Monte Shaw
Monte Shaw was a 2014 Republican candidate who sought election to the U.S. House to represent the 3rd Congressional District of Iowa.[1][2] Shaw was defeated by David Young for the nomination in the Republican convention on June 21, 2014.[3]
Elections
2014
Shaw ran in the 2014 election for the U.S. House to represent Iowa's 3rd District.[1] Shaw lost the nomination in the Republican convention on June 21, 2014.[3]
The Republican nomination was decided by a convention after none of the six candidates reached the 35 percent threshold in the primary election required to make the general election ballot.[4]
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brad Zaun | 24.8% | 10,522 | ||
| Robert Cramer | 21.3% | 9,032 | ||
| Matt Schultz | 19.9% | 8,464 | ||
| Monte Shaw | 17% | 7,220 | ||
| David Young | 15.5% | 6,604 | ||
| Joe Grandanette | 1.6% | 661 | ||
| Total Votes | 42,503 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State |
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Campaign contributions
Fundraising
Shaw recruited four top Republicans to lead fundraising efforts for his campaign: Matt Strawn, Mick Guttau, Bill Shaw and Sen. Chuck Grassley.[5]
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Monte + Shaw + Iowa + Congress"
See also
- United States House of Representatives
- Iowa's 3rd Congressional District elections, 2014
- Iowa's 3rd Congressional District
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 KMA Land, "Shaw formally entering Congressional race this week," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ Des Moines Register, "GOP’s Monte Shaw jumps into Des Moines-area U.S. House race," accessed February 3, 2014
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Iowa Republican, "Shocker: David Young wins GOP Nomination on Fifth Ballot (VIDEO ADDED)," accessed June 23, 2014
- ↑ Quad City Times, "Iowa 3rd District GOP race will go to convention," accessed June 3, 2014
- ↑ Des Moines Register, "GOP congressional candidate Monte Shaw lines up top financial backers," accessed March 24, 2014
