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2004Final results

2004 election for Iowa House District 54

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Christopher Rants (R) won with 58.3% of the vote, defeating Judith K. Peterson (D) by 16.6 points.

Christopher RantsRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.3%8,035
41.7%5,742
13,777 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+32.41988D+11.41996D+17.61998R+16.62004R+15.42008R+33.82010

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