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1996Final results

1996 election for Iowa Senate District 34

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Matt McCoy (D) won with 68.5% of the vote, defeating Chuck Austin (R) by 37.0 points.

Matt McCoyDemocrat · winner
68.5%13,262
Chuck AustinRepublican
31.5%6,102
19,364 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+36.91980D+13.61984D+16.31988D+37.01996D+29.62008D+22.52012

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