1996Final results
1996 election for Iowa Senate District 16
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Lyle E. Zieman (R) won with 57.6% of the vote, defeating Arthur W. Moellering (D) by 15.2 points.
Lyle E. ZiemanRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.6%13,092
Arthur W. MoelleringDemocrat
42.4%9,632
22,724 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