Iowa State House District 61
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Timi Brown-Powers Democratic (not a candidate in 2026) · Member list as of Oct 28
Vincent CollisDemocraticLucas HewittIndependent
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general (different candidates): Timi Brown-Powers (D) 97.7
- Last election
- Timi Brown-Powers (Democratic) was unopposed, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
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Rep. Timi Brown-Powers is running for Iowa State Senate District 31.
- Vincent CollisDemocratic
- Lucas HewittIndependent
Source: sos.iowa.gov (PDF), dated Aug 19
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History (28 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 9,445
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTimi Brown-PowersWon Democratic 9,23097.7% Scattered write-ins Write-in 2152.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,634
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTimi Brown-PowersWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,44074.6% LibertarianJohn Bothwell Libertarian 2,11824.5% Scattered write-ins Write-in 760.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,837
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTimi Brown-PowersWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,58997.5% Scattered write-ins Write-in 2482.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,596
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTimi Brown-PowersWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,596100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,358
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTimi Brown-PowersWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,20698.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1521.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,295
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticTimi Brown-PowersWon Democratic 5,50359.2% RepublicanNathan Bolton Republican 3,78240.7% Scattered write-ins Write-in 100.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,680
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticAnesa KajtazovicWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,60270.2% RepublicanLyn Tackett Republican 4,06329.7% Scattered write-ins Write-in 150.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,232
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJo OldsonWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,94364.9% RepublicanDarlene Blake Republican 4,27434.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 150.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,732
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJo OldsonWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,51966.9% RepublicanEric Kohlsdorf Republican 5,21333.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,838
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJo OldsonWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,89366.7% RepublicanDavid Payer Republican 3,94533.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,806
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJo OldsonWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,33959.1% RepublicanJoe Grandanette Republican 6,46740.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,366
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJo OldsonWon Democratic 6,52052.7% RepublicanBetty Grundberg(incumbent) Republican 5,84647.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,666
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJane GreimannWon Democratic 6,32154.2% RepublicanSteve Halloran Republican 5,06443.4% LibertarianEric E. Cooper Libertarian 2812.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,822
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCecelia BurnettWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,02068.2% RepublicanTom Harpham Republican 2,80231.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,501
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCecelia BurnettWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,21662.7% RepublicanRichard C. Woods Republican 4,05735.3% OtherCharles Connolly Other 2282.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,441
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticCecelia BurnettWon Democratic 4,95952.5% RepublicanJohn B. Parks Republican 4,48247.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,508
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJohnie HammondWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,508100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,428
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticClay SpearWon(incumbent) Democratic 5,23662.1% RepublicanBernard B. Hesse IV Republican 3,19237.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,634
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticClay SpearWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,02766.1% RepublicanEd Robinson Republican 3,60633.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,600
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticClay SpearWon(incumbent) Democratic 5,04258.6% RepublicanJohn M. Wright Republican 3,55841.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,444
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticClay SpearWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,444100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,725
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticClay SpearWon(incumbent) Democratic 5,725100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,084
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRichard ByerlyWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,01756.9% RepublicanDon Mendenhall Republican 6,06743.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,284
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRich ByerlyWon(incumbent) Democratic 5,12661.9% RepublicanDon Mendenhall Republican 3,15838.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,120
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRich ByerlyWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,84567.4% RepublicanDwight H. Thompson Republican 4,27532.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,004
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRichard ByerlyWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,53172.5% RepublicanRita Herlein Republican 2,47327.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,407
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRichard ByerlyWon Democratic 7,15957.7% RepublicanJames R. Maggert Republican 5,24742.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,950
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1970 to 1971)
Iowa House of Representatives District 61, 1970 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDon D. AltWon(incumbent) Republican 6,21562.5% DemocraticVirginia Watkins Democratic 3,48535.0% OtherWilliam A. Rocap Jr. Other 1561.6% IndependentPhyllis J. Paine Independent 940.9%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1970 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Iowa State House District 61, election results 1970 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/ia/house/61. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ia/sldl:61
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026