Jeff Kurtz
Jeff Kurtz (Democratic Party) was a member of the Iowa House of Representatives, representing District 83. He assumed office on January 1, 2019. He left office on January 1, 2021.
Kurtz (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 83. He lost in the general election on November 3, 2020.
Committee assignments
2019-2020
Kurtz was assigned to the following committees:
- Labor Committee
- Public Safety Committee
- House Transportation Committee
- House Ways and Means Committee
Elections
2020
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 83
Martin Graber defeated incumbent Jeff Kurtz in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 83 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Martin Graber (R) | 52.9 | 6,967 |
| Jeff Kurtz (D) | 47.0 | 6,197 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 11 | ||
| Total votes: 13,175 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 83
Incumbent Jeff Kurtz advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 83 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeff Kurtz | 99.8 | 2,281 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 4 | ||
| Total votes: 2,285 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 83
Martin Graber advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 83 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Martin Graber | 99.4 | 1,347 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 8 | ||
| Total votes: 1,355 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 83
Jeff Kurtz defeated Jeffrey Reichman in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 83 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeff Kurtz (D) | 54.0 | 5,552 | |
 | Jeffrey Reichman (R) | 45.8 | 4,705 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 17 | ||
| Total votes: 10,274 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 83
Jeff Kurtz defeated Bob Morawitz and Michael Hardy in the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 83 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Jeff Kurtz | 56.6 | 923 | |
 | Bob Morawitz | 34.4 | 561 | |
| Michael Hardy | 9.0 | 146 | ||
| Total votes: 1,630 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 83
Jeffrey Reichman advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 83 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Jeffrey Reichman | 100.0 | 505 |
| Total votes: 505 | |||
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Campaign themes
2020
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
Jeff Kurtz did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
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2020
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2019
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In 2019, the Iowa State Legislature was in session from January 14 through April 27.
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See also
2020 Elections
External links
Footnotes
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Jerry Kearns (D) |
Iowa House of Representatives District 83 2019–2021 |
Succeeded by Martin Graber (R) |
