1996Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1996 election for Iowa House District 83
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Brad L. Hansen (R) won with 53.6% of the vote, defeating Linda Nelson (D) by 7.1 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Brad L. HansenRepublican · winner
53.6%5,338
Linda NelsonDemocrat · incumbent
46.4%4,626
9,964 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