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2006 election for Iowa House District 9

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

McKinley Bailey (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating George S. Eichhorn (R) by 10.4 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

McKinley BaileyDemocrat · winner
55.2%5,685
George S. EichhornRepublican · incumbent
44.8%4,610
10,295 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+27.41990R+17.42002R+15.42004D+10.42006D+10.62008R+6.82010

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