1996Final results
1996 election for Iowa Senate District 48
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
H. Kay Hedge (R) won with 69.9% of the vote, defeating John A. Peterson (D) by 39.8 points.
H. Kay HedgeRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.9%15,325
John A. PetersonDemocrat
30.1%6,606
21,931 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