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John Evans (Iowa)
John Evans (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 49. Evans lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.
Evans was previously a 2016 Libertarian candidate for the same seat.
Elections
2018
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 49
Incumbent Dave Deyoe defeated Brenda Brink and John Evans in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 49 on November 6, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dave Deyoe (R) | 56.7 | 7,950 |
| Brenda Brink (D) | 39.4 | 5,524 | ||
| John Evans (L) | 3.8 | 533 | ||
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.0 | 3 | ||
| Total votes: 14,010 | |||
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Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 49
Brenda Brink advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 49 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | Brenda Brink | 100.0 | 1,456 | |
| Total votes: 1,456 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 49
Incumbent Dave Deyoe advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 49 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Deyoe | 100.0 | 1,217 |
| Total votes: 1,217 | |||
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Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 49
John Evans advanced from the Libertarian primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 49 on June 5, 2018.
Candidate | ||
| ✔ | John Evans | |
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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 Dave Deyoe defeated Mickie Franklin, John Evans and Mike Knox in the Iowa House of Representatives District 49 general election.[1][2]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 49 General Election, 2016 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Dave Deyoe Incumbent |
59.85% | 9,315 | |
| Democratic | Mickie Franklin | 28.15% | 4,382 | |
| Libertarian | John Evans | 7.23% | 1,126 | |
| Unaffiliated | Mike Knox | 4.76% | 741 | |
| Total Votes | 15,564 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State | ||||
Incumbent Dave Deyoe ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 49 Republican primary.[3][4]
| Iowa House of Representatives, District 49 Republican Primary, 2016 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | |
| Republican | Dave Deyoe Incumbent (unopposed) | |
Campaign themes
2016
Evans' campaign website highlighted the following issues:[5]
| “ | Marriage Equality:
I believe that each individual is endowed with natural or unalienable rights. The right for adults to marry and engage in consensual relationships is chief among them. I’d like to add an amendment to the Iowa Constitution to take this debate off the table. Eventually I’d like to get the state government out of marriage completely, but we have to take this one step at a time.
We have a great example of the benefit of legalization in Colorado. Tens of millions in tax dollars have been collected, and used for schools, and drug education programs. Right now in Iowa, if you are African-American you are 8 times more likely to be arrested for pot possession. The usage between blacks and whites is nearly identical, so there is some racial profiling going on. We can stop arresting nonviolent people for nonviolent crimes, and stop ruining people’s futures over a plant.
I believe the state government should be as far removed from medical decisions as possible. Abortion should only be discussed with the individual, their doctor, and the individual’s family. Having people that vote for a living make these decisions is a terrible idea. Politicians are as far removed from the average voter as they can be.
I believe individuals also have the natural right to defend their property, family, and self. A well armed society is a polite society. Taking away the ability for people to defend themselves only creates victims. |
” |
See also
- Iowa House of Representatives
- Iowa House of Representatives District 49
- State legislative elections, 2018
- Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2018
- Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2016
- Iowa State Legislature
External links
- Search Google News for this topic
- Official campaign website
- John Evans on Facebook
- Iowa State Legislature
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
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Candidate Listing by Office," March 21, 2016
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "2016 Primary Election Canvass Summary," accessed August 22, 2016
- ↑ John Evans for Iowa, "Issues," accessed October 6, 2016
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
