1996Final results
1996 election for Iowa House District 3
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Christopher Rants (R) won with 64.6% of the vote, defeating Tom Jacobs (D) by 29.2 points.
Christopher RantsRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.6%7,458
Tom JacobsDemocrat
35.4%4,089
11,547 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET