2006Final results
2006 election for Iowa House District 81
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
James Vanfossen (R) won with 52.7% of the vote, defeating Lauren M. Phelps (D) by 5.4 points.
James VanfossenRepublican · winner · incumbent
52.7%5,501
Lauren M. PhelpsDemocrat
47.3%4,934
10,435 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