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2000Final results

2000 election for Iowa House District 51

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Jeff Elgin (R) won with 57.9% of the vote, defeating Frank V. Reynolds (D) by 15.8 points.

Jeff ElginRepublican · winner
57.9%9,960
42.1%7,238
17,198 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

EvenR+19.31992R+6.11996R+1.41998R+15.82000D+17.32010R+29.22012

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