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1996Final results

1996 election for Iowa House District 48

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Jim Hahn (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Eric Holst (D) by 12.2 points.

Jim HahnRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.1%5,676
Eric HolstDemocrat
43.9%4,443
10,119 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+27.51986R+17.81988R+18.91992R+12.21996R+4.61998R+19.22000

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