2012Final results
2012 election for Iowa House District 19
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Ralph Watts (R) won with 58.5% of the vote, defeating Kenneth P. Herring (D) by 17.1 points.
Ralph WattsRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.5%9,908
Kenneth P. HerringDemocrat
41.4%7,009
16,940 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
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET