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2006Final results

2006 election for Iowa House District 83

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Steven N. Olson (R) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Reg Kauffman (D) by 16.8 points.

Steven N. OlsonRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.4%6,488
Reg KauffmanDemocrat
41.6%4,621
11,109 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+15.91998R+13.12002R+21.82004R+16.82006R+12.72008D+27.42012

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