Electoral History
*incumbent
District 76 elections (1998 – 2000)| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 1998 District 76 Turnout: 2,677 |
Republican | Scott Raecker | Republican | 1,924 | 71.9 | ||
| Lon Anderson | Republican | 752 | 28.1 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1998 District 76 Turnout: 14,066 |
Republican hold | Scott Raecker | Republican | 7,834 | 55.7 | ||
| Michele Soria | Democratic | 6,226 | 44.3 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2000 District 76 Turnout: 18,865 |
Republican hold | Scott Raecker* | Republican | 11,150 | 59.1 | ||
| Mike Harkin | Democratic | 7,692 | 40.7 | ||||
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 District 63 |
Republican (newly redistricted) | Scott Raecker* | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 District 63 Turnout: 17,549 |
Republican hold | Scott Raecker* | Republican | 11,408 | 65.0 | ||
| Dan Scannell | Democratic | 6,125 | 34.9 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 District 63 |
Republican hold | Scott Raecker* | Republican | unopposed | |||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 District 63 Turnout: 18,542 |
Republican hold | Scott Raecker* | Republican | 11,265 | 60.8 | ||
| Nita Garvin | Democratic | 7,251 | 39.1 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2010 District 63 Turnout: 15,590 |
Republican hold | Scott Raecker* | Republican | 9,543 | 61.2 | ||
| John E. Sachs | Democratic | 5,227 | 33.5 | ||||
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