Joshua Herbert (Iowa)
Joshua Herbert (Libertarian Party) ran for election to the Iowa House of Representatives to represent District 51. Herbert lost in the general election on November 8, 2022.
Biography
Herbert founded and chaired the Polk County Libertarian Party of Iowa in 2012. He was vice chair of the Polk County Libertarian Party in 2014. In 2015 he was elected to serve on the Libertarian Party of Iowa as the Congressional District 3 representative. In 2017, Herbert was elected to serve as a member of the Judiciary board of the Libertarian Party of Iowa. That year he moved to Story County, Iowa, where he helped to form and later chair the Libertarian Party of Story County.[1]
Elections
2022
See also: Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2022
General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent Dave Deyoe defeated Joshua Herbert in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 51 on November 8, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Dave Deyoe (R) | 73.1 | 9,739 |
 | Joshua Herbert (L) | 26.3 | 3,507 | |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.6 | 78 | ||
| Total votes: 13,324 | |||
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Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 51
Incumbent Dave Deyoe advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 51 on June 7, 2022.
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ | | Dave Deyoe | 99.7 | 1,902 |
| Other/Write-in votes | 0.3 | 6 | ||
| Total votes: 1,908 | |||
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2014
Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives 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 Rick L. Olson was unopposed in the Democratic primary and faced Joshua James Herbert (L) in the general election.[2][3][4] Incumbent Olson defeated Herbert in the general election.[5]
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic |  Rick L. Olson Incumbent |
79.6% | 5,950 | |
| Libertarian | Joshua James Herbert | 20.4% | 1,524 | |
| Total Votes | 7,474 | |||
See also
2022 Elections
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Ballotpedia staff, "Email submission to Ballotpedia," October 15, 2019
- ↑ 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 candidate list," accessed July 7, 2014
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "Official general election results," accessed December 1, 2014
