1996Final results
1996 election for Iowa House District 51
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Rosemary R. Thomson (R) won with 53.1% of the vote, defeating Steve Pohlmeyer (D) by 6.1 points.
Rosemary R. ThomsonRepublican · winner
53.1%7,869
Steve PohlmeyerDemocrat
46.9%6,964
14,833 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