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2004Final results

2004 election for Iowa House District 18

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

David Lalk (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Stephen R. Milder (D) by 9.0 points.

David LalkRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.5%7,685
45.5%6,411
14,096 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 2004

Races before and after

EvenR+43.01998R+26.22000R+4.32002R+9.02004D+12.62006D+12.12008

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