2008Final results
2008 election for Iowa House District 96
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Cecil Dolecheck (R) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Dennis R. Cooper (D) by 19.6 points.
Cecil DolecheckRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.8%7,840
Dennis R. CooperDemocrat
40.2%5,269
13,109 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 2008
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET