1996Final results
1996 election for Iowa House District 42
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
James Vanfossen (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Lauren M. Phelps (D) by 14.3 points.
James VanfossenRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.1%5,768
Lauren M. PhelpsDemocrat
42.9%4,325
10,093 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