2010Final results
2010 election for Iowa House District 71
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
James L. Vanengelenhoven (R) won with 69.4% of the vote, defeating Pat Vanzante (D) by 38.9 points.
James L. VanengelenhovenRepublican · winner · incumbent
69.4%8,285
Pat VanzanteDemocrat
30.5%3,640
11,942 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