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1994Final results

1994 election for Iowa House District 16

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Clifford Branstad (R) won with 66.2% of the vote, defeating Jack Niewald (D) by 32.5 points.

Clifford BranstadRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.2%6,802
Jack NiewaldDemocrat
33.8%3,467
10,269 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 1994

Races before and after

EvenR+7.71988R+21.11990R+24.31992R+32.51994R+9.01996R+25.31998

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET