Ralph Watts

{{Infobox officeholder

|name = Ralph Watts

|image = Ralph C. Watts - Official Portrait - 84th GA.jpg

|image_size = 150px

|caption = 84th General Assembly portrait (2011)

|state_house = Iowa

|district = 19th

|term_start = January 13, 2003

|term_end =

|predecessor = Barry Brauns

|successor =

|prior_term = 47th (2003–2013)

|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1944|7|26|mf=y}}

|birth_place = Lovell, Wyoming, U.S.

|party = Republican

|residence = Adel, Iowa

|education = University of Wyoming
Drake University
Creighton University

|occupation = Retired

|profession = Engineer

|signature =

|website = [http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=216 legis.iowa.gov/...]

|footnotes =

}}

Ralph C. Watts (born July 26, 1944) is the Iowa State Representative from the 19th District. A Republican, he has served in the Iowa House of Representatives since 2003. He received his BS from the University of Wyoming and did MBA work at Drake University and at Creighton University.

{{As of|January 2013}}, Watts serves on several committees in the Iowa House – the Appropriations, Commerce, Labor, and State Government committees. He also serves as the chair of the Administration and Regulation Appropriations Subcommittee.

Electoral history

*incumbent

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| 1 = Early 47th District contests

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|election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2002

|election_note = District 47

|election_ref = {{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2002/results/PRI_StateRep.pdf |title=Canvass Summary, 2002 Primary Election 6/4/2002 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |date=2002-07-01 |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=21 }}

|turnout_votes = 1,611

|result =

|winner = Ralph Watts

|winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa

|winner_votes = 1,610

|winner_percent = 99.94%}}

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|election_title = Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2002

|election_note = District 47

|election_ref = {{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2002/results/Canvass%20Summary.pdf |title=Canvass Summary, Final, 2002 General Election 11/5/2002 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |date= |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=31 }}

|turnout_votes = 12,143

|result = (newly redistricted)

|winner = Ralph Watts

|winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa

|winner_votes = 6,812

|winner_percent = 56.10%

|candidate2 = Joe Kelly

|candidate2_party = Iowa Democratic Party

|candidate2_votes = 5,326

|candidate2_percent = 43.86%}}

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|election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2004

|election_note = District 47

|election_ref = {{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2004/primary/PrimaryCanvassSummaryFinal.pdf |title=Canvass Summary, Final, 2004 Primary Election 6/8/2004 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |date= |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page= }}

|turnout_votes = 827

|result =

|winner = Ralph Watts*

|winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa

|winner_votes = 826

|winner_percent = 99.88%}}

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|election_title = Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2004

|election_note = District 47

|election_ref = {{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2004/general/CanvassSummary.pdf |title=Canvass Summary, Final, 2004 General Election 11/2/2004 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |date= |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page= }}

|turnout_votes = 19,653

|result = hold

|winner = Ralph Watts*

|winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa

|winner_votes = 11,462

|winner_percent = 58.32%

|candidate2 = David E. Sande

|candidate2_party = Iowa Democratic Party

|candidate2_votes = 8,182

|candidate2_percent = 41.63%}}

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|election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2006

|election_note = District 47

|election_ref = {{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2006/primary/2006PrimaryElectionOfficialResults.pdf |title=2006 Primary Election, Official Results |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page= }}

|turnout_votes = 546

|result =

|winner = Ralph Watts*

|winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa

|winner_votes = 536

|winner_percent = 98.17%}}

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|election_title = Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2006

|election_note = District 47

|election_ref = {{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/GenOffResults.pdf |title=Official Results Report – Statewide, Election: 2006 General Election-11-07-2006 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |date=2006-11-21 |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=36 }}

|turnout_votes = 16,093

|result = hold

|winner = Ralph Watts*

|winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa

|winner_votes = 8,313

|winner_percent = 51.66%

|candidate2 = Russ Wiesley

|candidate2_party = Iowa Democratic Party

|candidate2_votes = 7,242

|candidate2_percent = 45.00%}}

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|election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2008

|election_note = District 47

|election_ref = {{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2008/OfficialResultsReport2008Primary.pdf |title=Official Results Report – Statewide, 2008 Primary Election-06-03-2008 Party: All |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |date=2008-06-19 |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=168 }}

|turnout_votes = 522

|result =

|winner = Ralph Watts*

|winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa

|winner_votes = 450

|winner_percent = 86.21%}}

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|election_title = Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2008

|election_note = District 47

|election_ref = {{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2008/OfficialCanvass2008General.pdf |title=State of Iowa Official Canvass Summary, November 4, 2008 General Election |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=47 }}

|turnout_votes = 27,625

|result = hold

|winner = Ralph Watts*

|winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa

|winner_votes = 15,111

|winner_percent = 54.70%

|candidate2 = Susan Temere

|candidate2_party = Iowa Democratic Party

|candidate2_votes = 10,256

|candidate2_percent = 37.13%}}

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|election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2010

|election_note = District 47

|election_ref = {{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2010/canvsummary.pdf |title=Official Results Report, 2010 Primary Election held Tuesday, June 8th 2010 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |date=2010-07-01 |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page= }}

|turnout_votes = 4,359

|result =

|winner = Ralph Watts*

|winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa

|winner_votes = 3,302

|winner_percent = 75.75%}}

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|election_title = Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2010

|election_note = District 47

|election_ref = {{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2010/streporr.pdf |title=Official Results Report, General Election held Tuesday, November 2nd 2010 |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |date=2010-11-23 |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=88 }}

|turnout_votes = 21,790

|result = hold

|winner = Ralph Watts*

|winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa

|winner_votes = 13,663

|winner_percent = 62.70%

|candidate2 = Roger Huston

|candidate2_party = Iowa Democratic Party

|candidate2_votes = 6,699

|candidate2_percent = 30.74%}}

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| election_title = Iowa House of Representatives primary elections, 2012

| election_note = District 19

| election_ref = {{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/primary/canvsummary.pdf |title=2012 Primary Election Canvass Summary |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=98 }}

| turnout_votes = 1,628

| result =

| winner = Ralph Watts*

| winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa

| winner_votes = 1,334

| winner_percent = 81.94%

}}

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| election_title = Iowa House of Representatives general elections, 2012

| election_note = District 19

| election_ref = {{Cite web |url=http://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/2012/general/canvsummary.pdf |title=2012 General Election Canvass Summary |publisher=Iowa Secretary of State |accessdate=2013-01-15 |page=65 }}

| turnout_votes = 18,306

| result = (newly redistricted)

| winner = Ralph Watts*

| winner_party = Republican Party of Iowa

| winner_votes = 9,908

| winner_percent = 54.12%

| candidate2 = Kenneth P. Herring

| candidate2_party = Iowa Democratic Party

| candidate2_votes = 7,009

| candidate2_percent = 38.29%

}}

References

External links

[http://www.legis.iowa.gov/legislators/legislator/legislatorAllYears?personID=216 Representative Ralph Watts] official Iowa General Assembly site
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[http://www.followthemoney.org/database/uniquecandidate.phtml?uc=4862 Financial information (state office)] at the National Institute for Money in State Politics
[http://www.iowahouserepublicans.com/members/ralph-watts Profile] at Iowa House Republicans

{{succession box

| title = 47th District

| before = Barry Brauns

| years = 2003–2013

| after = {{nowrap|Chip Baltimore}}

}}

{{succession box

| title = 19th District

| before = Bob Kressig

| years = 2013–present

| after = Incumbent

}}