Austin Rex Harris (born 1995 or 1996), is an American politician from the state of Iowa. A member of the Republican Party, he was elected to represent the 26th district in the Iowa House of Representatives in the 2022 election.
Early life and education
Harris was born in Moulton, Iowa in 1995 or 1996 and resides there with his family.[1] He attended Moulton-Udell High School.[2] Harris earned an associates degree from Indian Hills Community College.[3]
Political career
After facing Mark Chelgren in the Republican Party primary,[4][5] Harris was elected to the Iowa House of Representatives in the 2022 election, representing the 26th district. He endorsed Nikki Haley for the 2024 Republican Party presidential primaries.[6] Harris won reelection in 2024, defeating Democratic candidate Darcie Whitlow and Libertarian candidate Donald Gier.[7]
Electoral history
2022
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa House primary elections, 2022 [8] District 26 | Republican | Austin Harris | Republican | 1,610 | 54.97 | ||
| Mark Chelgren | Republican | 1,314 | 44.86 | ||||
| Write-ins | Republican | 5 | 0.17 | ||||
| Iowa House general election, 2022 [9] District 26 | Republican | Austin Harris | Republican | 9,635 | 98.46 | ||
| Write-ins | 151 | 1.54 | |||||
2024
| Election | Political result | Candidate | Party | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa House primary elections, 2024 [10] District 26 | Republican | Austin Harris* | Republican | 2,447 | 98.47 | ||
| Write-ins | Republican | 38 | 1.53 | ||||
| Iowa House general election, 2024 [11] District 26 | Republican | Austin Harris* | Republican | 10,842 | 71.48 | ||
| Darcie Whitlow | Democratic | 3,658 | 24.12 | ||||
| Donald Gier | Libertarian | 635 | 4.19 | ||||
| Write-ins | 32 | 02.17 | |||||
References
- ^ "Iowa House 26 candidate: Austin Harris". Ottumwa Courier. 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2022-06-07.
- ^ "Austin Rex Harris | Trump Town". ProPublica. 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ "Iowa House 26 candidate: Austin Harris". Ottumwa Courier. 2022-05-12. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ "Iowa House 26 candidate: Austin Harris". Ottumwa Courier. May 12, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ^ Santibanez-Molina, Leslie (May 17, 2022). "Two Republican candidates seek Iowa House District 26 nomination". KTVO. Retrieved January 18, 2025.
- ^ Austin Harris [@AustinHarrisIA] (2023-02-20). "Nikki Haley is the leader we need in the White House" (Tweet). Retrieved 2023-03-20 – via Twitter.
- ^ Drury, Chad; Ocker, Kyle (November 6, 2024). "GOP appears to expand Iowa legislative majorities". Ottumwa Courier.
- ^ "State of Iowa – Primary Election 2022". Secretary of State of Iowa. 2022-06-07. Retrieved 2022-06-08.
- ^ "State of Iowa – General Election 2022". Secretary of State of Iowa. 2022-11-08. Retrieved 2022-11-09.
- ^ "State of Iowa – Primary Election 2024". Secretary of State of Iowa. 2024-06-04. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
- ^ "State of Iowa – General Election 2024". Secretary of State of Iowa. 2024-11-05. Retrieved 2024-11-06.