1996Final results
1996 election for Iowa Senate District 20
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Jack Rife (R) won with 59.9% of the vote, defeating Jill Cirivello (D) by 19.7 points.
Jack RifeRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.9%12,813
Jill CirivelloDemocrat
40.1%8,589
21,402 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