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Iowa, State House, District 13

Iowa House of Representatives District 13
Current incumbentChris Hall Democratic Party

Iowa's thirteenth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Chris Hall.

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 13

Incumbent Chris Hall (D) won election in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 13 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Chris Hall (D)
95.5
6,685
Other/Write-in votes
4.5
312

Total votes: 6,997
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 13

Incumbent Chris Hall advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 13 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Chris Hall (D)
100
1,169

Total votes: 1,169
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 Chris Hall defeated Shaun Broyhill in the Iowa House of Representatives District 13 general election.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 13 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Chris Hall Incumbent 61.68% 7,027
Republican Shaun Broyhill 38.32% 4,365
Total Votes 11,392
Source: Iowa Secretary of State

Incumbent Chris Hall ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 13 Democratic primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 13 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Chris Hall Incumbent (unopposed)
Shaun Broyhill ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 13 Republican primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 13 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Shaun Broyhill (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 Chris Hall was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Nick Noyes was unopposed in the Republican primary. Hall faced Noyes in the general election. Hall defeated Noyes in the general election, and will keep his seat.

Iowa House of Representatives District 13, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngChris Hall Incumbent 61.2% 4,766
Republican Nick Noyes 38.8% 3,027
Total Votes 7,793

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 Chris Hall (D) defeated incumbent Jeremy Taylor (R) in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in their primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 13, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngChris Hall Incumbent 53.3% 6,410
Republican Jeremy Taylor Incumbent 46.7% 5,615
Total Votes 12,025

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Iowa House of Representatives District 13 raised a total of $1,691,244. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $80,535 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Iowa House of Representatives District 13

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $165,412 2 $82,706
2014 $93,876 2 $46,938
2012 $575,016 2 $287,508
2010 $70,594 2 $35,297
2008 $431,756 4 $107,939
2006 $111,252 3 $37,084
2004 $138,612 2 $69,306
2002 $26,118 2 $13,059
2000 $78,608 2 $39,304
Total $1,691,244 21 $80,535