John Landon

John Landon (born March 7, 1950) is the Iowa State Representative from the 37th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2013. Landon was born in State Center, Iowa and resides in Ankeny, Iowa. He has a B.S. in agriculture from Iowa State University.

John Landon
85th General Assembly portrait (2013)
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 37th district
Assumed office
January 14, 2013
Preceded byRenee Schulte
Personal details
Born (1950-03-07) March 7, 1950
State Center, Iowa, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
ResidenceAnkeny, Iowa
Alma materIowa State University
Websitelegis.iowa.gov/...

As of May 2013, Landon serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Commerce, Human Resources, and Transportation committees. He also serves as the vice chair of the Ways and Means committee and as a member of the Capitals Appropriations Subcommittee.

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes %
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 [1]
District 37
Turnout: 2,094		Republican 35% plurality not reached.[lower-alpha 1] Jim RobidouxRepublican71434.10%
Matt DeVries Republican62329.75%
John Landon Republican36617.48%
Jeffrey A. Wright Republican32115.33%
Jacob Mason Republican351.67%
Stacey C. Rogers Republican301.43%
Iowa House of Representatives nominating convention, 2012 [3]
District 37, First Ballot
Turnout: 21		Republican Majority not reached. Matt DeVriesRepublican1047.62%
John Landon Republican1047.62%
Jim Robidoux Republican14.76%
Jeff Wright Republican00.00%
Iowa House of Representatives nominating convention, 2012 [3]
District 37, Second Ballot
Turnout: 21		Republican John LandonRepublican1257.14%
Matt DeVries Republican942.86%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 [4]
District 37
Turnout: 19,036		Republican (newly redistricted) John LandonRepublican11,04258.01%
N. John Boehm Nominated by Petition3,59818.90%

Notes
  1. To win a partisan primary election in Iowa, a candidate must reach a minimum of 35% of the votes cast. When, as here, that threshold is not reached, the nominee is chosen at a party nominating convention.[2]

References
  1. "2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 134. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
  2. Deeth, John (2012-07-19). "This Is Where Your Nomination Went". John Deeth Blog. Retrieved 2013-05-29.
  3. Robinson, Craig (2012-06-18). "John Landon Wins HD37 Nominating Convention". The Iowa REpublican. Retrieved 05-10-2013. Check date values in: |access-date= (help)
  4. "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 83. Retrieved 2013-01-15.
Iowa House of Representatives
Preceded by
Renee Schulte		 37th District
2013–present		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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