Monica Kurth
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 98th district
Assumed office
2017
Preceded byJim Lykam
Personal details
Political partyDemocratic

Monica Kurth is an American educator and politician.

Kurth is from Davenport, Iowa.[1] She taught at Scott Community College. In 2017, she won a special election to the Iowa House of Representatives to fill the seat vacated by Jim Lykam for the 89th district. She subsequently won reelection in 2018, 2020, and 2022. She is a member of the Democratic Party.[2][3]

Election history

2017

2017 Iowa State House district 89 special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Monica Kurth 2,081 72.4
Republican Michael Gonzales 784 27.3
Write-in 9 0.3

2018

Kurth ran unopposed in both the primary and general elections in 2018.

2020

2017 Iowa State House district 89 special election
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Monica Kurth 7,967 54.8
Republican Sean Hanley 6,159 42.3
No party Jonathan Vance 414 2.8
Write-in 7 0.0

References

  1. ^ Tibbetts, Ed. "Special election Tuesday to fill Iowa House seat". Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  2. ^ "Monica Kurth wins Iowa House race". February 1, 2017. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
  3. ^ Tibbetts, Ed (February 1, 2017). "Empty Iowa House seat filled". The Waterloo-Cedar Falls Courier. Retrieved February 1, 2017.
Iowa House of Representatives Preceded byMary Wolfe 98th District 2023 – present Succeeded byIncumbent Preceded byJim Lykam 89th District 2017 – 2023 Succeeded byElinor Levin


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