a - Incumbent Kelley first assumed office in 2011.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Patrick Payton: 1,093 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Dan Kelley: 6,557

Patrick Payton: 5,628

District 30

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Joe Riding: 237 a - Incumbent Riding first assumed office in 2013.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Zach Nunn: 1,108 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Joe Riding: 5,733

Zach Nunn: 7,323

District 31

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Rick L. Olson: 246 a - Incumbent Olson first assumed office in 2005.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

Libertarian Party candidates:

• Joshua James Herbert

November 4 General election candidates:

Rick L. Olson: 5,950

Joshua James Herbert: 1,524

District 32

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Ruth Ann Gaines: 255 a - Incumbent Gaines first assumed office in 2011.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Ruth Ann Gaines: 5,449

District 33

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Brian Meyer: 1,375 a - Incumbent Meyer first assumed office in 2013.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Brian Meyer: 5,852

District 34

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Bruce L. Hunter: 1,477 a - Incumbent Hunter first assumed office in 2003.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Bruce L. Hunter: 5,765

Thomas W. Hess: 3,065

Note: Hess filed to run on July 25, 2014.

District 35

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Ako Abdul-Samad: 217 a - Incumbent Abdul-Samad first assumed office in 2007.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Ako Abdul-Samad: 4,876

District 36

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Marti Anderson: 512 a - Incumbent Anderson first assumed office in 2013.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Marti Anderson: 9,307

District 37

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• John Landon: 1,508 a - Incumbent Landon first assumed office in 2013.

November 4 General election candidates:

John Landon: 10,134

District 38

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Kevin Koester: 1,105 a - Incumbent Koester first assumed office in 2009.

November 4 General election candidates:

Christine Sherrod: 4,695

Kevin Koester: 6,909

Note: Sherrod filed to run on June 30, 2014.

District 39

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Taylor Egly: 827
• Jake Highfill: 1,106 a - Incumbent Highfill first assumed office in 2013.
• Jerry Kinder: 479

November 4 General election candidates:

Tom Leffler: 6,529

Jake Highfill: 7,965

Note: Leffler filed to run on June 30, 2014.

District 40

June 3 Democratic primary:

• John Forbes: 288 a - Incumbent Forbes first assumed office in 2013.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

John Forbes: 7,219

Ronda Bern: 5,782

Note: Bern filed to run on July 1, 2014.

District 41

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Jo Oldson: 779 a - Incumbent Oldson first assumed office in 2003.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

Iowa Green Party candidates:

• David Courard-Hauri

November 4 General election candidates:

Jo Oldson: 8,902

David Courard-Hauri: 1,865

District 42

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Daniel Fessler: 245 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Peter Cownie: 1,480 a - Incumbent Cownie first assumed office in 209.

November 4 General election candidates:

Daniel Fessler: 4,911

Peter Cownie: 7,419

District 43

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Nicholas Dreeszen: 87
• Kim Robinson: 277 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Chris Hagenow: 1,822 a - Incumbent Hagenow first assumed office in 2009.

November 4 General election candidates:

Kim Robinson: 5,916

Chris Hagenow: 7,598

District 44

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Rob Taylor: 1,429 a - Incumbent Taylor first assumed office in 2013.

November 4 General election candidates:

Rob Taylor: 9,967

District 45

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Beth Wessel-Kroeschell: 971 a - Incumbent Wessel-Kroeschell first assumed office in 2005.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

Libertarian Party candidates:

• Eric Cooper

November 4 General election candidates:

Beth Wessel-Kroeschell: 6,445

Eric Cooper: 2,076

District 46

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Lisa K. Heddens: 1,039 a - Incumbent Heddens first assumed office in 2003.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Lisa K. Heddens: 6,722

District 47

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Hans Erickson: 175 a
• Mark J. Trueblood: 135

June 3 GOP primary:

• Chip Baltimore: 1,305 a - Incumbent Baltimore first assumed office in 2011.

November 4 General election candidates:

Hans Erickson: 4,386

Chip Baltimore: 7,173

District 48

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Robert Bacon: 1,294 a - Incumbent Bacon first assumed office in 2013.

November 4 General election candidates:

Robert Bacon: 8,613

District 49

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Kevin Ericson: 213 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Dave Deyoe: 1,593 a - Incumbent Deyoe first assumed office in 2007.

November 4 General election candidates:

Kevin Ericson: 4,085

Dave Deyoe: 7,727

District 50

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Doris Fritz: 237 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Pat Grassley: 2,161 a - Incumbent Grassley first assumed office in 2007.

November 4 General election candidates:

Doris Fritz: 3,164

Pat Grassley: 8,931

District 51

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Laura Hubka: 453 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Josh Byrnes: 967 a - Incumbent Byrnes first assumed office in 2011.

November 4 General election candidates:

Laura Hubka: 4,272

Josh Byrnes: 7,268

District 52

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Todd Prichard: 689 a - Incumbent Prichard first assumed office in 2013.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Todd Prichard: 8,509

District 53

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Sharon Steckman: 487 a - Incumbent Steckman first assumed office in 2009.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Sharon Steckman: 8,558

District 54

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Linda Upmeyer: 2,419 a - Incumbent Upmeyer first assumed office in 2003.

November 4 General election candidates:

Linda Upmeyer: 9,569

District 55

Note: Incumbent Roger Thomas (D) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Rick Edwards: 728 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Darrel Branhagen: 958 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Rick Edwards: 5,935

Darrel Branhagen: 5,962

District 56

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Patti Ruff: 533 a - Incumbent Ruff first assumed office in 2013.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Patti Ruff: 6,189

Lowell Engle: 4,895

Note: Engle filed to run on August 12, 2014.

District 57

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Nancy A. Dunkel: 1,184 a - Incumbent Dunkel first assumed office in 2013.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Ryan J. Kilburg: 827 a

Libertarian Party candidates:

• David Snowden Overby

November 4 General election candidates:

Nancy A. Dunkel: 7,020

Ryan J. Kilburg: 5,380

David Snowden Overby: 372

District 58

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Kim Huckstadt: 763 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Brian Moore: 1,266 a - Incumbent Moore first assumed office in 2011.

November 4 General election candidates:

Kim Huckstadt: 4,591

Brian Moore: 7,123

District 59

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Bob Kressig: 884 a - Incumbent Kressig first assumed office in 2005.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Rick Giarusso: 741 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Bob Kressig: 6,036

Rick Giarusso: 4,867

District 60

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Karyn Finn: 839 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Walt Rogers: 1,256 a - Incumbent Rogers first assumed office in 2011.
• Jason Welch: 338

November 4 General election candidates:

Karyn Finn: 5,456

Walt Rogers: 7,841

District 61

Note: Incumbent Anesa Kajtazovic (D) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Democratic primary:

• M. Brad Condon: 195
• Andrew Miller: 194
• Timi Brown-Powers: 835 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Nathan Bolton: 562 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Timi Brown-Powers: 5,503

Nathan Bolton: 3,782

District 62

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Deborah L. Berry: 610 a - Incumbent Berry first assumed office in 2003.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Deborah L. Berry: 6,733

District 63

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Teresa Meyer: 571 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Sandy Salmon: 1,349 a - Incumbent Salmon first assumed office in 2013.

November 4 General election candidates:

Teresa Meyer: 5,299

Sandy Salmon: 7,347

District 64

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Bruce Bearinger: 1,019 a - Incumbent Bearinger first assumed office in 2013.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Craig Johnson: 1,033 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Bruce Bearinger: 5,737

Craig Johnson: 5,497

District 65

Note: Incumbent Tyler Olson (D) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Gary Anhalt: 834
• Liz Bennett: 1,465 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Liz Bennett: 7,993

District 66

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Art Staed: 1,567 a - Incumbent Staed first assumed office in 2013.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Art Staed: 8,420

District 67

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Kraig Paulsen: 1,364 a - Incumbent Paulsen first assumed office in 2003.

November 4 General election candidates:

Kraig Paulsen: 9,405

District 68

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Daniel Lundby: 1,215 a - Incumbent Lundby first assumed office in 2013.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Ken Rizer: 1,161 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Daniel Lundby: 6,171

Ken Rizer: 6,989

District 69

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Kirsten Running-Marquardt: 823 a - Incumbent Running-Marquardt first assumed office in 2009.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Kirsten Running-Marquardt: 6,974

District 70

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Todd Taylor: 1,408 a - Incumbent Taylor first assumed office in 1995.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Todd Taylor: 8,576

District 71

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Mark Smith: 570 a - Incumbent Smith first assumed office in 2001.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Jane A. Jech: 1,423 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Mark Smith: 5,300

Jane A. Jech: 4,334

District 72

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Ben Westphal: 503 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Dean Fisher: 1,455 a - Incumbent Fisher first assumed office in 2013.

November 4 General election candidates:

Ben Westphal: 4,242

Dean Fisher: 7,362

District 73

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Dennis Boedeker: 517
• David Johnson: 550 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Bobby Kaufmann: 1,286 a - Incumbent Kaufmann first assumed office in 2013.

November 4 General election candidates:

David Johnson: 4,035

Bobby Kaufmann: 8,448

District 74

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Dave Jacoby: 1,343 a - Incumbent Jacoby first assumed office in 2003.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Dave Jacoby: 8,916

District 75

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Steve Beck: 489 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Dawn Pettengill: 1,240 a - Incumbent Pettengill first assumed office in 2005.

November 4 General election candidates:

Steve Beck: 3,854

Dawn Pettengill: 7,865

District 76

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Eric Pederson: 703 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• David Maxwell: 1,633 a - Incumbent Maxwell first assumed office in 2013.

November 4 General election candidates:

Eric Pederson: 5,052

David Maxwell: 7,133

District 77

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Sally Stutsman: 927 a - Incumbent Stutsman first assumed office in 2013.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Sally Stutsman: 8,910

District 78

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Jarad Klein: 1,675 a - Incumbent Klein first assumed office in 2011.

November 4 General election candidates:

John Greener: 3,494

Jarad Klein: 7,356

Note: Greener filed to run on June 30, 2014.

District 79

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Guy Vander Linden: 1,817 a - Incumbent Vander Linden first assumed office in 2011.

November 4 General election candidates:

Guy Vander Linden: 9,507

District 80

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Larry Sheets: 1,243 a - Incumbent Sheets first assumed office in 2013.

Independent candidates:

• Jared Godby

November 4 General election candidates:

Deb Ballalatak: 3,232

Larry Sheets: 6,241

Jared Godby: 1,020

Note: Ballalatak filed to run on August 15, 2014.

District 81

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Mary Gaskill: 1,540 a - Incumbent Gaskill first assumed office in 2003.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Mary Gaskill: 6,484

District 82

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Curt Hanson: 994 a - Incumbent Hanson first assumed office in 2009.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Jeff Shipley: 1,464 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Curt Hanson: 5,885

Jeff Shipley: 5,487

District 83

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Jerry Kearns: 1,836 a - Incumbent Kearns first assumed office in 2009.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Jerry Kearns: 6,033

District 84

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Dave Heaton: 1,307 a - Incumbent Heaton first assumed office in 1995.
• Ralph Holmstrom: 569

Independent candidates:

• Lee Harder

November 4 General election candidates:

Dave Heaton: 7,457

Lee Harder: 1,601

District 85

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Vicki Lensing: 2,010 a - Incumbent Lensing first assumed office in 2001.

Note: Ron Varner was removed from the candidate list before the primary.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Vicki Lensing: 9,780

District 86

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Mary Mascher: 1,619 a - Incumbent Mascher first assumed office in 1995.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Mary Mascher: 8,191

District 87

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Dennis M. Cohoon: 557 a - Incumbent Cohoon first assumed office in 1987.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Dennis M. Cohoon: 6,786

District 88

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Tom Sands: 1,194 a - Incumbent Sands first assumed office in 2003.

November 4 General election candidates:

Tom Sands: 7,574

District 89

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Jim Lykam: 366 a - Incumbent Lykam first assumed office in 2003.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Jim Lykam: 6,961

District 90

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Cindy Winckler: 319 a - Incumbent Winckler first assumed office in 2001.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Cindy Winckler: 5,374

District 91

Note: Incumbent Mark S. Lofgren (R) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Democratic primary:

• John Dabeet: 292 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Gary Carlson: 1,056 a
• Mark Cisneros: 676

November 4 General election candidates:

John Dabeet: 4,042

Gary Carlson: 5,286

District 92

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Frank B. Wood: 220 a - Incumbent Wood first assumed office in 2013.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Ross C. Paustian: 957 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Frank B. Wood: 5,175

Ross C. Paustian: 6,117

District 93

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Phyllis Thede: 316 a - Incumbent Thede first assumed office in 2009.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Mark A. Ross: 994 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Phyllis Thede: 6,381

Mark A. Ross: 5,699

District 94

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Linda J. Miller: 1,612 a - Incumbent Miller first assumed office in 2007.

November 4 General election candidates:

Linda J. Miller: 10,414

District 95

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Kristi Keast: 1,014 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Quentin Stanerson: 1,199 a - Incumbent Stanerson first assumed office in 2013.

November 4 General election candidates:

Kristi Keast: 5,737

Quentin Stanerson: 7,624

District 96

June 3 Democratic primary:

• No candidates filed.

June 3 GOP primary:

• Lee Hein: 1,092 a - Incumbent Hein first assumed office in 2011.

Libertarian Party candidates:

• Brian William Cook

November 4 General election candidates:

Lee Hein: 7,226

Brian William Cook: 2,158

District 97

Note: Incumbent Steven Olson (R) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Carl Boehl: 87
• Jay Saxon: 202 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• Norlin Mommsen: 1,302 a

November 4 General election candidates:

Jay Saxon: 4,990

Norlin Mommsen: 7,595

District 98

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Mary Wolfe: 255 a - Incumbent Wolfe first assumed office in 2011.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Mary Wolfe: 6,892

District 99

Note: Incumbent Patrick Murphy (D) did not run for re-election.

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Steve Drahozal: 926
• Abby Finkenauer: 1,269 a

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Abby Finkenauer: 7,072

Daniel Dlouhy: 4,567

Note: Dlouhy filed to run on July 31, 2014.

District 100

June 3 Democratic primary:

• Charles Isenhart: 1,384 a - Incumbent Isenhart first assumed office in 2009.

June 3 GOP primary:

• No candidates filed.

November 4 General election candidates:

Charles Isenhart: 6,657

See also

• Iowa House of Representatives
• Iowa State Legislature
• State legislative elections, 2014

External links

Suggest a link

• Iowa Secretary of State - Official primary election candidate list
• Iowa Secretary of State - Official primary election results
• Iowa Secretary of State - Official general election candidate list
• Iowa Secretary of State - Official general election results

Footnotes

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Current members of the Iowa House of Representatives

Leadership

Majority Leader:Bobby Kaufmann

Representatives

District 1

J.D. Scholten (D)

District 2

Robert Henderson (R)

District 3

Thomas Jeneary (R)

District 4

Skyler Wheeler (R)

District 5

Zach Dieken (R)

District 6

Megan Jones (R)

District 7

Mike Sexton (R)

District 8

Ann Meyer (R)

District 9

Henry Stone (R)

District 10

John Wills (R)

District 11

Craig Williams (R)

District 12

Steven Holt (R)

District 13

Travis Sitzmann (R)

District 14

Jacob Bossman (R)

District 15

Matt Windschitl (R)

District 16

David Sieck (R)

District 17

Devon Wood (R)

District 18

Tom Moore (R)

District 19

Brent Siegrist (R)

District 20

Josh Turek (D)

District 21

Brooke Boden (R)

District 22

Samantha Fett (R)

District 23

Ray Sorensen (R)

District 24

Sam Wengryn (R)

District 25

Hans Wilz (R)

District 26

Austin Harris (R)

District 27

Kenan Judge (D)

District 28

David Young (R)

District 29

Brian Meyer (D)

District 30

Megan Srinivas (D)

District 31

Mary Madison (D)

District 32

Jennifer Konfrst (D)

District 33

Ruth Gaines (D)

District 34

Rob Johnson (D)

District 35

Sean Bagniewski (D)

District 36

Austin Baeth (D)

District 37

Barb McCulla (R)

District 38

Jon Dunwell (R)

District 39

Rick Olson (D)

District 40

Bill Gustoff (R)

District 41

Ryan Weldon (R)

District 42

Heather Matson (D)

District 43

Eddie Andrews (R)

District 44

Larry McBurney (D)

District 45

Brian Lohse (R)

District 46

Dan Gehlbach (R)

District 47

Carter Nordman (R)

District 48

Chad Behn (R)

District 49

Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D)

District 50

Ross Wilburn (D)

District 51

Brett Barker (R)

District 52

David Blom (R)

District 53

Dean Fisher (R)

District 54

Joshua Meggers (R)

District 55

Shannon Latham (R)

District 56

Mark Thompson (R)

District 57

Pat Grassley (R)

District 58

Charley Thomson (R)

District 59

Christian Hermanson (R)

District 60

Jane Bloomingdale (R)

District 61

Timi Brown-Powers (D)

District 62

Jerome Amos (D)

District 63

Michael Bergan (R)

District 64

Jason Gearhart (R)

District 65

Shannon Lundgren (R)

District 66

Steven Bradley (R)

District 67

Craig Johnson (R)

District 68

Chad Ingels (R)

District 69

Tom Determann (R)

District 70

Norlin Mommsen (R)

District 71

Lindsay James (D)

District 72

Jennifer Smith (R)

District 73

Elizabeth Wilson (D)

District 74

Eric Gjerde (D)

District 75

Bob Kressig (D)

District 76

Derek Wulf (R)

District 77

Jeff Cooling (D)

District 78

Angel Ramirez (D)

District 79

Tracy Ehlert (D)

District 80

Aime Wichtendahl (D)

District 81

Daniel Gosa (D)

District 82

Bobby Kaufmann (R)

District 83

Cindy Golding (R)

District 84

Thomas Gerhold (R)

District 85

Amy Nielsen (D)

District 86

David Jacoby (D)

District 87

Jeff Shipley (R)

District 88

Helena Hayes (R)

District 89

Elinor Levin (D)

District 90

Adam Zabner (D)

District 91

Judd Lawler (R)

District 92

Heather Hora (R)

District 93

Gary Mohr (R)

District 94

Mike Vondran (R)

District 95

Taylor Collins (R)

District 96

Mark Cisneros (R)

District 97

Ken Croken (D)

District 98

Monica Kurth (D)

District 99

Matthew Rinker (R)

District 100

Blaine Watkins (R)

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