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Iowa House District 49
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell has no major-party opponent.
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+28: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 30,409
- People per km²
- 270
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 61%
- White, no degree
- 32%of adults
- White 82%
- Hispanic 4%
- Black 4%
- Asian 7%
- Other / multiracial 4%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
10,231 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Beth Wesselkroeschell (D)73.3%
Eric Cooper (L)25.8%
Write-In (—)0.9%
2024 President Vote in this district
12,043 two-party votes · D+25.0 · D+26.5 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)62.5%
Donald Trump (R)37.5%
2022
6,749 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D)97.2%
Write-In (—)2.8%
2020 Earlier district lines
17,310 votes · R+21.1✓ Dave Deyoe (R)60.5%
Selden Spencer (D)39.4%
2020 President Vote in this district
12,715 two-party votes · D+37.5 · D+32.9 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)68.7%
Donald Trump (R)31.3%
2016 President Vote in this district
14,016 two-party votes · D+27.0 · D+24.7 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)63.5%
Donald Trump (R)36.5%