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Iowa, State House, District 60

Iowa House of Representatives District 60
Current incumbentDave Williams Democratic Party

Iowa's sixtieth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Dave Williams.

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 60

Dave Williams (D) defeated incumbent Walt Rogers (R) in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 60 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Dave Williams (D)
50.7
7,945

Walt Rogers (R)
49.2
7,711
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
13

Total votes: 15,669
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 60

Dave Williams advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 60 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Dave Williams (D)
100
1,564

Total votes: 1,564
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 60

Incumbent Walt Rogers advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 60 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Walt Rogers (R)
100
552

Total votes: 552

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 Walt Rogers defeated Gary Kroeger in the Iowa House of Representatives District 60 general election.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 60 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Walt Rogers Incumbent 58.19% 10,115
Democratic Gary Kroeger 41.81% 7,267
Total Votes 17,382
Source: Iowa Secretary of State

Gary Kroeger ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 60 Democratic primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 60 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Gary Kroeger (unopposed)

Incumbent Walt Rogers ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 60 Republican primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 60 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Walt Rogers 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. Karyn Finn was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Walt Rogers defeated Jason Welch in the Republican primary. Finn faced Rogers in the general election. Incumbent Rogers defeated Finn in the general election.

Iowa House of Representatives District 60, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngWalt Rogers Incumbent 59% 7,841
Democratic Karyn Finn 41% 5,456
Total Votes 13,297


Iowa House of Representatives, District 60 Republican Primary, 2014

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngWalt Rogers Incumbent 78.8% 1,256
Jason Welch 21.2% 338
Total Votes 1,594

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 Walt Rogers (R) defeated Bob Greenwood (D) in the general election. Neither candidate faced opposition in their primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 59, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngWalt Rogers Incumbent 51.9% 8,966
Democratic Bob Greenwood 48.1% 8,298
Total Votes 17,264

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Iowa House of Representatives District 60 raised a total of $1,085,205. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $60,289 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Iowa House of Representatives District 60

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $330,769 2 $165,385
2014 $93,868 3 $31,289
2012 $277,491 2 $138,746
2010 $114,964 2 $57,482
2008 $75,476 3 $25,159
2006 $57,574 2 $28,787
2004 $39,828 1 $39,828
2002 $28,809 1 $28,809
2000 $66,426 2 $33,213
Total $1,085,205 18 $60,289