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2004Final results

2004 election for Iowa House District 83

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Steven N. Olson (R) won with 60.9% of the vote, defeating Jim King (D) by 21.8 points.

Steven N. OlsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.9%8,998
Jim KingDemocrat
39.1%5,780
14,778 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+7.11996R+15.91998R+13.12002R+21.82004R+16.82006R+12.72008

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