Jake Highfill

Jake Highfill
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives
from the 39th district
In office
January 14, 2013 – November 6, 2018
Preceded byDawn Pettengill
Succeeded byKarin Derry
Personal details
Born (1990-03-03) March 3, 1990 (age 36)
Marshalltown, Iowa, U.S.
PartyRepublican
EducationUniversity of Iowa
Websitelegis.iowa.gov/...

Jake Highfill (born March 3, 1990) is the former Iowa State Representative from the 39th District. A Republican, he served in the Iowa House of Representatives from 2013 - 2018. Highfill resides in Johnston, Iowa. He has a bachelor's degree in business from the University of Iowa.

Highfill served on several committees in the Iowa House – the Appropriations, Local Government, and Natural Resources committees. He also served as the vice chair of the State Government committee and was a member of the Education Appropriations Subcommittee. Highfill defeated incumbent Erik Helland, the House majority whip, to win the Republican nomination in 2012.

Highfill was defeated by Democrat Karin Derry in the November 6, 2018, general election.

Electoral history

*incumbent

Election Political result Candidate Party Votes % ±%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2018  
District 39
Turnout: 9,658		Democratic Iowa Democratic Party Karin Derry Democratic9,65849.80%
Jake Highfill* Republican9,35348.30%
Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012  
District 39
Turnout: 19,289		Republican (newly redistricted) Jake Highfill Republican9,21847.79%
Kelsey Clark Democratic8,46643.89%

References

  1. ↑ "Meet the Candidate, Iowa House District 39: Jake Highfill".
  2. ↑ "State Representative".
  3. ↑ "State Representative".
  4. ↑ Sleyster, Sara (June 5, 2012). "Highfill beats incumbent to win Iowa House District 39". Des Moines Register. Gannett Company. Retrieved May 31, 2013.
  5. ↑ "Election Night Reporting".
  6. ↑ "2018 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 138. Retrieved May 24, 2019.
  7. ↑ "2012 General Election Canvass Summary" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. p. 85. Retrieved January 15, 2013.