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1996Final results

1996 election for Iowa House District 17

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Russell W. Teig (R) won with 66.3% of the vote, defeating Donald L. Siders (D) by 32.6 points.

Russell W. TeigRepublican · winner · incumbent
66.3%7,715
33.7%3,920
11,635 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

EvenR+38.51990R+18.51992R+26.01994R+32.61996R+28.81998R+13.12006

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