Wesley Whitead | |
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Member of the
Iowa House of Representatives from the 1st district | |
In office January 13, 2003 – January 9, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Gregory Hoversten |
Succeeded by | Jeremy Taylor |
In office January 13, 1997 – January 7, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Ronald Nutt |
Succeeded by | Gregory Hoversten |
Personal details | |
Born | Wesley Edward Whitead April 15, 1933 Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | February 22, 2024 Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. | (aged 90)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Donna |
Residence | Sioux City, Iowa |
Website | Representative Whitead |
Wesley Edward Whitead (April 15, 1933 – February 22, 2024) was an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 1st District. [1] He represented the district from 1997 through 2011, with a two-year interruption from 2001 through 2003, when he was defeated by Republican Greg Hoversten. He did not run for re-election in 2010. [2]
During his last term in the Iowa House, Whitead served on the Environmental Protection, Local Government, Natural Resources, and Public Safety committees, as well as serving as vice-chair of the Veterans Affairs committee.
Whitead died on February 22, 2024, at the age of 90. [3]
*incumbent
Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1998
[4] District 1 Turnout: 9,999 | Democratic gain from Republican | Wesley Whitead | Democratic | 5,031 | 50.3 | ||
Ronald W. Nutt* | Republican | 4,951 | 49.5 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1998
[5] District 1 Turnout: 7,600 | Democratic hold | Wesley Whitead* | Democratic | 4,043 | 53.2 | ||
Mel Adema | Republican | 3,547 | 46.7 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2000
[6] District 1 Turnout: 10,186 | Republican gain from Democratic | Greg Hoverstein | Republican | 5,514 | 54.1 | ||
Wesley Whitead* | Democratic | 4,622 | 45.4 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002
[7] District 1 Turnout: 8,045 | Democratic (newly redistricted) | Wesley Whitead | Democratic | 4,831 | 60.0 | ||
Keith Radig | Republican | 3,207 | 39.9 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004
[8] District 1 Turnout: 12,044 | Democratic hold | Wesley Whitead* | Democratic | 6,729 | 55.9 | ||
Keith Radig | Republican | 5,314 | 44.1 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006
[9] District 1 Turnout: 8,062 | Democratic hold | Wesley Whitead* | Democratic | 5,075 | 62.9 | ||
Jamie Simmons | Republican | 2,980 | 37.0 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008
[10] District 1 Turnout: 12,254 | Democratic hold | Wesley Whitead* | Democratic | 6,148 | 50.2 | ||
Jeremy Taylor | Republican | 6,093 | 49.7 |
Wesley Whitead | |
---|---|
Member of the
Iowa House of Representatives from the 1st district | |
In office January 13, 2003 – January 9, 2011 | |
Preceded by | Gregory Hoversten |
Succeeded by | Jeremy Taylor |
In office January 13, 1997 – January 7, 2001 | |
Preceded by | Ronald Nutt |
Succeeded by | Gregory Hoversten |
Personal details | |
Born | Wesley Edward Whitead April 15, 1933 Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. |
Died | February 22, 2024 Sioux City, Iowa, U.S. | (aged 90)
Political party | Democratic |
Spouse | Donna |
Residence | Sioux City, Iowa |
Website | Representative Whitead |
Wesley Edward Whitead (April 15, 1933 – February 22, 2024) was an American politician who was a Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 1st District. [1] He represented the district from 1997 through 2011, with a two-year interruption from 2001 through 2003, when he was defeated by Republican Greg Hoversten. He did not run for re-election in 2010. [2]
During his last term in the Iowa House, Whitead served on the Environmental Protection, Local Government, Natural Resources, and Public Safety committees, as well as serving as vice-chair of the Veterans Affairs committee.
Whitead died on February 22, 2024, at the age of 90. [3]
*incumbent
Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1998
[4] District 1 Turnout: 9,999 | Democratic gain from Republican | Wesley Whitead | Democratic | 5,031 | 50.3 | ||
Ronald W. Nutt* | Republican | 4,951 | 49.5 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1998
[5] District 1 Turnout: 7,600 | Democratic hold | Wesley Whitead* | Democratic | 4,043 | 53.2 | ||
Mel Adema | Republican | 3,547 | 46.7 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2000
[6] District 1 Turnout: 10,186 | Republican gain from Democratic | Greg Hoverstein | Republican | 5,514 | 54.1 | ||
Wesley Whitead* | Democratic | 4,622 | 45.4 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002
[7] District 1 Turnout: 8,045 | Democratic (newly redistricted) | Wesley Whitead | Democratic | 4,831 | 60.0 | ||
Keith Radig | Republican | 3,207 | 39.9 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004
[8] District 1 Turnout: 12,044 | Democratic hold | Wesley Whitead* | Democratic | 6,729 | 55.9 | ||
Keith Radig | Republican | 5,314 | 44.1 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006
[9] District 1 Turnout: 8,062 | Democratic hold | Wesley Whitead* | Democratic | 5,075 | 62.9 | ||
Jamie Simmons | Republican | 2,980 | 37.0 | ||||
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008
[10] District 1 Turnout: 12,254 | Democratic hold | Wesley Whitead* | Democratic | 6,148 | 50.2 | ||
Jeremy Taylor | Republican | 6,093 | 49.7 |