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1994Final results

1994 election for Iowa House District 57

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Paul Bell (D) won with 72.5% of the vote, defeating Christopher Washler (R) by 45.0 points.

Paul BellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.5%8,222
27.5%3,121
11,343 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+22.91982R+23.41984D+13.21992D+45.01994R+26.42002R+17.52008

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