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Iowa, State House, District 34

Iowa House of Representatives District 34
Current incumbentBruce Hunter Democratic Party

Iowa's thirty-fourth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Bruce Hunter.

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 34

Incumbent Bruce Hunter (D) defeated Jerry Cheevers (R) and Marrianna Collins (L) in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 34 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Bruce Hunter (D)
67.4
7,930

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Jerry Cheevers (R)
27.5
3,229

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Marrianna Collins (L)
5.0
590
Other/Write-in votes
0.1
11

Total votes: 11,760
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 34

Incumbent Bruce Hunter advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 34 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Bruce Hunter (D)
100
2,667

Total votes: 2,667
Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 34

Marrianna Collins advanced from the Libertarian primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 34 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate

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Marrianna Collins (L)

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 Bruce Hunter ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 34 general election.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 34 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bruce Hunter Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Iowa Secretary of State

Incumbent Bruce Hunter ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 34 Democratic primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 34 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Bruce Hunter 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. Incumbent Bruce L. Hunter was unopposed in the Democratic primary and faced Thomas W. Hess (R), who filed to run on July 25, 2014, in the general election. Incumbent Hunter defeated Hess in the general election.

Iowa House of Representatives District 34, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBruce L. Hunter Incumbent 65.3% 5,765
Republican Thomas W. Hess 34.7% 3,065
Total Votes 8,830

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 Bruce Hunter (D) defeated Patti Branco (R) in the general election and was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Branco defeated Dave Leach in the Republican primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 34, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngBruce Hunter Incumbent 65.7% 8,813
Republican Patti Branco 34.3% 4,608
Total Votes 13,421

Iowa House of Representatives, District 34 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngPatti Branco 59.2% 151
Dave Leach 40.8% 104
Total Votes 255

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Iowa House of Representatives District 34 raised a total of $328,039. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $21,869 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Iowa House of Representatives District 34

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $18,900 1 $18,900
2014 $15,648 2 $7,824
2012 $46,780 3 $15,593
2010 $43,457 2 $21,729
2008 $43,302 1 $43,302
2006 $50,528 2 $25,264
2004 $44,423 1 $44,423
2002 $52,831 2 $26,416
2000 $12,170 1 $12,170
Total $328,039 15 $21,869