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Iowa, State House, District 23

Iowa House of Representatives District 23
Current incumbentDavid Sieck Republican Party

Iowa's twenty-third state house district is represented by Republican Representative David Sieck.

Iowa state representatives represent an average of 30,464 residents. After the 2000 Census, each member represented 29,293 residents.

About the chamber

Members of the Iowa House of Representatives serve two-year terms and are not subject to term limits. Iowa legislators assume office the first day of January after their election.

Qualifications

The Iowa Constitution states, "No person shall be a member of the house of representatives who shall not have attained the age of twenty-one years, be a citizen of the United States, and shall have been an inhabitant of this state one year next preceding his election, and at the time of his election shall have had an actual residence of sixty days in the county, or district he may have been chosen to represent."

Salaries

State legislators
SalaryPer diem
$25,000/year$168/day

Vacancies

If a vacancy occurs in the house, the Governor must call for a special election within five days of the vacancy. If the vacancy happens in session, the Governor must call for an election as soon as possible with a minimum 18 day notice. All other special elections require a 45 day notice as long the election does not happen on the same day of a school election.

Elections

2020

Elections for the office of Iowa House of Representatives will take place in 2020. The general election will be held on November 3, 2020. A primary is scheduled for June 2, 2020. The filing deadline is March 13, 2020.

2018

General election
General election for Iowa House of Representatives District 23

Incumbent David Sieck (R) defeated Chuck Larson (D) in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 23 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

David Sieck (R)
66.1
7,931

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Chuck Larson (D)
33.8
4,060
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
7

Total votes: 11,998
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 23

Chuck Larson advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 23 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Chuck Larson (D)
100
796

Total votes: 796
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 23

Incumbent David Sieck defeated Tony Wernicke in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 23 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

David Sieck (R)
82.1
1,849

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Tony Wernicke (R)
17.9
404

Total votes: 2,253

2016

Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election took place on June 7, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was March 18, 2016.

Incumbent David Sieck defeated Craig Florian in the Iowa House of Representatives District 23 general election.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 23 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png David Sieck Incumbent 71.26% 10,068
Democratic Craig Florian 28.74% 4,061
Total Votes 14,129
Source: Iowa Secretary of State


Incumbent David Sieck ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 23 Republican primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 23 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png David Sieck Incumbent (unopposed)


2015

David Sieck (R) defeated Steve L. Adams (D) in the special election on February 10.

The seat was vacant following Mark Costello's (R) election to the Iowa State Senate.

A special election for the position of Iowa House of Representatives District 23 was called for February 10. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 27.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 23, Special Election, 2015

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDavid Sieck 72.9% 1,087
Democratic Steve L. Adams 27.1% 404
Total Votes 1,491

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 Mark Costello was unopposed in the Republican primary and was unchallenged in the general election.

2012

Elections for the Iowa House of Representatives consisted of a primary election on June 5, 2012, and a general election on November 6, 2012. The signature-filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was March 16, 2012. Mark Costello (R) was unopposed in the general election and defeated Raymond Chase in the Republican primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 23 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMark Costello 66.7% 1,710
Raymond Chase 33.3% 854
Total Votes 2,564

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Iowa House of Representatives District 23 raised a total of $1,494,935. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $83,052 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Iowa House of Representatives District 23

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $32,501 2 $16,251
2014 $27,804 1 $27,804
2012 $7,421 2 $3,711
2010 $425,706 2 $212,853
2008 $547,646 2 $273,823
2006 $196,623 2 $98,312
2004 $44,066 2 $22,033
2002 $159,297 2 $79,649
2000 $53,871 3 $17,957
Total $1,494,935 18 $83,052