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2010Final results

2010 election for Iowa House District 47

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Ralph Watts (R) won with 67.0% of the vote, defeating Roger Huston (D) by 34.2 points.

Ralph WattsRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.0%13,663
Roger HustonDemocrat
32.9%6,699
20,390 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

EvenR+16.72004R+6.92006R+19.12008R+34.22010R+4.92012R+24.12014

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