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1996Final results

1996 election for Iowa House District 85

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Hubert Houser (R) won with 84.6% of the vote, defeating Dale V. Dresher (Ref) by 69.2 points.

Hubert HouserRepublican · winner · incumbent
84.6%8,495
15.4%1,545
10,040 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+29.91984D+33.01986D+42.71988D+33.91990R+30.62000D+16.62002

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