2016 Iowa House of Representatives election
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The 2016 Iowa House of Representatives elections were held on November 8, 2016. The members of the Iowa House are up for election in every two years, and the winners of the 2016 elections will serve in the 87th General Assembly. Republican Party retained its majority in the House.[1]
General result
Party | Seats | Change | |
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Republican | 59 | 2 | |
Democrat | 41 | 2 | |
Total | 100 |
General election
The election results for each of the districts were organized in the following table:[3]
District | Party | Incumbent | Status | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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1 | Republican | John Wills | Re-elected | Republican | John Wills | 14,627 | 82.74 | ||
2 | Republican | Megan Hess | Re-elected | Republican | Megan Hess | 12,756 | 80.09 | ||
3 | Republican | Dan Huseman | Re-elected | Republican | Dan Huseman | 12,096 | 76.10 | ||
Democratic | Mason McCoy | 2,848 | 17.92 | ||||||
4 | Republican | Dwayne Alons | Deceased | Republican | Skyler Wheeler | 9,815 | 58.85 | ||
Independent | Jeff VanDerWerff | 5,838 | 35.01 | ||||||
5 | Republican | Chuck Soderberg | Did not run | Republican | Chuck Holz | 11,774 | 73.02 | ||
Democratic | Patrick Ritz | 3,445 | 21.36 | ||||||
6 | Republican | Ron Jorgensen | Did not run | Republican | Jim Carlin | 9,655 | 61.66 | ||
Democratic | Perla Alarcon-Flory | 5,086 | 32.48 | ||||||
7 | Republican | Tedd Gassman | Re-elected | Republican | Tedd Gassman | 9,665 | 60.96 | ||
Democratic | Dave Grussing | 5,608 | 35.37 | ||||||
8 | Republican | Terry Baxter | Re-elected | Republican | Terry Baxter | 10,078 | 64.66 | ||
Democratic | Nancy Huisinga | 4,701 | 30.16 | ||||||
9 | Democratic | Helen Miller | Re-elected | Democratic | Helen Miller | 7,461 | 54.87 | ||
Republican | Gary Waechter | 5,562 | 40.90 | ||||||
10 | Republican | Mike Sexton | Re-elected | Republican | Mike Sexton | 13,063 | 81.07 | ||
11 | Republican | Gary Worthan | Re-elected | Republican | Gary Worthan | 8,279 | 60.71 | ||
Democratic | Sara Huddleston | 4,475 | 32.81 | ||||||
12 | Republican | Brian Best | Re-elected | Republican | Brian Best | 10,349 | 64.70 | ||
Democratic | Ken Myers | 4,369 | 27.31 | ||||||
13 | Democratic | Chris Hall | Re-elected | Democratic | Chris Hall | 7,027 | 59.24 | ||
Republican | Shaun Broyhill | 4,365 | 36.80 | ||||||
14 | Democratic | David Dawson | Did not run | Democratic | Tim Kacena | 5,365 | 48.28 | ||
Republican | Robert Henderson | 5,126 | 46.13 | ||||||
15 | Democratic | Charlie McConkey | Re-elected | Democratic | Charlie McConkey | 5,424 | 48.43 | ||
Republican | Bill Riley | 5,056 | 45.15 | ||||||
16 | Republican | Mary Ann Hanusa | Re-elected | Republican | Mary Ann Hanusa | 6,847 | 54.02 | ||
Democratic | Steve Gorman | 5,120 | 40.40 | ||||||
17 | Republican | Matt Windschitl | Re-elected | Republican | Matt Windschitl | 10,712 | 69.20 | ||
Democratic | Jan Creasman | 3,866 | 24.94 | ||||||
18 | Republican | Steven Holt | Re-elected | Republican | Steven Holt | 10,603 | 74.53 | ||
19 | Republican | Ralph Watts | Re-elected | Republican | Ralph Watts | 10,393 | 56.72 | ||
Democratic | Bryce Smith | 6,597 | 36.00 | ||||||
20 | Republican | Clel Baudler | Re-elected | Republican | Clel Baudler | 7,204 | 50.50 | ||
Democratic | Scott Heldt | 4,006 | 28.08 | ||||||
Libertarian | Bob Boyle | 1,498 | 10,50 | ||||||
Independent | Ryan Ketelsen | 985 | 6.90 | ||||||
21 | Republican | Jack Drake | Deceased | Republican | Tom Moore | 11,716 | 76.95 | ||
22 | Republican | Greg Forristall | Re-elected | Republican | Greg Forristall | 14,015 | 18,182 | ||
23 | Republican | Mark Costello | Ran for Iowa Senate | Republican | David Sieck | 10,068 | 66.74 | ||
Democratic | Craig Florian | 4,061 | 26.92 | ||||||
24 | Republican | Cecil Dolecheck | Re-elected | Republican | Cecil Dolecheck | 11,702 | 81.49 | ||
25 | Republican | Stan Gustafson | Re-elected | Republican | Stan Gustafson | 11,280 | 61.74 | ||
Democratic | Justin Knight | 5,850 | 32.02 | ||||||
26 | Democratic | Scott Ourth | Re-elected | Democratic | Scott Ourth | 9,122 | 51.95 | ||
Republican | Rebel Snodgrass | 7,769 | 44.25 | ||||||
27 | Republican | Joel Fry | Re-elected | Republican | Joel Fry | 9,478 | 66.87 | ||
Democratic | Rich Higdon | 3,885 | 27.41 | ||||||
28 | Republican | Greg Heartsill | Re-elected | Republican | Greg Heartsill | 9,593 | 62.30 | ||
Democratic | Martin Duffy | 5,230 | 33.97 | ||||||
29 | Democratic | Dan Kelley | Lost in primary | Democratic | Wes Breckenridge | 7,903 | 49.51 | ||
Republican | Patrick Payton | 5,831 | 36.53 | ||||||
Other | Dan Kelley | 1,758 | 11.01 | ||||||
30 | Republican | Zach Nunn | Re-elected | Republican | Zach Nunn | 11,442 | 59.82 | ||
Democratic | Joe Riding | 6,999 | 36.59 | ||||||
31 | Democratic | Rick Olson | Re-elected | Democratic | Rick Olson | 7,160 | 51.63 | ||
Republican | Matt Christoffersen | 5,027 | 36.25 | ||||||
Libertarian | Joe Gleason | 794 | 5.72 | ||||||
32 | Democratic | Ruth Ann Gaines | Re-elected | Democratic | Ruth Ann Gaines | 7,142 | 63.90 | ||
Republican | Bill Charlier | 2,920 | 26.13 | ||||||
Libertarian | Seth Bartmess | 466 | 4.17 | ||||||
33 | Democratic | Brian Meyer | Re-elected | Democratic | Brian Meyer | 7,785 | 62.13 | ||
Libertarian | Jeremy Tomlinson | 2,373 | 18.94 | ||||||
34 | Democratic | Bruce Hunter | Re-elected | Democratic | Bruce Hunter | 9,677 | 70.58 | ||
35 | Democratic | Ako Abdul-Samad | Re-elected | Democratic | Ako Abdul-Samad | 6,458 | 64.72 | ||
Libertarian | Jocelyn Fry | 2,057 | 20.61 | ||||||
36 | Democratic | Marti Anderson | Re-elected | Democratic | Marti Anderson | 10,348 | 59.66 | ||
Republican | Scott Miller | 5,853 | 33.74 | ||||||
37 | Republican | John Landon | Re-elected | Republican | John Landon | 12,059 | 53.73 | ||
Democratic | Andrea Phillips | 8,954 | 39.89 | ||||||
38 | Republican | Kevin Koester | Re-elected | Republican | Kevin Koester | 8,793 | 49.74 | ||
Democratic | Heather Matson | 7,264 | 41.09 | ||||||
Libertarian | Jeffrey Meyers | 610 | 3.45 | ||||||
Independent | Brett Nelson | 183 | 1.04 | ||||||
39 | Republican | Jake Highfill | Re-elected | Republican | Jake Highfill | 11,492 | 53.49 | ||
Democratic | Maridith Morris | 8,549 | 39.79 | ||||||
40 | Democratic | John Forbes | Re-elected | Democratic | John Forbes | 9,660 | 53.91 | ||
Republican | Scott Reed | 7,332 | 40.92 | ||||||
41 | Democratic | Jo Oldson | Re-elected | Democratic | Jo Oldson | 13,363 | 74.85 | ||
42 | Republican | Peter Cownie | Re-elected | Republican | Peter Cownie | 9,065 | 51.16 | ||
Democratic | Claire Celsi | 7,948 | 44.85 | ||||||
43 | Republican | Chris Hagenow | Re-elected | Republican | Chris Hagenow | 8,809 | 49.41 | ||
Democratic | Jennifer Konfrst | 8,273 | 46.41 | ||||||
44 | Republican | Rob Taylor | Re-elected | Republican | Rob Taylor | 13,818 | 69.91 | ||
45 | Democratic | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | Re-elected | Democratic | Beth Wessel-Kroeschell | 9,036 | 52.57 | ||
Republican | Sondra Childs-Smith | 5,730 | 33.34 | ||||||
Libertarian | Eric Cooper | 1,277 | 7.43 | ||||||
46 | Democratic | Lisa Heddens | Re-elected | Democratic | Lisa Heddens | 11,927 | 69.23 | ||
47 | Republican | Ralph Watts | Re-elected | Republican | Chip Baltimore | 9,165 | 57.15 | ||
Democratic | Deb Duncan | 5,983 | 37.31 | ||||||
48 | Republican | Robert Bacon | Re-elected | Republican | Robert Bacon | 9,829 | 59.36 | ||
Democratic | Sherrie Taha | 5,397 | 32.59 | ||||||
49 | Republican | Dave Deyoe | Re-elected | Republican | Dave Deyoe | 9,315 | 56.21 | ||
Democratic | Mickie Franklin | 4,382 | 26.44 | ||||||
Libertarian | John Evans | 1,126 | 6.79 | ||||||
Independent | Mike Knox | 741 | 4.47 | ||||||
50 | Republican | Pat Grassley | Re-elected | Republican | Pat Grassley | 11,493 | 72.22 | ||
Democratic | Doris Fritz | 3,901 | 24.51 | ||||||
51 | Republican | Josh Byrnes | Did not run | Republican | Jane Bloomingdale | 9,408 | 59.69 | ||
Democratic | Tim Hejhal | 5,647 | 35.83 | ||||||
52 | Democratic | Todd Prichard | Re-elected | Democratic | Todd Prichard | 8,160 | 51.85 | ||
Republican | Stacie Stokes | 6,847 | 43.50 | ||||||
53 | Democratic | Sharon Steckman | Re-elected | Democratic | Sharon Steckman | 8,977 | 58.94 | ||
Republican | Barbara Hovland | 5,869 | 38.53 | ||||||
54 | Republican | Linda Upmeyer | Re-elected | Republican | Linda Upmeyer | 12,675 | 80.93 | ||
55 | Republican | Darrel Branhagen | Did not run | Republican | Michael Bergan | 8,943 | 54.78 | ||
Democratic | Patt Ritter | 6,697 | 41.03 | ||||||
56 | Democratic | Patti Ruff | Lost re-election | Republican | Kristi Hager | 7,910 | 53.04 | ||
Democratic | Patti Ruff | 6,605 | 44.29 | ||||||
57 | Democratic | Nancy Dunkel | Did not run | Republican | Shannon Lundgren | 9,023 | 49.67 | ||
Democratic | Tom Stecher | 8,249 | 45.41 | ||||||
58 | Republican | Brian Moore | Did not run | Republican | Andy McKean | 9,048 | 55.70 | ||
Democratic | Jessica Kean | 6,296 | 38.76 | ||||||
59 | Democratic | Bob Kressig | Re-elected | Democratic | Bob Kressig | 8,567 | 51.64 | ||
Republican | Drew Speer | 4,891 | 29.48 | ||||||
Independent | Nick Taiber | 2,319 | 13.98 | ||||||
60 | Republican | Walt Rogers | Re-elected | Republican | Walt Rogers | 10,115 | 56.24 | ||
Democratic | Gary Kroeger | 7,267 | 40.40 | ||||||
61 | Democratic | Timi Brown-Powers | Re-elected | Democratic | Timi Brown-Powers | 9,206 | 69.94 | ||
62 | Democratic | Deborah Berry | Did not run | Democratic | Ras Smith | 7,113 | 59.02 | ||
Republican | Todd Obadal | 3,354 | 27.83 | ||||||
Independent | John Patterson | 797 | 6.61 | ||||||
63 | Republican | Sandy Salmon | Re-elected | Republican | Sandy Salmon | 9,927 | 57.13 | ||
Democratic | Teresa Meyer | 6,644 | 38.45 | ||||||
64 | Democratic | Bruce Bearinger | Re-elected | Democratic | Bruce Bearinger | 8,288 | 56.10 | ||
Republican | Zach Schulz | 5,912 | 40.02 | ||||||
65 | Democratic | Liz Bennett | Re-elected | Democratic | Liz Bennett | 9,724 | 62.19 | ||
Republican | Harry Foster | 4,881 | 31.21 | ||||||
66 | Democratic | Art Staed | Re-elected | Democratic | Art Staed | 11,669 | 69.09 | ||
67 | Republican | Kraig Paulsen | Did not run | Republican | Ashley Hinson | 11,248 | 60.63 | ||
Democratic | Mark Seidl | 6,749 | 36.38 | ||||||
68 | Republican | Ken Rizer | Re-elected | Republican | Ken Rizer | 9,317 | 51.65 | ||
Democratic | Molly Donahue | 7,921 | 43.91 | ||||||
69 | Democratic | Kirsten Running-Marquardt | Re-elected | Democratic | Kirsten Running-Marquardt | 10,730 | 69.45 | ||
70 | Democratic | Todd Taylor | Re-elected | Democratic | Todd Taylor | 8,877 | 52.82 | ||
Republican | Steven Van Fleet | 5,698 | 33.90 | ||||||
Libertarian | Dave Cork | 1,050 | 6.25 | ||||||
71 | Democratic | Mark Smith | Re-elected | Democratic | Mark Smith | 8,668 | 67.73 | ||
72 | Republican | Dean Fisher | Re-elected | Republican | Dean Fisher | 9,397 | 59.20 | ||
Democratic | Nathan Wrage | 5,841 | 36.80 | ||||||
73 | Republican | Bobby Kaufmann | Re-elected | Republican | Bobby Kaufmann | 10,498 | 73.35 | ||
74 | Democratic | David Jacoby | Re-elected | Democratic | David Jacoby | 12,839 | 76.51 | ||
75 | Republican | Dawn Pettengill | Re-elected | Republican | Dawn Pettengill | 10,448 | 64.11 | ||
Democratic | Paula Denison | 4,924 | 30.21 | ||||||
76 | Republican | David Maxwell | Re-elected | Republican | David Maxwell | 9,754 | 58.79 | ||
Democratic | Jacob Turnholm | 5,907 | 35.60 | ||||||
77 | Democratic | Sally Stutsman | Did not run | Democratic | Amy Nielsen | 10,217 | 54.04 | ||
Republican | Royce Phillips | 7,461 | 39.47 | ||||||
78 | Republican | Jarad Klein | Re-elected | Republican | Jarad Klein | 10,138 | 67.17 | ||
Democratic | Joshua Miller | 2,790 | 18.49 | ||||||
79 | Republican | Guy Vander Linden | Re-elected | Republican | Guy Vander Linden | 12,615 | 79.73 | ||
80 | Republican | Larry Sheets | Re-elected | Republican | Larry Sheets | 8,557 | 57.20 | ||
Democratic | Levi Grenko | 5,009 | 33.48 | ||||||
Libertarian | Garrett Byrd | 497 | 3.32 | ||||||
81 | Democratic | Mary Gaskill | Re-elected | Democratic | Mary Gaskill | 8,356 | 65.93 | ||
82 | Democratic | Curt Hanson | Re-elected | Democratic | Curt Hanson | 10,488 | 70.45 | ||
83 | Democratic | Jerry Kearns | Re-elected | Democratic | Jerry Kearns | 9,617 | 71.55 | ||
84 | Republican | Dave Heaton | Re-elected | Republican | Dave Heaton | 9,636 | 67.03 | ||
Democratic | Carrie Duncan | 4,225 | 29.39 | ||||||
85 | Democratic | Vicki Lensing | Re-elected | Democratic | Vicki Lensing | 15,213 | 77.86 | ||
86 | Democratic | Mary Mascher | Re-elected | Democratic | Mary Mascher | 12,689 | 77.18 | ||
87 | Democratic | Dennis Cohoon | Re-elected | Democratic | Dennis Cohoon | 9,333 | 67.84 | ||
88 | Republican | David Kerr | Re-elected | Republican | David Kerr | 8,619 | 58.55 | ||
Democratic | Ryan Drew | 5,469 | 37.15 | ||||||
89 | Democratic | Jim Lykam | Re-elected | Democratic | Jim Lykam | 10,549 | 70.46 | ||
90 | Democratic | Cindy Winckler | Re-elected | Democratic | Cindy Winckler | 8,442 | 73.42 | ||
91 | Republican | Gary Carlson | Re-elected | Republican | Gary Carlson | 7,293 | 51.93 | ||
Democratic | Phil Wiese | 6,229 | 44.35 | ||||||
92 | Republican | Ross Paustian | Re-elected | Republican | Ross Paustian | 8,676 | 53.77 | ||
Democratic | Ken Krumwiede | 6,782 | 42.03 | ||||||
93 | Democratic | Phyllis Thede | Re-elected | Democratic | Phyllis Thede | 8,470 | 49.81 | ||
Republican | Kurt Whalen | 7,865 | 46.26 | ||||||
94 | Republican | Linda Miller | Did not run | Republican | Gary Mohr | 14,696 | 72.74 | ||
95 | Republican | Quentin Stanerson | Did not run | Republican | Louie Zumbach | 9,868 | 55.83 | ||
Democratic | Richard Whitehead | 7,085 | 40.08 | ||||||
96 | Republican | Lee Hein | Re-elected | Republican | Lee Hein | 9,276 | 60.98 | ||
Democratic | Matt Hanlon | 4,950 | 32.54 | ||||||
97 | Republican | Norlin Mommsen | Re-elected | Republican | Norlin Mommsen | 9,345 | 53.31 | ||
Democratic | Jeff Wolf | 6,202 | 35.38 | ||||||
Libertarian | David Melchert Jr. | 1,247 | 7.11 | ||||||
98 | Democratic | Mary Wolfe | Re-elected | Democratic | Mary Wolfe | 8,547 | 64.32 | ||
Republican | Jeannine Eldrenkamp | 4,306 | 32.40 | ||||||
99 | Democratic | Abby Finkenauer | Re-elected | Democratic | Abby Finkenauer | 10,780 | 63.74 | ||
100 | Democratic | Charles Isenhart | Re-elected | Democratic | Charles Isenhart | 9,213 | 66.93 |
References
- ^ Lai, K. K. Rebecca; Lee, Jasmine C.; Russell, Karl (November 11, 2016). "In a Further Blow to Democrats, Republicans Increase Their Hold on State Governments". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ "Iowa Election Results 2016". The New York Times. August 1, 2017. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved October 26, 2023.
- ^ 2016 General Election Canvass Summary (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. pp. 65–164.