2000Final results
2000 election for Iowa House District 56
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Gene Manternach (R) won with 52.4% of the vote, defeating David L. Gilchrist (D) by 4.9 points.
Gene ManternachRepublican · winner
52.4%7,090
David L. GilchristDemocrat
47.6%6,429
13,519 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET