title: Wes Whitead
text: # Wes Whitead
  
  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 |
  | Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1998 District 1 Turnout: 9,999 | Democratic gain from Republican | 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 |
  | Iowa House of Representatives elections, 1998 District 1 Turnout: 7,600 | Democratic hold | 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 |
  | Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2000 District 1 Turnout: 10,186 | Republican gain from Democratic | 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 |
  | Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2002 District 1 Turnout: 8,045 | Democratic (newly redistricted) | 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 |
  | Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2004 District 1 Turnout: 12,044 | Democratic hold | 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 |
  | Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2006 District 1 Turnout: 8,062 | Democratic hold | 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 |
  | Iowa House of Representatives elections, 2008 District 1 Turnout: 12,254 | Democratic hold | Jeremy Taylor | Republican | 6,093 | 49.7 |
  