2010Flipped from RepublicanFinal results
2010 election for Iowa House District 51
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Dan Muhlbauer (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Daniel D. Dirkx (R) by 17.3 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Dan MuhlbauerDemocrat · winner
58.4%6,410
Daniel D. DirkxRepublican
41.1%4,510
Write-ins and other votesOther party
0.6%63
10,983 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