RepublicanNot in office · last served 2018Last on a ballot: Nov 2018
Kevin Koester
Last held office: Iowa House of Representatives, District 38 (2012–2018). Ran in 7 elections between 2008 and 2018, winning 6.
- Last margin
- −3.2
- Lost 2018
- Elections
- 7
- 2008–2018
Source: Wikidata, congress-legislators and Open States; 99chambers legislative records
Career
Offices held, and every time Koester was on a ballot. Filled marks are general elections won; hollow marks are primaries; an orange outline is a loss.
20082010201220142016201820202022202420262028Iowa House of Representatives, District 70Iowa House of Representatives, District 38
Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Every race Koester has run
Margin: how far Koester finished ahead of (+) or behind (−) the runner-up.
| Year | Office | Stage | Result | Opponents | Share | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 38 | General | Lost | Heather Matson (D) | 48.4% | D+3.2 |
| 2016 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 38 | General | Won | Heather Matson (D), Jeffrey Meyers (L), Brett H. Nelson (I) | 52.1% | R+9.1 |
| 2014 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 38 | General | Won | Christine Sherrod (D) | 59.5% | R+19.1 |
| 2014 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 38 | Primary | Won | Unopposed | 100% | — |
| 2012 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 38 | General | Won | John Phoenix (D), Brett H. Nelson (I) | 52.4% | R+9.2 |
| 2010 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 70 | General | Won | Unopposed | 98.6% | — |
| 2008 | Iowa House of Representatives, District 70 | General | Won | Matt Pfaltzgraf (D) | 53.8% | R+7.5 |
Source: 99chambers results archive
Seats Koester has held
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 38 · 2012–2018
- Iowa House of Representatives, District 70 · 2008–2012
Source: 99chambers results archive
Who Koester has run against
- Heather Matson (D) · 2018 election, lost
- Christine Sherrod (D) · 2014 election, won
- John Phoenix (D) · 2012 election, won
- Matt Pfaltzgraf (D) · 2008 election, won
Source: 99chambers results archive