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2010Final results

2010 election for Iowa House District 28

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Pat Murphy (D) won with 51.8% of the vote, defeating Paul Kern (R) by 3.6 points.

Pat MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
51.8%5,188
Paul KernRepublican
48.1%4,825
10,022 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

EvenD+36.42000D+32.12004D+38.52008D+3.62010R+11.02012R+23.82014

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