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**Update #2**
Democrats lost the race in HD 36. Nick Wagner defeated Gretchen Lawyer and will replace Swati Dandekar, who was elected to the State Senate.
**Update #1**
I failed to notice that Kerry Burt defeated incumbent Tami Wiencek in HD 21, so I have added that.
Democrats failed to protect 3 seats. The surprise of the election was the news that Mark Davitt lost in HD 75 by just 69 votes. There are some conflicting vote totals in this race, so we might not know who won until the official canvass is completed.
In HD Art Staed lost by only 33 votes. We can hope there are enough absentee ballots still to come in to over turn these results. They failed to protect Dandekar's seat, who won her State Senate race.
There were 2 House incumbents that were thought to have been defeated that ended up winning. At around 11:00, I saw Elesha Gayman was done 53% to 47% with all of the precincts reporting. However, she ended up winning by 800 votes! In Sioux City, Wes Whitehead was losing, but with all of the numbers in he is up by a mere 6 votes.
Elesha has lost 53.6% to 46.4% Hold on here, now the Register is showing Elesha up by 800 votes! Go Elesha!
HD 100 - Paul Shomshor
Shomshor was being targetted by the American Future Fund during the final weeks of the election and he won 52.2% to 47.8%.
Iowa House total as of now: Democrats 56-44
There were 2 House incumbents that were thought to have been defeated that ended up winning. At around 11:00, I saw Elesha Gayman was done 53% to 47% with all of the precincts reporting. However, she ended up winning by 800 votes! In Sioux City, Wes Whitehead was losing, but with all of the numbers in he is up by a mere 6 votes.
Iowa House
Democrats Picked up 5 seats
Democrats Picked up 5 seats
HD 13 Steckman - Tornquist
Steckman has won 57%-43%
Steckman has won 57%-43%
HD 16 Beard - Schissel
Beard won with 56% of the vote.
Beard won with 56% of the vote.
HD 23 Ficken - Rasmussen
Ficken won 52.6% to 47.4%.
All precincts in and Marek's up 160 votes, 50.6% - 49.4%.
Democrats Failed to pick up
Ficken won 52.6% to 47.4%.
HD 81 Thiede - Van Fossen
Theide won big with that final precinct reporting to claim a 55.6% - 44.4% victory.
HD 89 Marek - KleinTheide won big with that final precinct reporting to claim a 55.6% - 44.4% victory.
All precincts in and Marek's up 160 votes, 50.6% - 49.4%.
Democrats Failed to pick up
HD 39 Hertle - Pettengill
Pettengill, who switched parties in 2007, won 54.6% - 46.4%.
Pettengill, who switched parties in 2007, won 54.6% - 46.4%.
HD 44 Hoy -Sweeney
Sweeney won 54% to 46%.
Sweeney won 54% to 46%.
HD 59 Sullivan - Hagenow
With all precincts reporting Sullivan is down by 141 votes. Possible recount maybe.
With all precincts reporting Sullivan is down by 141 votes. Possible recount maybe.
Incumbents who lost
HD 37 - Art Staed
Final numbers show Staed has lost, but it is by a narrow margin (33 votes) and there may be enough absentee ballots still coming in to overcome it.
Incumbents that won tight races
HD 1 - Wes Whitehead
Rumors were swirling that Whitehead was beaten, but the final numbers show him up by 6 votes. A recount is a definite possibility.
HD 75 - Eric Palmer
Palmer won with 54%.
HD 84 - Elesha GaymanFinal numbers show Staed has lost, but it is by a narrow margin (33 votes) and there may be enough absentee ballots still coming in to overcome it.
Incumbents that won tight races
HD 1 - Wes Whitehead
Rumors were swirling that Whitehead was beaten, but the final numbers show him up by 6 votes. A recount is a definite possibility.
HD 75 - Eric Palmer
Palmer won with 54%.
Elesha has lost 53.6% to 46.4% Hold on here, now the Register is showing Elesha up by 800 votes! Go Elesha!
HD 100 - Paul Shomshor
Shomshor was being targetted by the American Future Fund during the final weeks of the election and he won 52.2% to 47.8%.
Iowa House total as of now: Democrats 56-44
4 comments:
You forgot Kerry Burt knocking off Tammy Weincek in Waterloo. I have 57-43.
Regarding the Davitt - Sorenson contest in HD75...
I can't help but think that Davitt may have taken this one for granted, or wasn't that motivated. Going strickly by signage, canvasing, and mailings Sorenson was -MUCH- more visable then Davitt. I am sure that Sorenson out spent Davitt by a large margin.
Davitt's race was not targetted, so the IDP didn't pay for a campaign manager for him. The IDP and House Democrats didn't think this was going to be a close race.
Any new updates on Elesha?
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