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2010Final results

2010 election for Iowa House District 45

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) won with 56.4% of the vote, defeating Karin Sevde (R) by 12.9 points.

Beth Wessel-KroeschellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.4%4,396
Karin SevdeRepublican
43.4%3,389
7,800 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+23.92002D+17.92004D+16.42008D+12.92010D+24.62012D+20.62016

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