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Iowa, State House, District 72

Iowa House of Representatives District 72
Current incumbentDean Fisher Republican Party

Iowa's seventy-second state house district is represented by Republican Representative Dean Fisher.

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.

2016 pivot county

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This district is one of 710 state legislative districts that intersects with one or more Pivot Counties. These 206 Pivot Counties voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.

The 206 Pivot Counties are located in 34 states. Iowa, with 31, had the most such counties. The partisan makeup of state legislative districts intersecting with Pivot Counties is slightly more Republican than the overall partisan makeup of state legislatures throughout the country.

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 72

Incumbent Dean Fisher (R) defeated Mindy Benson (D) in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 72 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Dean Fisher (R)
59.5
7,708

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Mindy Benson (D)
40.4
5,243
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
13

Total votes: 12,964
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 72

Mindy Benson defeated David Degner, Joycelyn George, and John Anderson in the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 72 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Mindy Benson (D)
35.3
404

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David Degner (D)
34.4
394

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Joycelyn George (D)
17.8
204

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John Anderson (D)
12.5
143

Total votes: 1,145
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 72

Incumbent Dean Fisher advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 72 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Dean Fisher (R)
100
817

Total votes: 817

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 Dean Fisher defeated Nathan Wrage in the Iowa House of Representatives District 72 general election.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 72 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dean Fisher Incumbent 61.67% 9,397
Democratic Nathan Wrage 38.33% 5,841
Total Votes 15,238
Source: Iowa Secretary of State

Nathan Wrage defeated John Anderson in the Iowa House of Representatives District 72 Democratic primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 72 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Nathan Wrage 78.75% 682
Democratic John Anderson 21.25% 184
Total Votes 866

Incumbent Dean Fisher ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 72 Republican primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 72 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Dean Fisher 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. Ben Westphal was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while incumbent Dean Fisher was unopposed in the Republican primary. Westphal faced Fisher in the general election. Incumbent Fisher defeated Westphall in the general election.

Iowa House of Representatives District 72, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDean Fisher Incumbent 63.4% 7,362
Democratic Ben Westphal 36.6% 4,242
Total Votes 11,604

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. Dean Fisher (R) defeated Nathan Wrage (D) in the general election and was unopposed in the Republican primary. Wrage defeated Christina Blackcloud-Garcia in the Democratic primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 72, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngDean Fisher 50.7% 7,778
Democratic Nathan Wrage 49.3% 7,562
Total Votes 15,340

Iowa House of Representatives, District 72 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngNathan Wrage 53.7% 416
Christina Blackcloud-Garcia 46.3% 358
Total Votes 774

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Iowa House of Representatives District 72 raised a total of $447,508. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $21,310 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Iowa House of Representatives District 72

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $86,844 3 $28,948
2014 $75,430 2 $37,715
2012 * $68,705 3 $22,902
2010 $24,768 2 $12,384
2008 $15,585 2 $7,793
2006 $45,858 2 $22,929
2004 $41,832 2 $20,916
2002 $24,712 2 $12,356
2000 $63,774 3 $21,258
Total $447,508 21 $21,310
* Campaign finance data for 2012 is incomplete for this district.