Monica Kurth | |
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Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 98th district | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 2023 | |
Preceded by | Mary Wolfe |
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 89th district | |
In office 2017–2023 | |
Preceded by | Jim Lykam |
Succeeded by | Elinor Levin |
Personal details | |
Born | Cascade, Iowa |
Political party | Democratic |
Monica Kurth is an American educator and politician.
Kurth is from Davenport, Iowa. She taught at Scott Community College. In 2017, she won a special election to the Iowa House of Representatives to fill the seat vacated by Jim Lykam for the 89th district. She subsequently won reelection in 2018 and 2020. In 2022 she ran and won in the 98th district. She is a member of the Democratic Party.
Election history
2017
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Monica Kurth | 2,081 | 72.4 | |
Republican | Michael Gonzales | 784 | 27.3 | |
Write-in | 9 | 0.3 |
2018
Kurth ran unopposed in both the primary and general elections 0in 2018.
2020
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Monica Kurth | 7,967 | 54.8 | |
Republican | Sean Hanley | 6,159 | 42.3 | |
No party | Jonathan Vance | 414 | 2.8 | |
Write-in | 7 | 0.0 |
2022
Due to redistricting, Kurth ran in the 98th district in 2022.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Monica Kurth | 7,967 | 92.7 | |
Write-in | 442 | 7.3 |
References
- Tibbetts, Ed (January 30, 2017). "Special election Tuesday to fill Iowa House seat". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- "Monica Kurth wins Iowa House race". February 1, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- Tibbetts, Ed (February 1, 2017). "Empty Iowa House seat filled". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
- "Monica Hosch Kurth". Ballotpedia. Retrieved October 6, 2024.
Iowa House of Representatives | ||
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Preceded byMary Wolfe | 98th District 2023 – present |
Succeeded byIncumbent |
Preceded byJim Lykam | 89th District 2017 – 2023 |
Succeeded byElinor Levin |
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