2000Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2000 election for Iowa House District 64
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Mark Smith (D) won with 51.1% of the vote, defeating Beverly J. Nelsonforbes (R) by 2.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Mark SmithDemocrat · winner
51.1%6,245
Beverly J. NelsonforbesRepublican · incumbent
48.9%5,970
12,215 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