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2010Final results

2010 election for Iowa House District 46

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Lisa Heddens (D) won with 56.3% of the vote, defeating Chad R. Steenhoek (R) by 15.2 points.

Lisa HeddensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.3%8,002
41.2%5,850
Tyler PaulyLibertarian
2.5%350
14,203 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+28.91996D+9.12002D+29.22006D+15.22010D+25.72012R+11.22022

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

The candidates

Lisa Heddens (D)Chad R. Steenhoek (R)

Also on the ballot: Tyler Pauly (Libertarian), 2.5%