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Shawn Dietz
Shawn Dietz was a 2014 Republican candidate for District 27 of the Iowa State Senate.
This candidate ran in a "race to watch" in one of the 20 chambers identified by Ballotpedia as a battleground chamber.
The Iowa Senate had a difference in partisan balance between Democrats and Republican of two seats, which amounts to 8 percent of the chamber. In 2012, when 26 seats were up for election, a total of 12 districts were competitive or mildly competitive. One of those districts, District 49, was up for election again in 2014. That district had a margin of victory of 9 percent in 2012.
Biography
Dietz's professional experience includes serving as the mayor of Hampton, Iowa.[1]
Elections
2014
- See also: Iowa State Senate elections, 2014
Elections for the Iowa State Senate took place in 2014. A primary election took place on June 3, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 14, 2014. Incumbent Amanda Ragan was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Shawn Dietz defeated Timothy Junker in the Republican primary. Ragan faced Dietz in the general election.[2][3] Incumbent Ragan defeated Dietz in the general election.[4]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Amanda Ragan Incumbent |
56.3% | 12,898 | |
| Republican | Shawn Dietz | 43.7% | 10,012 | |
| Write-in | Write-in | 0.1% | 17 | |
| Total Votes | 22,927 | |||
| Candidate | Vote % | Votes |
|---|---|---|
|
Shawn Dietz |
61.5% | 1,938 |
| Timothy Junker | 38.5% | 1,212 |
| Total Votes | 3,150 | |
Recent news
This section links to a Google news search for the term "Shawn + Dietz + Iowa + Senate"
See also
External links
- Shawn Dietz on Facebook
- Biography from Project Vote Smart
- Iowa Secretary of State - Official primary election candidate list
Footnotes
- ↑ North Iowa Today, "Shawn Dietz files nomination forms for Iowa Senate District 27," accessed May 8, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election candidate list," accessed March 18, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official primary election results," accessed June 30, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 1, 2014
