1994Final results
1994 election for Iowa House District 56
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Jerry Welter (R) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Peter B. Thurman (D) by 40.5 points.
Jerry WelterRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.2%7,124
Peter B. ThurmanDemocrat
29.8%3,019
10,143 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET