Roger Thomas (Iowa politician)

Roger D. Thomas
Roger D. Thomas
Member of the IowaHouseofRepresentatives ; from the 55 district
	Incumbent
	Assumed office; January 13, 2003

Last updated December 16, 2022

House District 32 and Senate District 16 elections (1996 – 2000)

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1996 ^[2] District 32nd Turnout: 11,690	Democratic gain from Republican	Roger Thomas	Democratic	6,264	53.6
	Democratic gain from Republican	Roger A. Halvorson*	Republican	5,424	46.4
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1998 ^[3] District 32 Turnout: 9,480	Democratic hold	Roger Thomas*	Democratic	5,905	62.3
	Democratic hold	Neil Schwake	Republican	3,575	37.7
Iowa Senate elections, 2000 ^[4] District 16 Turnout: 24,673	Republican hold	Mark Zieman	Republican	13,847	56.1
	Republican hold	Roger Thomas	Democratic	10,807	43.8

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 ^[5] District 24 Turnout: 10,199	Democratic (newly redistricted)	Roger Thomas	Democratic	5,649	55.4
	Democratic (newly redistricted)	Leigh A. Rekow*^[6]	Republican	4,548	44.6
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 ^[7] District 24 Turnout: 13,672	Democratic hold	Roger Thomas*	Democratic	7,563	55.3
	Democratic hold	Gale Severson	Republican	6,105	44.7
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 ^[8] District 24	Democratic hold	Roger Thomas*	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 ^[9] District 24	Democratic hold	Roger Thomas*	Democratic	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 ^[10] District 24 Turnout: 10,685	Democratic hold	Roger Thomas*	Democratic	5,282	49.4
	Democratic hold	Michael Breitbach	Republican	5,160	48.3

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References

↑ "State Rep. Roger Thomas, D-Elkader, says he won't seek reelection". Des Moines Register.
↑ "Iowa General Election - November 5, 1996" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 451. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
↑ "Iowa General Election - November 3, 1998" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 425. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
↑ "November 7, 2000 - General Election, Iowa Official Results, State Senate" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-07-16. p. 9. Retrieved 2011-09-27.
↑ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2002 General Election (11/5/2002)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-12-02. p. 27. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ Rekow was an incumbent from the 32nd District.
↑ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 22. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Official Results Report - Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 31. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State . Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 65. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

External links

Representative Roger Thomas official Iowa General Assembly site
Roger Thomas State Representative official constituency site
Representative Roger Thomas official campaign site
Profile at Vote Smart

Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by Roger Halvorson	32nd District 1997 – 2001	Succeeded by Leigh Rekow
Preceded by Willard Jenkins	24th District 2003 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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[1] "State Rep. Roger Thomas, D-Elkader, says he won't seek reelection". Des Moines Register.

[2] "Iowa General Election - November 5, 1996" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 451. Retrieved 2011-09-22.

[3] "Iowa General Election - November 3, 1998" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 425. Retrieved 2011-09-22.

[4] "November 7, 2000 - General Election, Iowa Official Results, State Senate" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-07-16. p. 9. Retrieved 2011-09-27.

[5] "Canvass Summary - Final - 2002 General Election (11/5/2002)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-12-02. p. 27. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

[6] Rekow was an incumbent from the 32nd District.

[7] "Canvass Summary - Final - 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 22. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

[8] "Official Results Report - Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 31. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

[9] "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State . Retrieved 2011-09-19.

[10] "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 65. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

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Roger D. Thomas


Member of the IowaHouseofRepresentatives from the 55 district
Incumbent
Assumed office January 13, 2003

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