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1996Final results

1996 election for Iowa House District 64

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Beverly J. Nelsonforbes (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Bert Permar (D) by 13.4 points.

Beverly J. NelsonforbesRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.7%6,883
Bert PermarDemocrat
43.3%5,253
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

EvenR+38.91988D+0.41992R+6.11994R+13.41996R+9.51998D+2.32000

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