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Iowa, State House, District 69

Iowa House of Representatives District 69
Current incumbentKirsten Running-Marquardt Democratic Party

Iowa's sixty-ninth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Kirsten Running-Marquardt.

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 69

Incumbent Kirsten Running-Marquardt (D) defeated Joshua Henderson (Independent) in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 69 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Kirsten Running-Marquardt (D)
75.1
8,276

Joshua Henderson (Independent)
23.9
2,627
Other/Write-in votes
1.0
111

Total votes: 11,014
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 69

Incumbent Kirsten Running-Marquardt advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 69 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Kirsten Running-Marquardt (D)
100
1,585

Total votes: 1,585
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 Kirsten Running-Marquardt ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 69 general election.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 69 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kirsten Running-Marquardt Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Iowa Secretary of State

Incumbent Kirsten Running-Marquardt ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 69 Democratic primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 69 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Kirsten Running-Marquardt 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 Kirsten Running-Marquardt was unopposed in the Democratic 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. Incumbent Kirsten Running-Marquardt (D) was unopposed in both the general election and Democratic primary.

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Iowa House of Representatives District 69 raised a total of $717,947. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $39,886 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Iowa House of Representatives District 69

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $38,071 1 $38,071
2014 $15,480 1 $15,480
2012 $40,650 1 $40,650
2010 $99,130 1 $99,130
2008 $159,330 3 $53,110
2006 $84,451 2 $42,226
2004 $121,104 3 $40,368
2002 $149,926 5 $29,985
2000 $9,805 1 $9,805
Total $717,947 18 $39,886