2006Final results
2006 election for Iowa House District 59
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Dan Clute (R) won with 57.8% of the vote, defeating Jim Sammler (D) by 15.6 points.
Dan CluteRepublican · winner
57.8%7,250
Jim SammlerDemocrat
42.2%5,293
12,543 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