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2004Final results

2004 election for Iowa House District 37

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Jeff Elgin (R) won with 56.1% of the vote, defeating Art Staed (D) by 12.2 points.

Jeff ElginRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.1%9,579
Art StaedDemocrat
43.9%7,493
17,072 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+11.81996R+8.12000R+16.92002R+12.22004D+2.92006R+0.12008

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