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1996Final results

1996 election for Iowa House District 26

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Bill Dotzler (D) won with 54.9% of the vote, defeating Steve Jordan (R) by 9.9 points.

Bill DotzlerDemocrat · winner
54.9%6,655
Steve JordanRepublican
45.1%5,456
12,111 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+6.41990D+16.01992D+20.01994D+9.91996D+21.32006D+26.72008

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