1996Final results
1996 election for Iowa House District 36
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Pat Murphy (D) won with 69.8% of the vote, defeating Kimberly A. Nelson (R) by 39.5 points.
Pat MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
69.8%8,072
Kimberly A. NelsonRepublican
30.2%3,498
11,570 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