Senate District 21
Registration: D 15551, R 12321, N 9912, total 37840, D +3230
Incumbent: Matt McCoy, D-Des Moines; holdover seat
McCoy
gets to hold over till 2014 on polarized turf, split into a Democratic
half and a Republican half and less Democratic than his old seat. But he had plenty to spare and is still on solid ground.
The Democratic side is more Democratic than the Republican side is
Republican, and Republican co-incumbent Pat Ward was announcing her move
west by noon on Map Day.
House District 41
Registration: D 9358, R 4964, N 4274, total 18626, D +4394
Incumbent: Jo Oldson, D-Des Moines
Oldson
won won with 65% in 2010, which is about her usual margin. The lines
change little for Oldson, and increase her Democratic margin slightly. GOP opponent Clarke Davidson describes himself as a Ron Paul Republican Occupier. I describe him as a Some Dude.
July 19 Campaign Finance Report: Oldson for State Representative, (Davidson did not form a committee)
House District 42
Registration: D 6193, R 7357, N 5638, total 19214, R +1164
Incumbent: Peter Cownie, R-West Des Moines
Put an asterisk on this one: Democrat Mike McRae of Des Moines
filed, but announced he was dropping out for health reasons after being
injured in a accident. But that dropout has still not happened, and his
name is still on the list.
That would make two Cownie opponents
dropping out in a row. Alan Koslow left the race late in 2010, saying it
was impossible to compete with Cownie financially. He won 34% as a name
on the ballot with a D after it. Cownie had defeated Koslow 55%-42% in
2008 when the seat was open.
The district stays pretty much the same: most of the Polk part of West Des Moines. The old district had 200 more Republicans.
July 19 Campaign Finance Report: Cownie for Statehouse
Senate District 21, House District 41 & 42: District of the Day 1 - 5/23/2011 | District of the Day 2 - 3/16/2012
The worst.
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Friday, March 16, 2012
District Of The Day Reboot: Iowa Senate District 21, Iowa House District 41 & 42
Senate District 21
Registration: D 17763, R 13556, N 11318, total 42717, D +4207
Incumbent: Matt McCoy, D-Des Moines; holdover seat
This Senate district shifts a house district to the west. Half is still in southwest Des Moines. The old district went east, into Bruce Hunter's solid Democratic south side area. But this time the mappers went westward into West Des Moines. This meant a two-senator pair with Democrat Matt McCoy and Republican Pat Ward, the only pair-up in Polk.
It's polarized turf, split into a Democratic half and a Republican half. The Democratic side is more Democratic than the Republican side is Republican, and Ward immediately, on Map Day before the plan was even passed, announced that she'd move.
McCoy sees a significant loss in his partisan edge, which drops by more than 4,500. But he had plenty to spare and is still on solid ground. McCoy was re-elected easily in 2010 against a perennial candidate, anti-abortion extremist Dave Leach, and holds over till 2014.
Campaign finance reports: Committee to Elect Matt McCoy
House District 41
Registration: D 10745, R 5548, N 5029, total 21369, D +5197
Incumbent: Jo Oldson, D-Des Moines
Oldson won a three way primary for this seat in the last remapping year, 2002. She won with 65% in 2010, which is about her usual margin.The lines change little for Oldson, and increase her Democratic margin slightly. She cedes a little territory on the east to Hunter and has very clean boundaries on three sides: city limits, county line and Fleur. On the north the line stays close to University with just a little corner of Drake.
Clarke Davidson, a Ron Paul Republican Occupier, is challenging Oldson.
Campaign finance reports: Oldson for State Representative
House District 42
Registration: D 7018, R 8008, N 6289, total 21348, R +990
Incumbent: Peter Cownie, R-West Des Moines
Cownie was unopposed for the GOP nomination in 2008 when Libbie Jacobs retired. He beat Democrat Alan Koslow 55%-42% in the general, with a Libertarian pulling 3%. It was a two-way race in 2010. But Koslow dropped out late, too late to get off the ballot, saying it was impossible to compete with Cownie financially. He won 34% as a name on the ballot with a D after it.
The D on the ballot this year belongs to Mike McRae of Des Moines, who is either a Drake law student or recent grad.
The district stays pretty much the same: most of the Polk part of West Des Moines, with a similar chunk in the north lopped off and put into Chris Hagenow's Clive district. The old district had 200 more Republicans.
Interestingly, geographically more than politically, Cownie picks up the tiny northwest corner of Warren County. West Des Moines annexed across the Polk-Warren line during the decade; Cownie gets that and the metropolis of Cumming.
Campaign finance reports: Cownie for Statehouse
Original post 5/23/2011 Statewide Map: Front | Back (with City Insets) | Old Senate, House
Registration: D 17763, R 13556, N 11318, total 42717, D +4207
Incumbent: Matt McCoy, D-Des Moines; holdover seat
This Senate district shifts a house district to the west. Half is still in southwest Des Moines. The old district went east, into Bruce Hunter's solid Democratic south side area. But this time the mappers went westward into West Des Moines. This meant a two-senator pair with Democrat Matt McCoy and Republican Pat Ward, the only pair-up in Polk.
It's polarized turf, split into a Democratic half and a Republican half. The Democratic side is more Democratic than the Republican side is Republican, and Ward immediately, on Map Day before the plan was even passed, announced that she'd move.
McCoy sees a significant loss in his partisan edge, which drops by more than 4,500. But he had plenty to spare and is still on solid ground. McCoy was re-elected easily in 2010 against a perennial candidate, anti-abortion extremist Dave Leach, and holds over till 2014.
Campaign finance reports: Committee to Elect Matt McCoy
House District 41
Registration: D 10745, R 5548, N 5029, total 21369, D +5197
Incumbent: Jo Oldson, D-Des Moines
Oldson won a three way primary for this seat in the last remapping year, 2002. She won with 65% in 2010, which is about her usual margin.The lines change little for Oldson, and increase her Democratic margin slightly. She cedes a little territory on the east to Hunter and has very clean boundaries on three sides: city limits, county line and Fleur. On the north the line stays close to University with just a little corner of Drake.
Clarke Davidson, a Ron Paul Republican Occupier, is challenging Oldson.
Campaign finance reports: Oldson for State Representative
House District 42
Registration: D 7018, R 8008, N 6289, total 21348, R +990
Incumbent: Peter Cownie, R-West Des Moines
Cownie was unopposed for the GOP nomination in 2008 when Libbie Jacobs retired. He beat Democrat Alan Koslow 55%-42% in the general, with a Libertarian pulling 3%. It was a two-way race in 2010. But Koslow dropped out late, too late to get off the ballot, saying it was impossible to compete with Cownie financially. He won 34% as a name on the ballot with a D after it.
The D on the ballot this year belongs to Mike McRae of Des Moines, who is either a Drake law student or recent grad.
The district stays pretty much the same: most of the Polk part of West Des Moines, with a similar chunk in the north lopped off and put into Chris Hagenow's Clive district. The old district had 200 more Republicans.
Interestingly, geographically more than politically, Cownie picks up the tiny northwest corner of Warren County. West Des Moines annexed across the Polk-Warren line during the decade; Cownie gets that and the metropolis of Cumming.
Campaign finance reports: Cownie for Statehouse
Original post 5/23/2011 Statewide Map: Front | Back (with City Insets) | Old Senate, House
Monday, May 23, 2011
District of the Day: Senate District 21, House Districts 41 and 42
District of the Day: Senate District 21, House Districts 41 and 42
Senate District 21
Registration: D 17192, R 12056, N 10551, total 39887, D+ 5136
Incumbent: Matt McCoy, D-Des Moines
This Senate district shifts a house district to the west. Half is still in southwest Des Moines. The old district went east, into Bruce Hunter's solid Democratic south side area. But this time the mappers went westward into West Des Moines. This meant a two-senator pair with Democrat Matt McCoy and Republican Pat Ward, the only pair-up in Polk. It's polarized turf, split into a Democratic half and a Republican half. The Democratic side is more Democratic than the Republican side is Republican, and Ward immediately, on Map Day before the plan was even passed, announced that she'd move. More on that tomorrow.
McCoy sees a significant loss in his partisan edge, which drops by more than 4,500. But he had plenty to spare and is still on solid ground. McCoy holds over till 2014. He was re-elected easily in 2010 against a perennial candidate, abortion eliminationist Dave Leach.
House District 41
Registration: D 10532, R 4924, N 4731, total 20,240, D+ 5608
Incumbent: Jo Oldson, D-Des Moines
Oldson, 54, won a three way primary for this seat in the last remapping year, 2002. She won with 65% last year, which is about her usual margin.
The lines change little for Oldson, and increase her Democratic margin slightly. She cedes a little territory on the east to Hunter and has very clean boundaries on three sides: city limits, county line and Fleur. On the north the line stays close to University with just a little corner of Drake. She's the legislator most likely to get a presidential campaign visit in the district: the airport is in her lines.
House District 42
Registration: D 6660, R 7132, N 5820, total 19647, R+ 472
Incumbent: Peter Cownie, R-West Des Moines
Cownie was unopposed for the GOP nomination in 2008 when Libbie Jacobs retired. He beat Democrat Alan Koslow 55%-42% in the general, with a Libertarian pulling 3%. It was a two-way race in 2010. But Koslow dropped out late, too late to get off the ballot, saying it was impossible to compete with Cownie financially. He won 34% as a name on the ballot with a D after it.
The district stays pretty much the same: most of the Polk part of West Des Moines, with a similar chunk in the north lopped off and put into Chris Hagenow's Clive district. Interestingly, geographically more than politically, Cownie picks up the tiny northwest corner of Warren County. West Des Moines annexed across the Polk-Warren line during the decade; Cownie gets that and the metropolis of Cumming.
The old district had 200 more Republicans. Cownie has been cautious in this swingy suburban territory, as one of four house Republicans who declined to cosponsor the anti-marriage equality amendment (he voted for it in the end). That might help him in a general election but hurt him in a primary. Cownie, 31, may have higher ambitions, but as with many Polk County politicos he may have to wait in line.
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