Jim Van Engelenhoven

Jim Van Engelenhoven


Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 71st district 95th (1999 – 2003)
Incumbent
Assumed office January 11, 1999
Preceded by	Harold van Maanen
Personal details
Born	(1943-09-09) September 9, 1943 Oskaloosa, Iowa
Political party	Republican
Spouse(s)	Carol
Children	Carol
Residence	Leighton, Iowa
Religion	Christian Reformed
Website	Van Engelenhoven's website

James L. "Jim" Van Engelenhoven (born September 9, 1943) is the Iowa State Representative from the 71st District. He has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 1999, when he was elected to represent the 95th district. In addition to winning re-election in general election challenges, Van Engelenhoven has won three primary elections (1998, 2008, and 2010), though he went one year (2004) without any primary or general election opponents.

As of September 2011, Van Engelenhoven serves on several committees in the Iowa House - the Ethics, Local Government, Natural Resources, and Transportation committees. His prior political experience includes serving as County Supervisor in Mahaska County from 1992-1998.

Electoral history

*incumbent

District 95 and early District 71 elections (1998 – 2004)

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 1998 ^[1] District 95 Turnout: 3,065	Republican	Jim Van Engelenhoven	Republican	1,348	44.0
		Marty Racheter	Republican	937	30.6
		Bill Augustine	Republican	742	24.2
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1998 ^[2] District 95 Turnout: 9,135	Republican hold	Jim Van Engelenhoven	Republican	6,015	65.8
		Nancy M. Van Zee	Democratic	2,960	32.4
		Gerald Sullivan	Reform	146	1.6
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2000 ^[3] District 95	Republican hold	James L. Van Engelenhoven*	Republican	unopposed
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 ^[4] District 71 Turnout: 10,446	Republican (newly redistricted)	Jim Van Engelenhoven*	Republican	6,470	61.9
	Republican (newly redistricted)	Martin Duffy	Democratic	3,974	38.0
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 ^[5] District 71 Turnout: 937	Republican	Jim Van Engelenhoven*	Republican	776	82.8
	Republican	Donald Zoutte	Republican	161	17.2
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 ^[6] District 71	Republican hold	Jim Van Engelenhoven	Republican	unopposed

Election			Party	Votes	%
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 ^[7] District 71 Turnout: 11,490	Republican hold	Jim Van Engelenhoven*	Republican	6,587	57.3
		Catherine Haustein	Democratic	4,271	37.2
		Steve Woody Fisher	Independent	324	2.8
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008 ^[8] District 71 Turnout: 1,576	Republican	Jim Van Engelenhoven*	Republican	1,074	68.1
	Republican	Marc Held	Republican	410	26.0
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 ^[9] District 71 Turnout: 15,284	Republican hold	Jim Van Engelenhoven*	Republican	9,442	61.6
	Republican hold	Pat VanZante	Democratic	5,829	38.1
Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 ^[10] District 71 Turnout: 3,436	Republican	Jim Van Engelenhoven*	Republican	2,455	71.4
	Republican	Marc Held	Republican	755	22.0
Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 ^[11] District 71 Turnout: 12,270	Republican hold	Jim Van Engelenhoven*	Republican	8,285	67.5
	Republican hold	Pat VanZante	Democratic	3,640	29.7

References

↑ "Iowa Primary Election - June 2, 1998" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 409. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
↑ "Iowa General Election - November 3, 1998" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 432. Retrieved 2011-09-22.
↑ "November 7, 2000 - General Election, Iowa Official Results, State House of Representatives" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-07-16. p. 34. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2002 General Election (11/5/2002)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2002-12-02. p. 36. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2004 Primary Election (6/8/2004)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 43. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Canvass Summary - Final - 2004 General Election (11/2/2004)" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2004-12-06. p. 34. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Official Results Report - Statewide, 2006 General Election 11-07-2006" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2006-11-21. p. 42. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "Official Results Report - Statewide, 2008 Primary Election 06-03-2008 Party:All" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2008-06-19. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
↑ "November 4, 2008 General Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2011-09-19.
↑ "June 8, 2010 Primary Election Results". Iowa Secretary of State. Retrieved 2011-09-25.
↑ "Official Results Report, General Election held November 2, 2010" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. 2010-12-16. p. 112. Retrieved 2011-09-19.

External links

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Profile at Iowa House Republicans

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Preceded by Harold van Maanen	95th District 1999 – 2003	Succeeded by Michael Reasoner
Preceded by Wayne Ford	71st District 2003 – present	Succeeded by Incumbent

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