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Iowa, State House, District 36

Iowa House of Representatives District 36
Current incumbentMarti Anderson Democratic Party

Iowa's thirty-sixth state house district is represented by Democratic Representative Marti Anderson.

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 36

Incumbent Marti Anderson (D) defeated Joseph Howe (L) in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 36 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Marti Anderson (D)
80.3
11,246

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Joseph Howe (L)
19.2
2,687
Other/Write-in votes
0.5
67

Total votes: 14,000
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 36

Incumbent Marti Anderson advanced from the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 36 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Marti Anderson (D)
100
3,906

Total votes: 3,906
Republican primary election

No Republican candidates ran in the primary.

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 Marti Anderson defeated Scott Miller in the Iowa House of Representatives District 36 general election.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 36 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Marti Anderson Incumbent 63.87% 10,348
Republican Scott Miller 36.13% 5,853
Total Votes 16,201
Source: Iowa Secretary of State

Incumbent Marti Anderson ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 36 Democratic primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 36 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Marti Anderson Incumbent (unopposed)

Scott Miller defeated Derek Tidball in the Iowa House of Representatives District 36 Republican primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 36 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Scott Miller 52.86% 222
Republican Derek Tidball 47.14% 198
Total Votes 420


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 Marti Anderson was unopposed in the Democratic primary and was unchallenged in the general election.

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. Marti Anderson (D) defeated Jeff Ibbotson (R) in the general election. Anderson defeated Cara Kennedy-Ode and William Rock in the Democratic primary, while Ibbotson defeated Tony Seliquini and Larry Steele in the Republican primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 36, General Election, 2012

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngMarti Anderson 67.9% 11,360
Republican Jeff Ibbotson 32.1% 5,368
Total Votes 16,728

Iowa House of Representatives, District 36 Democratic Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngMarti Anderson 50.4% 1,237
Cara Kennedy-Ode 46.2% 1,133
William Rock 3.4% 83
Total Votes 2,453

Iowa House of Representatives, District 36 Republican Primary, 2012

Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJeff Ibbotson 47.2% 221
Larry Steele 29.5% 138
Tony Seliquini 23.3% 109
Total Votes 468

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Iowa House of Representatives District 36 raised a total of $1,443,763. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $65,626 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Iowa House of Representatives District 36

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $42,088 3 $14,029
2014 $20,702 1 $20,702
2012 $132,446 6 $22,074
2010 $33,878 1 $33,878
2008 $680,229 2 $340,115
2006 $214,741 2 $107,371
2004 $153,461 2 $76,731
2002 $155,198 4 $38,800
2000 $11,020 1 $11,020
Total $1,443,763 22 $65,626