June
6, 2006 Primary Election
Final official results.
Polls open 7 a.m. to 9 p.m. Vote at regular
polling places. Voters must be affiliated with one of the two
recognized political parties in Iowa (Democratic and Republican); any voter may
declare or change party affiliation at any time including Election Day.
In a primary election, no candidates are elected. Instead, voters who
are affiliated with the recognized political parties nominate their
candidates to run in the November 7 general election.
Dates and Deadlines
Offices to appear on ballot
Links to more information on each office including nomination petitions and
requirements.
- Federal office: US Representative, 2nd Congressional
District
- Statewide offices: Governor,
Attorney General, Auditor, Secretary of Agriculture,
Secretary of State, Treasurer
- State Legislature: State Senate (3 of 4
Johnson County districts), State House of Representatives (all 6 Johnson
County districts)
- County Offices: Attorney, Recorder,
Treasurer, Board of Supervisors (2 seats)
- Note: Beginning this year, township clerks and trustees will be elected as
nonpartisan officials in the November general election and will no longer appear on the primary ballot.
(House File 222, 6/12/2005)
FEDERAL OFFICE
US Representative, 2nd Congressional District. Two year term.
Filing Period: February 27-March 17 with
Secretary of State.
Qualifications: Age 25+, US Citizen 7 Years, Iowa Resident
(do not have to
live in district)
Signature requirements:
1. 1% of total vote for
the party's 2004 presidential candidate.
- Democratic Party: 1,716 signatures
- Republican Party: 1,360 signatures
2. 2% of total vote for party's 2004 presidential candidate in at least half of the
counties in the district. Signature
Requirements by County, 2nd District (Iowa Secretary of State, .pdf)
STATEWIDE OFFICES
All terms 4 years. Filing Period: February 27-March 17 with
Secretary of State
Governor
Qualifications: Age 30+, US Citizen 2 years and IA
resident 2 Years
Signature Requirements:
1. 0.5% of the total
vote for the candidate's party in the last general election.
- Democratic Party: 3,709 signatures
- Republican Party: 3,760 signatures
2. 1% of the total vote for the candidate's
party in each of at least ten counties.
Note: In the November general election, the governor and
lieutenant governor are elected as a team. Candidates for Lieutenant
Governor are officially nominated by state party conventions after the
primary, and do not appear on the primary ballot. Some candidates have
named their intended running mate, but this is unofficial and not required.
Other statewide offices
- Attorney General
- Auditor
- Secretary of Agriculture
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- Secretary of State
- Treasurer
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Qualifications: Age 18+, US Citizen, IA
resident
Signature Requirements: 1,000 signatures, including at least 50 signatures in each of at least
ten counties.
STATE LEGISLATURE
Links to district maps.
State Senate: All odd-numbered districts. Johnson County: Districts
15, 39,
45. Four year terms.
(Sen. Hahn, District 40, elected to 4 year term in 2004 and not
on 2006 ballot.)
State House of Representatives: All 100 seats statewide. 6 seats in Johnson
County: Districts 29,
30, 77,
78, 79,
89. Two year terms.
Qualifications: US Citizen, 1 Year In State,
60 Days In District
(as of general election date 11/7/06). Age 25+ for Senate, 21+
for House.
Filing Period: February 27-March 17 with
Secretary of State
Signature Requirements: Signatures from within district:
minimum 100 for Senate, 50 for House.
COUNTY OFFICES
All terms 4 years.
- Attorney
- Treasurer
- Recorder
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- Board of Supervisors: Two seats
(currently held by Mike
Lehman and Sally Stutsman)
(Supervisors Harney, Neuzil and Sullivan elected to 4 year
terms in 2004 and not on ballot in 2006.)
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Qualifications: Age 18+, US Citizen, County Resident.
Board of Supervisors: Registered voter in county when sworn in.
Filing Period: March 6 - 29 with County Auditor
Signature Requirements: Minimum of 100 signatures
from the county.
Inconclusive Primaries and Special
Nominating Conventions
The Code of Iowa (43.52) states that a candidate must win 35% of the
vote to win a party nomination. If no candidate wins 35% in a primary,
the primary is inconclusive and the political party must hold a nominating
convention.
In a contest where more than one candidate is to be nominated, the Code
specifies a formula based on votes cast:
- votes for the candidate / ((votes for all candidates plus write
ins)/(number of seats to be nominated))
The Board of Supervisors is the only contest in this primary in which more
than one candidate will be nominated.
Parties may also nominate candidates by convention to
fill ballot vacancies. The deadline is 81 days before the general election for
legislative, statewide and federal offices (August 18, 2006) and 69 days
before the election (August 30, 2006) for county offices.
Candidates for lieutenant governor have been nominated by state party
conventions since 1990, when the constitutional amendment requiring candidates
for governor and lieutenant governor to run as a team took effect.
Candidates not
representing official parties
In order to earn and maintain official political party status, a party must
win 2 percent of the vote for president or governor in each general election (Code
of Iowa, 43.2). At present, only the Democratic and Republican parties
qualify, though other groups have held party status in recent years.
Candidates representing parties without official party status, or who
wish to run with no party designation, do not participate in the primary
election. Instead, they may file through the "nomination by
petition" process in order to appear on the November 7 general election ballot. Filing
dates:
In Johnson County, candidates for county office running with no
party or representing parties without official status may file a declaration
of intent to file candidacy and be included on candidate lists prior to the
August filing period.
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