2006Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2006 election for Iowa House District 84
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Elesha Gayman (D) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating James Vanfossen (R) by 2.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Elesha GaymanDemocrat · winner
51.3%5,429
James VanfossenRepublican · incumbent
48.7%5,156
10,585 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