43.65 - WHO NOMINATED.
43.65 WHO NOMINATED.
The candidate of each political party for nomination for each
office to be filled by the voters of the entire state, and for each
seat in the United States house of representatives, the Iowa house of
representatives and each seat in the Iowa senate which is to be
filled, who receives the highest number of votes cast by the voters
of that party for that nomination shall be the candidate of that
party for that office in the general election. However, if there are
more than two candidates for any nomination and none of the
candidates receives thirty-five percent or more of the votes cast by
voters of that party for that nomination, the primary is inconclusive
and the nomination shall be made as provided by section 43.78,
subsection 1, paragraph "a", "b" or "c", whichever is
appropriate. Section History: Early Form
[S13, § 1087-a22; C24, 27, 31, 35, 39, § 593; C46, 50, 54, 58,
62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 43.65]
Referred to in § 43.66, 43.67, 43.77
Nomination by convention, § 43.102, 43.109