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2006Final results

2006 election for Iowa Senate District 23

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Herman Quirmbach (D) won with 57.4% of the vote, defeating Linda Livingston (R) by 14.9 points.

Herman QuirmbachDemocrat · winner · incumbent
57.4%11,782
42.6%8,735
20,517 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

EvenD+28.41982D+36.11986D+12.02002D+14.92006D+5.72010D+18.22014

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