Wes Whitead

Wesley "Wes" Whitead (born April 15, 1933) is a former Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 1st District.[1] He represented the district from 1997 through 2011, with a two-year interruption from 2001 through 2003, when he was defeated by Republican Greg Hoversten. He did not run for re-election in 2010.[2]

Wesley Whitead
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 1st district
In office
January 13, 2003 – January 9, 2011
Preceded byGregory Hoversten
Succeeded byJeremy Taylor
In office
January 13, 1997 – January 7, 2001
Preceded byRonald Nutt
Succeeded byGregory Hoversten
Personal details
Born (1933-04-15) April 15, 1933
Sioux City, Iowa
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseDonna
ResidenceSioux City, Iowa
WebsiteRepresentative Whitead

During his last term in the Iowa House, Whitead served on the Environmental Protection, Local Government, Natural Resources, and Public Safety committees, as well as serving as vice-chair of the Veterans Affairs committee.

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1998 [3]
District 1
Turnout: 9,999		Democratic gain from RepublicanWesley WhiteadDemocratic5,03150.3
Ronald W. Nutt* Republican4,95149.5
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1998 [4]
District 1
Turnout: 7,600		Democratic hold Wesley Whitead*Democratic4,04353.2
Mel Adema Republican3,54746.7
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2000 [5]
District 1
Turnout: 10,186		Republican gain from DemocraticGreg HoversteinRepublican5,51454.1
Wesley Whitead* Democratic4,62245.4
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 [6]
District 1
Turnout: 8,045		Democratic (newly redistricted) Wesley WhiteadDemocratic4,83160.0
Keith Radig Republican3,20739.9
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 [7]
District 1
Turnout: 12,044		Democratic hold Wesley Whitead*Democratic6,72955.9
Keith Radig Republican5,31444.1
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 [8]
District 1
Turnout: 8,062		Democratic hold Wesley Whitead*Democratic5,07562.9
Jamie Simmons Republican2,98037.0
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 [9]
District 1
Turnout: 12,254		Democratic hold Wesley Whitead*Democratic6,14850.2
Jeremy Taylor Republican6,09349.7

References
  1. "State Representative".
  2. "Election Results and Statistics". Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  3. "Iowa General Election - November 5, 1996" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 446. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  4. "Iowa General Election - November 3, 1998" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 422. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
  5. "November 7, 2000 - General Election, Iowa Official Results, State House of Representatives" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-07-16. p. 1. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  6. "Canvass Summary - Final - 2002 General Election (11/5/2002)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-12-02. p. 21. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  7. "Canvass Summary - Final - 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 18. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  8. "Official Results Report - Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 25. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
  9. "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
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