Mark Lofgren | |
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Member of the Iowa Senate from the 48th district | |
Assumed office January 9, 2017 | |
Preceded by | Chris Brase |
Constituency | District 48 - (2023-Present) District 46 - (2017-2023) |
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 91st district | |
In office January 10, 2011 – January 11, 2015 | |
Preceded by | Nathan Reichert |
Succeeded by | Gary Carlson |
Personal details | |
Born | Muscatine, Iowa, U.S. | June 26, 1961
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Paula |
Children | Four |
Residence(s) | Muscatine, Iowa, U.S. |
Education | Muscatine Community College University of Iowa |
Website | legis.iowa.gov/... |
Mark Lofgren (born June 26, 1961) is a member of the Iowa Senate, representing the 46th district. He was elected in 2016, defeating incumbent Democratic Senator Chris Brase.[1]
He previously served as a member of the Iowa House of Representatives from 2011-2015 [2] before giving up his seat for an unsuccessful bid for the Republican candidate for the Iowa's 2nd congressional district
Electoral history
[edit]Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 [3] District 80 Turnout: 9,488 | Republican gain from Democratic | Mark Lofgren | Republican | 5,458 | 57.53% | ||
Nathan Reichert* | Democratic | 4,014 | 42.31% | ||||
Write-In | 16 | 0.17% | |||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2012 [4] District 91 Turnout: 13,958 | Republican hold | Mark Lofgren* | Republican | 7,426 | 53.20% | ||
John Dabeet | Democratic | 6,511 | 46.65% | ||||
Write-In | 21 | 0.15% | |||||
United States House of Representatives Republican primary election, 2014 [5] District 2 Turnout: 30,475 | Republican | Mariannette Miller-Meeks | Republican | 15,043 | 49.36% | ||
Mark Lofgren | Republican | 11,634 | 38.18% | ||||
Matthew Waldren | Republican | 3,746 | 12.29% | ||||
Write-In | Republican | 52 | 0.17% | ||||
Iowa State Senate elections, 2016 [6] District 46 Turnout: 29,230 | Republican gain from Democratic | Mark Lofgren | Republican | 16,576 | 56.71% | ||
Chris Brase* | Democratic | 12,615 | 43.16% | ||||
Write-In | 39 | 0.13% |
References
[edit]- ^ Wenger, Emily (November 8, 2016). "Lofgren takes Iowa Senate District 46 for Republicans". Quad-City Times. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- ^ "Senator Mark S. Lofgren". www.legis.iowa.gov. Retrieved September 30, 2023.
- ^ "2010 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 77. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- ^ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 137. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- ^ "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 10. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
- ^ "2016 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 62. Retrieved January 25, 2017.