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1994Final results

1994 election for Iowa House District 71

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Tom Baker (D) won with 60.8% of the vote, defeating David Payer (R) by 21.5 points.

Tom BakerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.8%4,937
David PayerRepublican
39.2%3,189
8,126 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

EvenD+24.51982D+41.81986D+35.71992D+21.51994D+22.91996R+23.92002

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