2010Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2010 election for Iowa House District 23
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Daniel J. Rasmussen (R) won with 50.9% of the vote, defeating Gene Ficken (D) by 1.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Daniel J. RasmussenRepublican · winner
50.9%5,596
Gene FickenDemocrat · incumbent
49.0%5,388
10,993 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET