2006 Iowa House of Representatives election explained
There were two sets of 2006 Iowa House of Representatives elections. The first, the general election, was held on November 7. The second, a special election for District 52, was held on December 12. The representatives-elect from both sets of elections were inaugurated on January 3, 2007. The Iowa House, like the United States House of Representatives, is up for re-election in its entirety every two years. Prior to the elections, the Republicans were in the majority; following inauguration, the Democrats were in the majority – this marked the first time in 42 years that the Democrats had controlled both branches of the Iowa General Assembly and the Governor's Office at the same time.[1]
House composition
Iowa House: pre-election | Seats
|
| Republican-held | 51 |
| Democratic-held | 49 |
Total
| 100 | |
2006 General Elections |
| Democratic held and uncontested | 22 |
| Contested | 60 |
| Republican held and uncontested | 18 |
Total
| 100 | |
2006 Special Election |
| Contested | 1 |
Total
| 1 | |
Iowa House: post-elections | Seats
|
| Democratic-held | 54 |
| Republican-held | 46 |
Total
| 100 | |
General election results
Final results from the Iowa Secretary of State:[2]
District 100
Special election results
Final results from KCCI Channel 8 – Des Moines:[4]
District 52
See also
References
- Web site: State of Iowa – Senate Journal – Monday, January 8, 2007. 2007-01-07. 2007-07-05. State of Iowa. 1.
- Web site: Official Results Report – Statewide . 2006-11-21 . 2007-07-04 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070715101939/http://www.sos.state.ia.us/pdfs/GenOffResults.pdf . 2007-07-15 .
- Web site: Members of the Iowa House: Eighty-First General Assembly. 2007-07-12. Iowa General Assembly. https://web.archive.org/web/20110720111550/http://www3.legis.state.ia.us/ga/legislators.do;jsessionid=3A086AF1A0DA81F57CE5C111BDB9C7C9?ch=h&1=d&ga=81. 2011-07-20. dead.
- Web site: Republicans Hold Onto Iowa House Seat . 2006-12-14 . 2007-07-09 . KCCI Channel 8 – Des Moines . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927200824/http://www.kcci.com/politics/10534608/detail.html . 2007-09-27 .