2006 Iowa House of Representatives election

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| ← 2004 | November 7, 2006 | 2008 →

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All 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives
51 seats needed for a majority
|   | Majority party  | Minority party

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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  |  5  |  5

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Republican gain      Democratic gain
Republican hold      Democratic hold

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| 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

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| 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
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Iowa House: post-elections | Seats

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| Democratic-held  | 54
| Republican-held  | 46
Total
| 100

## Predictions

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Source  | Ranking  | As of

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Rothenberg[2] | Tossup  | November 4, 2006

## General election results

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Final results from the Iowa Secretary of State:[3]
* indicates incumbent[4]

### District 1

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2006 House District 1 election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Mary Lou Freeman*  | 0 [5] | 100.0%  |
Total votes  | 0 [5] | 100.0%  |

### District 53

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2006 House District 53 election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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|
|

| 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  | %  | ±%

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|
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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Linda J. Miller | 6,931  | 54.1%  |
| Independent | Joe Hutter*[6] | 3,307  | 25.8%  |
Total votes  | 12,818  | 100.0%  |

### District 83

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2006 House District 83 election  Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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|
|

| 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  | %  | ±%

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|
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| 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  | %  | ±%

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|
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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| 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  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Paul Shomshor*  | 3,568  | 51.8%  |
| Republican | Scott A. Bell  | 3,211  | 46.6%  |
Total votes  | 6,890  | 100.0%  |

## Special election results

[edit]

Final results from KCCI Channel 8 – Des Moines:[7]

### District 52

[edit]

2006 House District 52 special election[5] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Republican | Gary Worthan | 2,003  |  |
| Democratic | Kate Logan  | 791  |  |
Total votes  |  |  |

## See also

[edit]

* Iowa Senate
* Iowa House of Representatives
* Iowa Senate elections, 2006
* Iowa General Assembly
* Political party strength in U.S. states

## References

[edit]

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. ^ Jacobson, Louis (November 4, 2006). "State Legislature Ratings". www.insideelections.com. Retrieved August 19, 2024.
3. ^ "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.
4. ^ "Members of the Iowa House: Eighty-First General Assembly". Iowa General Assembly. Archived from the original on July 20, 2011. Retrieved July 12, 2007.
5. ^ 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.
6. ^ 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.
7. ^ "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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