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Sara Ramsey

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Sara Ramsey
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Elections and appointments
Last election

November 6, 2018

Sara Ramsey (Democratic Party) ran for election to the Iowa State Senate to represent District 11. She lost in the general election on November 6, 2018.

Ramsey completed Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection survey in 2018. Click here to read the survey answers.

Elections

2018

See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2018

General election

General election for Iowa State Senate District 11

Incumbent Tom Shipley defeated Sara Ramsey in the general election for Iowa State Senate District 11 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tom Shipley
Tom Shipley (R)
 
67.2
 
18,007
Image of Sara Ramsey
Sara Ramsey (D) Candidate Connection
 
32.7
 
8,770
 Other/Write-in votes
 
0.1
 
16

Total votes: 26,793
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 11

Sara Ramsey advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa State Senate District 11 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Sara Ramsey
Sara Ramsey Candidate Connection
 
100.0
 
1,717

Total votes: 1,717
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Republican primary election

Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 11

Incumbent Tom Shipley advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa State Senate District 11 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
Image of Tom Shipley
Tom Shipley
 
100.0
 
3,128

Total votes: 3,128
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Campaign themes

2018

Ballotpedia survey responses

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Candidate Connection

Sara Ramsey participated in Ballotpedia's candidate survey on September 27, 2018. The survey questions appear in bold, and Sara Ramsey's responses follow below.[1]

What would be your top three priorities, if elected?

Mental Healthcare, affordable healthcare, poverty.[2][3]

What areas of public policy are you personally passionate about? Why?

Consumer protection: It upsets me to see those who have the resources use every loophole available to profit off hard-working people.Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; invalid names, e.g. too many[3]


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Footnotes

  1. Note: The candidate's answers have been reproduced here verbatim without edits or corrections by Ballotpedia.
  2. Ballotpedia's candidate survey, "Sara Ramsey's responses," September 27, 2018
  3. 3.0 3.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.


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