1996Final results
1996 election for Iowa House District 56
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Jerry Welter (R) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Peter B. Thurman (D) by 34.8 points.
Jerry WelterRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.4%8,179
Peter B. ThurmanDemocrat
32.6%3,957
12,136 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