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2000Final results

2000 election for Iowa House District 45

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Vicki Lensing (D) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Paul Heyn (R) by 32.0 points.

Vicki LensingDemocrat · winner
64.5%7,851
Paul HeynRepublican
32.5%3,955
3.0%371
12,177 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 2000

Races before and after

EvenD+6.21980D+10.81992D+30.81994D+32.02000D+23.92002D+17.92004

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

The candidates

Vicki Lensing (D)Paul Heyn (R)

Also on the ballot: William H. Garrett Jr. (Independent), 3.0%