Monica Kurth

Monica Kurth is an American educator and politician.

Monica Kurth
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 98th district
Incumbent
Assumed office 2023
Preceded by	Mary Wolfe
Member of the Iowa House of Representatives from the 89th district
In office 2017–2023
Preceded by	Jim Lykam
Succeeded by	Elinor Levin
Personal details
Born	Cascade, Iowa, U.S.
Political party	Democratic

Kurth is from Davenport, Iowa.^[1] She taught at Scott Community College. In 2017, she won a special election to the Iowa House of Representatives to fill the seat vacated by Jim Lykam for the 89th district. She subsequently won reelection in 2018 and 2020. In 2022 she ran and won in the 98th district. She is a member of the Democratic Party.^[2][3]

Election history

2017

2017 Iowa State House district 89 special election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Monica Kurth	2,081	72.4
	Republican	Michael Gonzales	784	27.3
	Write-in		9	0.3

2018

Kurth ran unopposed in both the primary and general elections 0in 2018.

2020

2020 Iowa State House district 89 election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Monica Kurth	7,967	54.8
	Republican	Sean Hanley	6,159	42.3
	No party	Jonathan Vance	414	2.8
	Write-in		7	0.0

2022

Due to redistricting, Kurth ran in the 98th district in 2022.

2022 Iowa State House district 98 election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Monica Kurth	7,967	92.7
	Write-in		442	7.3