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American politician
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15 April 1933(Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, U.S.A.)
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Biography
Introduction
Wesley "Wes" Whitead (born April 15, 1933) is a former Democratic member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 1st District. He represented the district from 1997 through 2011, with a two-year interruption from 2001 through 2003, when he was defeated by Republican Greg Hoversten. He did not run for re-election in 2010.
During his last term in the Iowa House, Whitead served on the Environmental Protection, Local Government, Natural Resources, and Public Safety committees, as well as serving as vice-chair of the Veterans Affairs committee.
Electoral history
*incumbent
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1998 District 1 Turnout: 9,999 |
Democratic gain from Republican | Wesley Whitead | Democratic | 5,031 | 50.3 | ||
| Ronald W. Nutt* | Republican | 4,951 | 49.5 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1998 District 1 Turnout: 7,600 |
Democratic hold | Wesley Whitead* | Democratic | 4,043 | 53.2 | ||
| Mel Adema | Republican | 3,547 | 46.7 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2000 District 1 Turnout: 10,186 |
Republican gain from Democratic | Greg Hoverstein | Republican | 5,514 | 54.1 | ||
| Wesley Whitead* | Democratic | 4,622 | 45.4 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 District 1 Turnout: 8,045 |
Democratic (newly redistricted) | Wesley Whitead | Democratic | 4,831 | 60.0 | ||
| Keith Radig | Republican | 3,207 | 39.9 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 District 1 Turnout: 12,044 |
Democratic hold | Wesley Whitead* | Democratic | 6,729 | 55.9 | ||
| Keith Radig | Republican | 5,314 | 44.1 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 District 1 Turnout: 8,062 |
Democratic hold | Wesley Whitead* | Democratic | 5,075 | 62.9 | ||
| Jamie Simmons | Republican | 2,980 | 37.0 | ||||
| Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 District 1 Turnout: 12,254 |
Democratic hold | Wesley Whitead* | Democratic | 6,148 | 50.2 | ||
| Jeremy Taylor | Republican | 6,093 | 49.7 | ||||