1996Final results
1996 election for Iowa House District 61
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Cecelia Burnett (D) won with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Richard C. Woods (R) by 27.5 points.
Cecelia BurnettDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.7%7,216
Richard C. WoodsRepublican
35.3%4,057
Charles ConnollyReform
2.0%228
11,501 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