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Iowa, State House, District 33

Iowa House of Representatives District 33
Current incumbentBrian Meyer Democratic Party

Iowa's thirty-third state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Brian Meyer.

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 33

Incumbent Brian Meyer (D) defeated Gregory Malone (R) in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 33 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Brian Meyer (D)
67.6
6,886

Gregory Malone (R)
32.2
3,283
Other/Write-in votes
0.2
22

Total votes: 10,191
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 33

Incumbent Brian Meyer advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 33 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Brian Meyer (D)
100
1,869

Total votes: 1,869
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 Brian Meyer defeated Jeremy Tomlinson in the Iowa House of Representatives District 33 general election.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 33 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Libertarian Jeremy Tomlinson 23.36% 2,373
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Brian Meyer Incumbent 76.64% 7,785
Total Votes 10,158
Source: Iowa Secretary of State

Incumbent Brian Meyer defeated Jim Addy in the Iowa House of Representatives District 33 Democratic primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 33 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Brian Meyer Incumbent 69.46% 687
Democratic Jim Addy 30.54% 302
Total Votes 989


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 Brian Meyer was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.

2013

Brian Meyer (D) won election in the 2013 election for Iowa House of Representatives District 33. The seat was vacant following Kevin McCarthy's (D) resignation to work in the Iowa Attorney General's office. Meyer defeated Michael Young (R) in the special election, which took place on October 22.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 33, Special Election, 2013

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBrian Meyer 79.3% 1,410
Republican Michael Young 20.7% 369
Total Votes 1,779

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 Kevin McCarthy (D) defeated Daniel G. LeRette (R) in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in their primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 33, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngKevin McCarthy Incumbent 72.6% 8,772
Republican Daniel G. LeRette 27.4% 3,303
Total Votes 12,075

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Iowa House of Representatives District 33 raised a total of $658,024. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $41,127 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Iowa House of Representatives District 33

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $53,752 3 $17,917
2014 $14,050 1 $14,050
2012 * $445,745 2 $222,873
2010 $61,237 2 $30,619
2008 $24,271 2 $12,136
2006 $14,350 1 $14,350
2004 $11,976 1 $11,976
2002 $25,803 3 $8,601
2000 $6,840 1 $6,840
Total $658,024 16 $41,127
* Campaign finance data for 2012 is incomplete for this district.