1996Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
1996 election for Iowa House District 89
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Steve Richardson (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating John King (R) by 24.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Steve RichardsonDemocrat · winner
62.0%7,604
John KingRepublican
38.0%4,651
12,255 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