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1996Final results

1996 election for Iowa House District 4

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Ralph Klemme (R) won with 69.5% of the vote, defeating John Lynott (D) by 39.0 points.

Ralph KlemmeRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.5%7,745
John LynottDemocrat
30.5%3,402
11,147 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+9.91982R+11.31988R+16.11992R+39.01996R+64.22008R+64.02020

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