1996Final results

1996 election for Iowa Senate District 4

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

John P. Kibbie (D) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Dan Payne (R) by 15.6 points.

John P. KibbieDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.8%13,810
Dan PayneRepublican
42.2%10,074
23,884 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

EvenR+37.91988D+21.21992D+15.61996D+22.92000D+20.02004R+5.72012

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