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Iowa, State House, District 57

Iowa House of Representatives District 57
Current incumbentShannon Lundgren Republican Party

Iowa's fifty-seventh state house district is represented by Republican Representative Shannon Lundgren.

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 57

Incumbent Shannon Lundgren (R) defeated Nancy Fett (D) and Lucas Link (L) in the general election for Iowa House of Representatives District 57 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Shannon Lundgren (R)
54.9
8,655

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Nancy Fett (D)
42.1
6,627

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Lucas Link (L)
3.0
471
Other/Write-in votes
0.0
4

Total votes: 15,757
Democratic primary election
Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 57

Nancy Fett defeated Leo Gansen in the Democratic primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 57 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

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Nancy Fett (D)
51.0
1,175

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Leo Gansen (D)
49.0
1,128

Total votes: 2,303
Republican primary election
Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 57

Incumbent Shannon Lundgren advanced from the Republican primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 57 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes

Shannon Lundgren (R)
100
441

Total votes: 441
Libertarian primary election
Libertarian primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 57

Lucas Link advanced from the Libertarian primary for Iowa House of Representatives District 57 on June 5, 2018.

Candidate

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Lucas Link (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 Nancy Dunkel (D) did not seek re-election.

Shannon Lundgren defeated Tom Stecher in the Iowa House of Representatives District 57 general election.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 57 General Election, 2016

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Shannon Lundgren 52.24% 9,023
Democratic Tom Stecher 47.76% 8,249
Total Votes 17,272
Source: Iowa Secretary of State

Tom Stecher ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 57 Democratic primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 57 Democratic Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Democratic Green check mark transparent.png Tom Stecher (unopposed)

Shannon Lundgren ran unopposed in the Iowa House of Representatives District 57 Republican primary.

Iowa House of Representatives, District 57 Republican Primary, 2016

Party Candidate
Republican Green check mark transparent.png Shannon Lundgren (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 Nancy A. Dunkel was unopposed in the Democratic primary, while Ryan J. Kilburg was unopposed in the Republican primary. Dunkel faced Kilburg and David Snowden Overby (L) in the general election. Incumbent Dunkel defeated both challengers, Kilburg and Snowden Overby, in the general election.

Iowa House of Representatives District 57, General Election, 2014

Party Candidate Vote % Votes
Democratic Green check mark transparent.pngNancy A. Dunkel Incumbent 55% 7,020
Republican Ryan J. Kilburg 42.1% 5,380
Libertarian David Snowden Overby 2.9% 372
Total Votes 12,772

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 Nancy Dunkel (D) was unopposed in both the general election and Democratic primary.

Campaign contributions

From 2002 to 2016, candidates for Iowa House of Representatives District 57 raised a total of $778,340. Candidates who raised money in contributions earned $55,596 on average. All figures come from Follow the Money.

Campaign contributions, Iowa House of Representatives District 57

Year Amount Candidates Average
2016 $500,638 2 $250,319
2014 $78,107 3 $26,036
2012 * $22,277 1 $22,277
2010 $20,410 1 $20,410
2008 $54,705 2 $27,353
2006 $22,789 1 $22,789
2004 $14,901 1 $14,901
2002 $56,673 2 $28,337
2000 $7,840 1 $7,840
Total $778,340 14 $55,596
* Campaign finance data for 2012 is incomplete for this district.