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1996Final results

1996 election for Iowa House District 11

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

James A. Meyer (R) won with 55.6% of the vote, defeating Harlan Meyer (D) by 11.2 points.

James A. MeyerRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.6%5,979
Harlan MeyerDemocrat
44.4%4,770
10,749 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 1996

Races before and after

EvenD+23.11982D+47.01986D+33.31988R+11.21996R+6.91998R+15.02006

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