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2012Final results

2012 election for Iowa House District 12

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Dan Muhlbauer (D) won with 61.0% of the vote, defeating Barney Bornhoft (R) by 22.1 points.

Dan MuhlbauerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
61.0%9,189
Barney BornhoftRepublican
38.9%5,861
15,059 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 2012

Races before and after

EvenR+22.42002R+39.02004R+39.42008D+22.12012R+9.32014R+40.62016

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