1996Final results
1996 election for Iowa Senate District 12
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Donald B. Redfern (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Michael James Carroll (D) by 14.2 points.
Donald B. RedfernRepublican · winner
57.1%13,692
Michael James CarrollDemocrat
42.9%10,286
23,978 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