2006 Iowa House of Representatives election

2006 Iowa House of Representatives election
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All 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Pat Murphy Christopher Rants
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 4, 2003 January 4, 2003
Leader's seat 28th district 54th district
Last election 49 51
Seats after 54 46
Seat change Increase 5 Decrease 5
     Republican gain      Democratic gain
     Republican hold      Democratic hold
Speaker of the House before election

Christopher Rants
Republican

Elected Speaker of the House

Pat Murphy
Democratic

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There were two sets of 2006 Iowa House of Representatives elections. The first, the general election, was held on November 7. The second, a special election for District 52, was held on December 12. The representatives-elect from both sets of elections were inaugurated on January 3, 2007. The Iowa House, like the United States House of Representatives, is up for re-election in its entirety every two years. Prior to the elections, the Republicans were in the majority; following inauguration, the Democrats were in the majority – this marked the first time in 42 years that the Democrats had controlled both branches of the Iowa General Assembly and the Governor's Office at the same time.[1]

House composition

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Iowa House: pre-election Seats
  Republican-held 51
  Democratic-held 49
 Total
 100
2006 General Elections
  Democratic held and uncontested 22
  Contested 60
  Republican held and uncontested 18
 Total
 100
2006 Special Election
  Contested 1
 Total
 1
Iowa House: post-elections Seats
  Democratic-held 54
  Republican-held 46
 Total
 100

General election results

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Final results from the Iowa Secretary of State:[2]
* indicates incumbent[3]

District 1

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2006 House District 1 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Wesley Whitead* 5,079 63.0%
Republican Jamie Simmons 2,980 37.0%
Total votes 8,062 100.0%

District 2

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2006 House District 2 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Roger F. Wendt* 4,212 98.9%
Total votes 4,259 100.0%

District 3

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2006 House District 3 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Chuck Soderberg* 7,806 99.8%
Total votes 7,825 100.0%

District 4

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2006 House District 4 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dwayne Alons* 9,743 99.7%
Total votes 9,768 100.0%

District 5

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2006 House District 5 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Royd E. Chambers* 7,736 81.6%
Total votes 9,484 100.0%

District 6

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2006 House District 6 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mike May* 8,281 73.1%
Total votes 11,331 100.0%

District 7

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2006 House District 7 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Marcella R. Frevert* 7,335 74.2%
Total votes 9,880 100.0%

District 8

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2006 House District 8 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Dolores M. Mertz* 8,142 75.5%
Total votes 10,783 100.0%

District 9

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2006 House District 9 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic McKinley Bailey 5,685 54.7%
Republican George S. Eichhorn* 4,610 44.3%
Total votes 10,396 100.0%

District 10

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2006 House District 10 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dave Deyoe 6,358 52.5%
Democratic Susan R. Radke 5,678 46.9%
Total votes 12,103 100.0%

District 11

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2006 House District 11 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Henry V. Rayhons* 5,933 55.1%
Democratic Ann Fairchild 4,388 40.8%
Total votes 10,768 100.0%

District 12

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2006 House District 12 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Linda Upmeyer* 8,014 79.7%
Total votes 10,051 100.0%

District 13

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2006 House District 13 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Bill Schickel* 5,433 51.0%
Democratic Alan Steckman 4,616 43.4%
Independent Gary van Horn 540 5.1%
Total votes 10,644 100.0%

District 14

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2006 House District 14 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mark A. Kuhn* 8,154 75.3%
Independent Darwin J. Rieman 1,338 12.4%
Total votes 10,829 100.0%

District 15

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2006 House District 15 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Brian J. Quirk* 7,147 67.7%
Republican David Kraft 3,184 30.2%
Total votes 10,556 100.0%

District 16

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2006 House District 16 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Chuck Gipp* 5,782 59.3%
Democratic Thomas Hansen 3,960 40.6%
Total votes 9,747 100.0%

District 17

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2006 House District 17 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Pat Grassley 6,553 55.5%
Democratic Alek Wipperman 5,039 42.7%
Total votes 11,798 100.0%

District 18

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2006 House District 18 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Andrew Wenthe 6,160 56.0%
Republican David Lalk* 4,783 43.5%
Total votes 11,004 100.0%

District 19

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2006 House District 19 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bob Kressig* 5,174 50.5%
Republican Matt Reisetter 5,065 49.4%
Total votes 10,243 100.0%

District 20

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2006 House District 20 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Doris J. Kelley 6,344 51.5%
Republican David Wieland 5,947 48.3%
Total votes 12,308 100.0%

District 21

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2006 House District 21 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Tami Wiencek 4,802 51.5%
Democratic Don Shoultz* 4,504 48.3%
Total votes 9,318 100.0%

District 22

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2006 House District 22 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Deborah L. Berry* 5,985 77.1%
Republican Michael Anthony 1,759 22.6%
Total votes 7,767 100.0%

District 23

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2006 House District 23 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dan Rasmussen* 5,716 51.4%
Democratic Pete McRoberts 5,217 46.9%
Total votes 11,131 100.0%

District 24

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2006 House District 24 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Roger Thomas* 7,820 99.5%
Total votes 7,858 100.0%

District 25

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2006 House District 25 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Thomas J. Schueller* 6,355 59.9%
Republican David Bevan Kendell 3,971 37.7%
Total votes 10,606 100.0%

District 26

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2006 House District 26 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Polly Bukta* 5,536 59.6%
Republican Lester A. Shields 3,595 38.7%
Total votes 9,281 100.0%

District 27

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2006 House District 27 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Pam Jochum* 7,405 70.7%
Republican John Hulsizer, Jr. 2,739 26.1%
Total votes 10,477 100.0%

District 28

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2006 House District 28 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Pat Murphy* 7,417 72.5%
Total votes 10,231 100.0%

District 29

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2006 House District 29 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ro Foege* 8,055 59.9%
Republican Emma Nemecek 5,145 38.3%
Total votes 13,442 100.0%

District 30

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2006 House District 30 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Dave Jacoby* 9,639 74.3%
Total votes 12,981 100.0%

District 31

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2006 House District 31 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Raymond Zirkelbach* 8,447 74.4%
Total votes 11,352 100.0%

District 32

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2006 House District 32 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Steven F. Lukan* 8,183 66.5%
Democratic Tom Avenarius 3,913 31.8%
Total votes 12,313 100.0%

District 33

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2006 House District 33 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Dick Taylor* 6,760 99.5%
Total votes 6,796 100.0%

District 34

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2006 House District 34 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Todd Taylor* 7,312 66.9%
Republican David Gochenouer 3,608 33.0%
Total votes 10,929 100.0%

District 35

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2006 House District 35 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Kraig Paulsen* 7,083 53.8%
Democratic Jan Kvach 6,085 46.2%
Total votes 13,174 100.0%

District 36

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2006 House District 36 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Swati A. Dandekar* 6,987 52.6%
Republican Nick Wagner 6,302 47.4%
Total votes 13,293 100.0%

District 37

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2006 House District 37 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Art Staed 6,462 51.4%
Republican Andy Anderson 6,097 48.5%
Total votes 12,569 100.0%

District 38

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2006 House District 38 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tyler Olson 7,148 64.7%
Republican Don Palmer 3,894 35.3%
Total votes 11,045 100.0%

District 39

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2006 House District 39 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Dawn Pettengill* 6,365 56.3%
Republican Connie Jacobsen 4,759 42.1%
Total votes 11,296 100.0%

District 40

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2006 House District 40 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Lance J. Horbach* 6,249 54.8%
Democratic Sharon Owens 4,994 43.8%
Total votes 11,404 100.0%

District 41

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2006 House District 41 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Paul Bell* 7,303 63.4%
Republican Adam Vandall 4,215 36.6%
Total votes 11,524 100.0%

District 42

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2006 House District 42 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Geri Huser* 8,493 98.0%
Total votes 8,663 100.0%

District 43

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2006 House District 43 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mark Smith* 7,097 73.4%
Total votes 9,664 100.0%

District 44

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2006 House District 44 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Polly Granzow* 5,559 50.4%
Democratic Tim Hoy 5,298 48.0%
Total votes 11,027 100.0%

District 45

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2006 House District 45 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Beth Wessel-Kroeschell* 5,473 98.7%
Total votes 5,544 100.0%

District 46

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2006 House District 46 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Lisa Heddens* 8,371 63.3%
Republican John E. Griswold 4,508 34.1%
Libertarian Eric Cooper 345 2.6%
Total votes 13,227 100.0%

District 47

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2006 House District 47 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Ralph Watts* 8,313 51.7%
Democratic Russ Wiesley 7,242 45.0%
Total votes 16,093 100.0%

District 48

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2006 House District 48 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Donovan Olson* 6,145 61.2%
Republican Charles Braun 3,856 38.4%
Total votes 10,046 100.0%

District 49

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2006 House District 49 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Helen Miller* 7,709 79.2%
Total votes 9,732 100.0%

District 50

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2006 House District 50 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican David A. Tjepkes* 5,493 54.5%
Democratic Lynne R. Gentry 4,351 43.2%
Total votes 10,073 100.0%

District 51

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2006 House District 51 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Rod Roberts* 6,564 91.6%
Total votes 7,167 100.0%

District 52

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2006 House District 52 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Mary Lou Freeman* 0 [4] 100.0%
Total votes 0 [4] 100.0%

District 53

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2006 House District 53 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dan Huseman* 7,465 99.6%
Total votes 7,494 100.0%

District 54

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2006 House District 54 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Christopher Rants* 5,959 97.2%
Total votes 6,129 100.0%

District 55

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2006 House District 55 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Clarence C. Hoffman* 6,297 77.0%
Total votes 8,177 100.0%

District 56

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2006 House District 56 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Matt W. Windschitl 4,993 50.3%
Democratic Nancy Bleth 4,436 45.3%
Total votes 9,803 100.0%

District 57

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2006 House District 57 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jack Drake* 7,255 73.5%
Total votes 9,870 100.0%

District 58

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2006 House District 58 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Clel Baudler* 7,428 86.3%
Total votes 8,611 100.0%

District 59

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2006 House District 59 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dan Clute 7,250 57.8%
Democratic Jim Sammler 5,293 42.2%
Total votes 12,554 100.0%

District 60

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2006 House District 60 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Libby Jacobs* 7,849 98.2%
Total votes 7,990 100.0%

District 61

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2006 House District 61 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jo Oldson* 7,893 66.6%
Republican David Payer 3,945 33.3%
Total votes 11,852 100.0%

District 62

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2006 House District 62 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Bruce Hunter* 6,040 98.8%
Total votes 6,112 100.0%

District 63

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2006 House District 63 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Scott Raecker* 9,607 98.5%
Total votes 9,755 100.0%

District 64

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2006 House District 64 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Janet Petersen* 8,561 98.5%
Total votes 8,690 100.0%

District 65

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2006 House District 65 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Wayne W. Ford* 5,405 98.0%
Total votes 5,514 100.0%

District 66

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2006 House District 66 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Ako Abdul-Samad 3,459 61.0%
Republican Jack Whitver 1,566 27.6%
Independent Jeff Johannsen 398 7.0%
Libertarian Brett Blanchfield 225 4.0%
Total votes 5,672 100.0%

District 67

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2006 House District 67 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kevin McCarthy* 5,656 60.6%
Republican Steven Inman 3,191 34.2%
Independent Brian McLain 487 5.2%
Total votes 9,339 100.0%

District 68

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2006 House District 68 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Rick L. Olson* 6,472 98.4%
Total votes 6,577 100.0%

District 69

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2006 House District 69 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Walt Tomenga* 8,758 55.2%
Democratic John Calhoun 7,108 44.8%
Total votes 15,876 100.0%

District 70

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2006 House District 70 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Carmine Boal* 10,945 98.1%
Total votes 11,156 100.0%

District 71

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2006 House District election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jim Van Engelenhoven* 6,587 57.3%
Democratic Catherine Haustein 4,271 37.2%
Independent Steve Woody Fisher 324 2.8%
Total votes 11,490 100.0%

District 72

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2006 House District 72 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Richard D. Arnold* 6,117 59.9%
Democratic Buzz Malone 3,833 37.6%
Total votes 10,206 100.0%

District 73

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2006 House District 73 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jodi Tymeson* 7,523 58.3%
Democratic Maxine R. Bussanmas 5,084 39.4%
Total votes 12,899 100.0%

District 74

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2006 House District 74 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mark Davitt* 6,439 51.4%
Republican Doug Shull 5,802 46.3%
Total votes 12,531 100.0%

District 75

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2006 House District 75 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Eric J. Palmer 5,728 52.7%
Republican Danny C. Carroll* 5,037 46.3%
Total votes 10,869 100.0%

District 76

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2006 House District 76 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Betty R. De Boef* 5,819 53.5%
Democratic Christopher L. Montross 4,598 42.3%
Total votes 10,871 100.0%

District 77

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2006 House District 77 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mary Mascher* 6,236 79.7%
Total votes 7,823 100.0%

District 78

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2006 House District 78 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Vicki Lensing* 11,000 80.5%
Total votes 13,669 100.0%

District 79

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2006 House District 79 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jeff Kaufmann* 6,311 62.5%
Democratic Clara Oleson 3,745 37.1%
Total votes 10,101 100.0%

District 80

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2006 House District 80 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Nathan K. Reichert* 5,245 59.9%
Republican R. Greg Orr 3,421 39.0%
Total votes 8,761 100.0%

District 81

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2006 House District 81 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Jamie Van Fossen* 5,501 51.1%
Democratic Lauren M. Phelps 4,934 45.9%
Total votes 10,760 100.0%

District 82

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2006 House District 82 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Linda J. Miller 6,931 54.1%
Independent Joe Hutter*[5] 3,307 25.8%
Total votes 12,818 100.0%

District 83

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2006 House District 83 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Steven Olson* 6,488 56.5%
Democratic Reg. Kauffman 4,621 40.3%
Total votes 11,477 100.0%

District 84

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2006 House District 84 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Elesha Gayman 5,429 50.1%
Republican Jim Van Fossen* 5,156 47.6%
Total votes 10,839 100.0%

District 85

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2006 House District 85 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Jim Lykam* 5,623 54.3%
Republican Roby Smith 4,515 43.6%
Total votes 10,355 100.0%

District 86

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2006 House District 86 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Cindy L. Winckler* 4,598 69.1%
Republican Susie Bell 1,792 26.9%
Total votes 6,657 100.0%

District 87

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2006 House District 87 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Thomas R. Sands* 5,118 55.0%
Democratic Andrew Hoth 4,148 44.5%
Total votes 9,312 100.0%

District 88

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2006 House District 88 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Dennis M. Cohoon* 7,201 99.3%
Total votes 7,251 100.0%

District 89

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2006 House District 89 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Sandra H. Greiner* 5,756 54.9%
Democratic Mark Nolte 4,606 43.9%
Total votes 10,488 100.0%

District 90

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2006 House District 90 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic John Whitaker* 7,827 78.9%
Total votes 9,919 100.0%

District 91

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2006 House District 91 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Dave Heaton* 6,726 71.9%
Total votes 9,355 100.0%

District 92

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2006 House District 92 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Philip Wise* 6,532 74.7%
Total votes 8,746 100.0%

District 93

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2006 House District 93 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Mary Gaskill* 7,210 99.1%
Total votes 7,273 100.0%

District 94

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2006 House District 94 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Kurt Swaim* 6,052 64.1%
Republican Kevin Wiskus 3,377 35.8%
Total votes 9,436 100.0%

District 95

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2006 House District 95 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Michael J. Reasoner* 6,316 63.6%
Republican George Barber 3,499 35.2%
Total votes 9,934 100.0%

District 96

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2006 House District 96 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Cecil Dolecheck* 7,312 99.2%
Total votes 7,374 100.0%

District 97

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2006 House District 97 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Richard Anderson* 6,464 94.7%
Total votes 6,825 100.0%

District 98

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2006 House District 98 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Greg Forristall 6,570 60.7%
Democratic Sally Vitamvas 3,858 35.7%
Total votes 10,817 100.0%

District 99

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2006 House District 99 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Doug L. Struyk* 3,466 53.0%
Democratic Will Reger 2,926 44.7%
Total votes 6,539 100.0%

District 100

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2006 House District 100 election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Paul Shomshor* 3,568 51.8%
Republican Scott A. Bell 3,211 46.6%
Total votes 6,890 100.0%

Special election results

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Final results from KCCI Channel 8 – Des Moines:[6]

District 52

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2006 House District 52 special election[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Gary Worthan 2,003
Democratic Kate Logan 791
Total votes

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "State of Iowa – Senate Journal – Monday, January 8, 2007". State of Iowa. January 7, 2007. p. 1. Retrieved July 5, 2007.[permanent dead link‍]
  2. ^ "Official Results Report – Statewide" (PDF). Iowa Secretary of State. November 21, 2006. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 15, 2007. Retrieved July 4, 2007.
  3. ^ "Members of the Iowa House: Eighty-First General Assembly". Iowa General Assembly. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
  4. ^ a b c Incumbent Representative Mary Lou Freeman died on September 5, 2006, before the general election. Gary Worthan, a Republican, won a special election for her seat in the House. "Our Campaigns – Candidate – Mary Lou Freeman". www.ourcampaigns.com. September 6, 2006. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2007. "Republicans Hold Onto Iowa House Seat". KCCI Channel 8 – Des Moines. December 14, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2007.
  5. ^ Hutter, the incumbent, was serving in the House as a Republican. He ran as an independent following a primary defeat by Miller. "Scott County voters get ready to head to the polls on Tuesday". The North Scott Press. January 11, 2006. Archived from the original on July 14, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
  6. ^ "Republicans Hold Onto Iowa House Seat". KCCI Channel 8 – Des Moines. December 14, 2006. Archived from the original on September 27, 2007. Retrieved July 9, 2007.
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