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1996Final results

1996 election for Iowa House District 2

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Steven H. Warnstadt (D) won with 66.7% of the vote, defeating Douglas A. Lehman (R) by 33.3 points.

Steven H. WarnstadtDemocrat · winner · incumbent
66.7%5,667
33.3%2,835
8,502 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+15.41988D+13.41990D+10.21994D+33.31996D+36.92000D+22.32002

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