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Iowa, State House, District 78

Iowa House of Representatives District 78
Current incumbentJarad Klein Republican Party

Iowa's seventy-eighth state house district is represented by Republican Representative Jarad Klein.

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 78

Incumbent Jarad Klein (R) defeated Kimberly Davis (D) in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 78 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jarad Klein (R)
63.9
7,766

Kimberly Davis (D)
36.0
4,369
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
16

Total votes: 12,151
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 78

Kimberly Davis advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 78 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Kimberly Davis (D)
100
890

Total votes: 890
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 78

Incumbent Jarad Klein advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 78 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Jarad Klein (R)
100
800

Total votes: 800

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 Jarad Klein defeated Joshua Miller in the Iowa House of Representatives District 78 general election.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 78 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jarad Klein Incumbent 78.42% 10,138
Libertarian Joshua Miller 21.58% 2,790
Total Votes 12,928
Source: Iowa Secretary of State


Incumbent Jarad Klein defeated Marcus Fedler in the Iowa House of Representatives District 78 Republican primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 78 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Jarad Klein Incumbent 66.99% 1,942
Republican Marcus Fedler 33.01% 957
Total Votes 2,899


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 Jarad Klein was unopposed in the Republican primary and faced John Greener (D) in the general election after Greener filed to run on June 30, 2014. Incumbent Klein defeated Greener in the general election.

Iowa House of Representatives District 78, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.pngJarad Klein Incumbent 67.8% 7,356
Democratic John Greener 32.2% 3,494
Total Votes 10,850

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 Jarad Klein (R) was unopposed in the general election and defeated Priscilla Marlar in the Republican primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 78 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJarad Klein Incumbent 81.9% 2,310
Priscilla Marlar 18.1% 510
Total Votes 2,820

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Iowa House of Representatives District 78 raised a total of $276,026. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $19,716 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Iowa House of Representatives District 78

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $65,178 3 $21,726
2014 $41,273 2 $20,637
2012 $31,703 2 $15,852
2010 $17,390 1 $17,390
2008 $13,579 1 $13,579
2006 $12,144 1 $12,144
2004 $12,287 1 $12,287
2002 $13,910 1 $13,910
2000 $68,562 2 $34,281
Total $276,026 14 $19,716