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Iowa, State House, District 45

Iowa House of Representatives District 45
Current incumbentBeth Wessel-Kroeschell Democratic Party

Iowa's forty-fifth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Beth Wessel-Kroeschell.

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 45

Incumbent Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) defeated Ben Brown (R) in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 45 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D)
68.8
9,607

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Ben Brown (R)
31.1
4,342
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
16

Total votes: 13,965
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 45

Incumbent Beth Wessel-Kroeschell advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 45 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D)
100
2,511

Total votes: 2,511
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 45

Ben Brown advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 45 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Ben Brown (R)
100
446

Total votes: 446

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 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell defeated Sondra Childs-Smith and Eric Cooper in the Iowa House of Representatives District 45 general election.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 45 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Incumbent 56.32% 9,036
Republican Sondra Childs-Smith 35.72% 5,730
Libertarian Eric Cooper 7.96% 1,277
Total Votes 16,043
Source: Iowa Secretary of State

Incumbent Beth Wessel-Kroeschell ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 45 Democratic primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 45 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Beth Wessel-Kroeschell Incumbent (unopposed)

Sondra Childs-Smith ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 45 Republican primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 45 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Sondra Childs-Smith (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 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell was unopposed in the Democratic primary and faced Eric Cooper (L) in the general election. Incumbent Wessel-Kroeschell defeated Cooper in the general election.

Iowa House of Representatives District 45, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBeth Wessel-Kroeschell Incumbent 75.6% 6,445
Libertarian Eric Cooper 24.4% 2,076
Total Votes 8,521

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 Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) defeated Dane Nealson (R) and Eric Cooper (L) in the general election. Kroeschell and Nealson were unopposed in their respective primaries.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 45, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBeth Wessel-Kroeschell Incumbent 59.3% 8,699
Republican Dane Nealson 34.6% 5,081
Libertarian Eric Cooper 6.1% 888
Total Votes 14,668

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Iowa House of Representatives District 45 raised a total of $392,640. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $14,542 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Iowa House of Representatives District 45

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $84,445 3 $28,148
2014 $18,584 2 $9,292
2012 $53,356 3 $17,785
2010 $38,832 2 $19,416
2008 $42,372 2 $21,186
2006 $16,233 1 $16,233
2004 $59,856 7 $8,551
2002 $26,991 3 $8,997
2000 $51,971 4 $12,993
Total $392,640 27 $14,542