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2004Final results

2004 election for Iowa House District 45

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Randy R. Woodbury (R) by 17.9 points.

Beth Wessel-KroeschellDemocrat · winner
56.3%7,864
38.4%5,366
Jerry LitzelOther party
5.4%749
13,979 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

EvenD+30.81994D+32.02000D+23.92002D+17.92004D+16.42008D+12.92010

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