1982Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1982 election for Iowa House District 96
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Louis J. Muhlbauer (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Frank Crabb (R) by 10.0 points.
Louis J. MuhlbauerDemocrat · winner
55.0%5,229
Frank CrabbRepublican · incumbent
45.0%4,277
9,506 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1982
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET