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2004Final results

2004 election for Iowa House District 61

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Jo Oldson (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Joe Grandanette (R) by 18.2 points.

Jo OldsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.1%9,339
Joe GrandanetteRepublican
40.9%6,467
15,806 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+36.51998D+10.82000D+5.52002D+18.22004D+33.42006D+33.72008

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