2006Final results
2006 election for Iowa House District 26
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Polly Bukta (D) won with 60.6% of the vote, defeating Lester A. Shields (R) by 21.3 points.
Polly BuktaDemocrat · winner · incumbent
60.6%5,536
Lester A. ShieldsRepublican
39.4%3,595
9,131 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 2006
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET