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1996Final results

1996 election for Iowa House District 39

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Dan Boddicker (R) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Jeanne Cole (D) by 26.0 points.

Dan BoddickerRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.1%7,258
Jeanne ColeDemocrat
36.2%4,225
1.7%203
11,686 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+17.31990R+2.41992R+22.61994R+26.01996R+5.51998R+18.72000

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

The candidates