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2006Final results

2006 election for Iowa House District 46

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Lisa Heddens (D) won with 63.3% of the vote, defeating John E. Griswold (R) by 29.2 points.

Lisa HeddensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
63.3%8,371
34.1%4,508
Eric CooperLibertarian
2.6%345
13,224 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

EvenD+16.91994D+28.91996D+9.12002D+29.22006D+15.22010D+25.72012

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

The candidates

Lisa Heddens (D)John E. Griswold (R)

Also on the ballot: Eric Cooper (Libertarian), 2.6%