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Iowa, State House, District 44

Iowa House of Representatives District 44
Current incumbentKenan Judge Democratic Party

Iowa's forty-fourth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Kenan Judge.

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 44

Kenan Judge (D) defeated Anna Bergman (R) and Gabriel Thomson (L) in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 44 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Kenan Judge (D)
51.7
11,169

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Anna Bergman (R)
46.1
9,959

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Gabriel Thomson (L)
2.2
469
Other/Write-in votes
0.0
10

Total votes: 21,607
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 44

Kenan Judge advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 44 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Kenan Judge (D)
100
2,049

Total votes: 2,049
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 44

Anna Bergman defeated Travis Grassel in the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 44 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Anna Bergman (R)
66.9
708

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Travis Grassel (R)
33.1
350

Total votes: 1,058

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 Rob Taylor ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 44 general election.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 44 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Rob Taylor Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Iowa Secretary of State


Incumbent Rob Taylor ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 44 Republican primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 44 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Rob Taylor Incumbent (unopposed)


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 Rob Taylor 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. Rob Taylor (R) defeated Eric Brenneman (R) in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in their primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 42, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngRob Taylor 58.2% 10,101
Democratic Eric Brenneman 41.8% 7,242
Total Votes 17,343

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Iowa House of Representatives District 44 raised a total of $1,613,230. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $100,827 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Iowa House of Representatives District 44

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $77,002 1 $77,002
2014 $67,719 1 $67,719
2012 $95,272 2 $47,636
2010 $77,273 2 $38,637
2008 $639,572 2 $319,786
2006 $337,821 2 $168,911
2004 $16,139 1 $16,139
2002 $151,185 3 $50,395
2000 $151,247 2 $75,624
Total $1,613,230 16 $100,827