Todd Wendt
Todd Wendt was a 2017 Democratic special election candidate for District 3 of the Iowa State Senate.
Elections
2017
A special election for the position of Iowa State Senate District 3 was held on December 12, 2017. The seat became vacant following the resignation of incumbent Bill Anderson (R) on November 1, 2017.[1] The candidate filing deadline was November 17, 2017.[2]
Jim Carlin (R) defeated Todd Wendt (D) in the general election. Official results had Carlin winning with 54.5 percent of the vote.[3]
Both parties held nominating conventions to choose candidates for the race. Republicans chose state Rep. Jim Carlin from House District 6, and Democrats chose Todd Wendt, a former superintendent of Le Mars schools.[4] At the Republican nominating convention on November 13, Carlin defeated Akron City Councilman Alex Pick for the nomination by a 58-42 percent margin.[5] Wendt was the only candidate who sought the Democratic nomination at a convention held on November 11.[6]
| Iowa State Senate District 3, Special Election, 2017 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | |
| Republican |  Jim Carlin |
54.5% | 3,707 | |
| Democratic | Todd Wendt | 45.3% | 3,083 | |
| Other | Scattering | 0.2% | 11 | |
| Other | Overvote | 0% | 2 | |
| Other | Undervote | 0% | 2 | |
| Total Votes | 6,805 | |||
| Source: Iowa Secretary of State | ||||
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See also
- Iowa State Senate
- Iowa State Senate District 3
- Iowa state legislative special elections, 2017
- Iowa State Legislature
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Office of Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds, "Gov. Reynolds sets date for Iowa State Senate District 3 special election," November 1, 2017
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "State Senate District 3 - Special Election," accessed November 3, 2017
- ↑ Iowa Secretary of State, "State Senate District 3 - Special Election," accessed December 12, 2017
- ↑ Radio Iowa, "Major party nominees set for special election for state senate seat," November 14, 2017
- ↑ Sioux City Journal, "Carlin selected as Republican to run against Wendt for NW Iowa seat," November 13, 2017
- ↑ Bleeding Heartland, "Jim Carlin to face Todd Wendt in Iowa Senate district 3," November 14, 2017
