2006Final results
2006 election for Iowa House District 79
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Jeff Kaufmann (R) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Clara Oleson (D) by 25.5 points.
Jeff KaufmannRepublican · winner · incumbent
62.8%6,311
Clara OlesonDemocrat
37.2%3,745
10,056 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