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1996Final results

1996 election for Iowa House District 74

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Libby Jacobs (R) won with 67.2% of the vote, defeating Fred Hicks (D) by 34.5 points.

Libby JacobsRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.2%9,532
Fred HicksDemocrat
32.8%4,646
14,178 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

EvenD+29.41988D+22.31990R+38.01994R+34.51996D+5.22006R+0.92008

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