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Iowa, State House, District 61

Iowa House of Representatives District 61
Current incumbentTimi Brown-Powers Democratic Party

Iowa's sixty-first state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Timi Brown-Powers.

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 61

Incumbent Timi Brown-Powers (D) won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 61 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Timi Brown-Powers (D)
97.5
7,596
Other/Write-in votes
2.5
197

Total votes: 7,793
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 61

Incumbent Timi Brown-Powers advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 61 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Timi Brown-Powers (D)
100
1,051

Total votes: 1,051
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 Timi Brown-Powers ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 61 general election.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 61 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Timi Brown-Powers Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Iowa Secretary of State

Incumbent Timi Brown-Powers ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 61 Democratic primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 61 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Timi Brown-Powers 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. Timi Brown-Powers defeated M. Brad Condon and Andrew Miller in the Democratic primary, while Nathan Bolton was unopposed in the Republican primary. Brown-Powers faced Bolton in the general election. Brown-Powers defeated Bolton in the general election.

Iowa House of Representatives District 61, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngTimi Brown-Powers 59.3% 5,503
Republican Nathan Bolton 40.7% 3,782
Total Votes 9,285

Iowa House of Representatives, District 61 Democratic Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngTimi Brown-Powers 68.2% 835
M. Brad Condon 15.9% 195
Andrew Miller 15.8% 194
Total Votes 1,224

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 Anesa Kajtazovic (D) defeated Lyn Tackett (R) in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in their primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 61, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngAnesa Kajtazovic Incumbent 70.3% 9,602
Republican Lyn Tackett 29.7% 4,063
Total Votes 13,665

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Iowa House of Representatives District 61 raised a total of $577,430. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $25,106 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Iowa House of Representatives District 61

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $22,439 1 $22,439
2014 $39,443 4 $9,861
2012 $54,959 2 $27,480
2010 $59,365 2 $29,683
2008 $78,388 2 $39,194
2006 $37,597 2 $18,799
2004 $70,439 3 $23,480
2002 $180,962 4 $45,241
2000 $33,838 3 $11,279
Total $577,430 23 $25,106