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2006Final results

2006 election for Iowa House District 48

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Donovan Olson (D) won with 61.4% of the vote, defeating Charles Braun (R) by 22.9 points.

Donovan OlsonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.4%6,145
Charles BraunRepublican
38.6%3,856
10,001 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

EvenR+19.22000D+1.92002D+12.92004D+22.92006R+0.22010R+10.42012

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