1996 general · November 5, 1996
1996 Iowa election results
Every race on Iowa's ballot in the 1996 general election: winners, margins and seats that changed party.
Races132
Changed party19
Unopposed18%24 races
Incumbents defeated13
President
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | Bill Clinton (D) | 10.3 |
U.S. Senate
D 1
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa | Tom Harkin (D) | 5.1 |
U.S. House
D 1 · R 4 · 1 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| IA-1 | James Leach (R) | 7.2 | |
| IA-2 | James Nussle (R) | 7.6 | |
| IA-3 | Leonard L. Boswell (D) | 1.7 | Flipped |
| IA-4 | Greg Ganske (R) | 5.3 | |
| IA-5 | Tom Latham (R) | 31.8 |
Iowa State Senate
D 8 · R 17 · 6 changed party
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | John Redwine (R) | 33.1 | |
| SD-4 | John P. Kibbie (D) | 15.6 | |
| SD-6 | Steve King (R) | 29.1 | |
| SD-8 | James Edward Black (R) | 6.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-10 | Merlin E. Bartz (R) | 23.4 | |
| SD-12 | Donald B. Redfern (R) | 14.2 | |
| SD-14 | Kitty Rehberg (R) | 2.5 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-16 | Lyle E. Zieman (R) | 15.2 | |
| SD-18 | Michael W. Connolly (D) | 26.0 | |
| SD-20 | Jack Rife (R) | 19.7 | |
| SD-22 | Patrick J. Deluhery (D) | 1.1 | |
| SD-24 | Richard F. Drake (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-26 | Mary A. Lundby (R) | 27.2 | |
| SD-28 | Andy McKean (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-30 | Neal C. Schuerer (R) | 4.0 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-32 | Larry McKibben (R) | 9.0 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-34 | Matt McCoy (D) | 37.0 | |
| SD-36 | Elaine Szymoniak (D) | 6.0 | |
| SD-38 | O. Gene Maddox (R) | 29.6 | |
| SD-40 | Jerry Behn (R) | 4.6 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-42 | Michael E. Gronstal (D) | 0.8 | |
| SD-44 | Jeff Angelo (R) | 21.2 | Flipped |
| SD-46 | Patty Judge (D) | 22.3 | |
| SD-48 | H. Kay Hedge (R) | 39.8 | |
| SD-50 | Eugene Fraise (D) | 12.9 |
Iowa House of Representatives
D 46 · R 54 · 12 changed party
Iowa
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner; MIT Election Data and Science Lab