1996Final results
1996 election for Iowa Senate District 46
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Patty Judge (D) won with 61.1% of the vote, defeating Claude Neill (R) by 22.3 points.
Patty JudgeDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.1%14,181
Claude NeillRepublican
38.9%9,012
23,193 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