Electoral History
*incumbent
Early 47th District contests
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| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
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| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008 District 47 |
Republican | Ralph Watts* | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2008 District 47 Turnout: 27,625 |
Republican hold | Ralph Watts* | Republican | 15,111 | 54.70% | ||
| Susan Temere | Democratic | 10,256 | 37.13% | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010 District 47 |
Republican | Ralph Watts* | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010 District 47 Turnout: 21,790 |
Republican hold | Ralph Watts* | Republican | 13,663 | 62.70% | ||
| Roger Huston | Democratic | 6,699 | 30.74% | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012 District 19 |
Republican | Ralph Watts* | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012 District 19 Turnout: 18,306 |
Republican (newly redistricted) | Ralph Watts* | Republican | 9,908 | 54.12% | ||
| Kenneth P. Herring | Democratic | 7,009 | 38.29% | ||||
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