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Iowa, State House, District 59

Iowa House of Representatives District 59
Current incumbentBob Kressig Democratic Party

Iowa's fifty-ninth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Bob Kressig.

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 59

Incumbent Bob Kressig (D) won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 59 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Bob Kressig (D)
96.4
10,431
Other/Write-in votes
3.6
388

Total votes: 10,819
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 59

Incumbent Bob Kressig advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 59 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Bob Kressig (D)
100
1,807

Total votes: 1,807
Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

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 Bob Kressig defeated Drew Speer and Nick Taiber in the Iowa House of Representatives District 59 general election.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 59 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bob Kressig Incumbent 54.30% 8,567
Republican Drew Speer 31.00% 4,891
Independent Nick Taiber 14.70% 2,319
Total Votes 15,777
Source: Iowa Secretary of State

Incumbent Bob Kressig ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 59 Democratic primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 59 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bob Kressig Incumbent (unopposed)
Drew Speer ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 59 Republican primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 59 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Drew Speer (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 Bob Kressig was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Rick Giarusso was unopposed in the Republican primary. Kressig faced Giarusso in the general election. Incumbent Kressig defeated Giarusso in the general election.

Iowa House of Representatives District 59, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBob Kressig Incumbent 55.4% 6,036
Republican Rick Giarusso 44.6% 4,867
Total Votes 10,903

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. Incumbent Bob Kressig (D) defeated James R. Kenyon (R) in the general election and was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Kenyon defeated Howard W. Lyon, Jr. in the Republican primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 59, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBob Kressig Incumbent 57% 8,762
Republican James Kenyon 43% 6,621
Total Votes 15,383

Iowa House of Representatives, District 59 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJames Kenyon 72.7% 583
Howard Lyon, Jr. 27.3% 219
Total Votes 802

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Iowa House of Representatives District 59 raised a total of $1,421,213. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $67,677 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Iowa House of Representatives District 59

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $78,302 3 $26,101
2014 $156,524 2 $78,262
2012 $303,434 3 $101,145
2010 $66,914 2 $33,457
2008 $674,548 4 $168,637
2006 $62,559 2 $31,280
2004 $30,037 2 $15,019
2002 $27,750 1 $27,750
2000 $21,145 2 $10,573
Total $1,421,213 21 $67,677