2006Final results
2006 election for Iowa House District 47
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Ralph Watts (R) won with 53.4% of the vote, defeating Russ Wiesley (D) by 6.9 points.
Ralph WattsRepublican · winner · incumbent
53.4%8,313
Russ WiesleyDemocrat
46.6%7,242
15,555 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