John Anderson (Iowa)
John Anderson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 53. He lost in the Democratic primary on June 4, 2024.
Elections
2024
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2024
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 53
Incumbent Dean Fisher defeated Tommy Hexter in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 53 on November 5, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dean Fisher (R) | 56.8 | 8,889 |
| Tommy Hexter (D) | 43.1 | 6,745 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.2 | 24 | ||
| Total votes: 15,658 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 53
Tommy Hexter defeated Jennifer Wrage and John Anderson in the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 53 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Tommy Hexter | 58.8 | 486 | |
| Jennifer Wrage | 33.4 | 276 | ||
| John Anderson | 7.6 | 63 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 1 | ||
| Total votes: 826 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 53
Incumbent Dean Fisher advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 53 on June 4, 2024.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dean Fisher | 96.4 | 1,270 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 3.6 | 47 | ||
| Total votes: 1,317 | |||
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Campaign finance
Endorsements
Ballotpedia did not identify endorsements for Anderson in this election.
2020
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2020
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 72
Incumbent Dean Fisher defeated Christina Blackcloud in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 72 on November 3, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dean Fisher (R) | 61.3 | 9,739 |
 | Christina Blackcloud (D) | 38.5 | 6,119 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 23 | ||
| Total votes: 15,881 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 72
Christina Blackcloud defeated John Anderson in the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 72 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Christina Blackcloud | 75.4 | 1,553 |
| John Anderson | 24.5 | 504 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 2 | ||
| Total votes: 2,059 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 72
Incumbent Dean Fisher advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 72 on June 2, 2020.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dean Fisher | 98.6 | 2,030 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 1.4 | 28 | ||
| Total votes: 2,058 | |||
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2018
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 72
Incumbent Dean Fisher defeated Mindy Benson in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 72 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dean Fisher (R) | 59.5 | 7,708 |
| Mindy Benson (D) | 40.4 | 5,243 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.1 | 13 | ||
| Total votes: 12,964 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 72
Mindy Benson defeated David Degner, Joycelyn George, and John Anderson in the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 72 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Mindy Benson | 35.3 | 404 | |
| David Degner | 34.4 | 394 | ||
| Joycelyn George | 17.8 | 204 | ||
| John Anderson | 12.5 | 143 | ||
| Total votes: 1,145 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 72
Incumbent Dean Fisher advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 72 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dean Fisher | 100.0 | 817 |
| Total votes: 817 | |||
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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 Dean Fisher defeated Nathan Wrage in the Iowa House of Representatives District 72 general election.[1][2]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 72 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dean Fisher Incumbent |
61.67% | 9,397 | |
| Democratic | Nathan Wrage | 38.33% | 5,841 | |
| Total Votes | 15,238 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State | ||||
Nathan Wrage defeated John Anderson in the Iowa House of Representatives District 72 Democratic primary.[3][4]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 72 Democratic Primary, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Democratic | Nathan Wrage |
78.75% | 682 | |
| Democratic | John Anderson | 21.25% | 184 | |
| Total Votes | 866 | |||
Incumbent Dean Fisher ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 72 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 72 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Dean Fisher Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2024
Ballotpedia survey responses
See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection
John Anderson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2024 Candidate Connection survey.
2020
John Anderson did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.
Campaign finance summary
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See also
2024 Elections
External links
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
