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2012Final results

2012 election for Iowa House District 29

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Dan Kelley (D) won with 62.3% of the vote, defeating Gabe Swersie (R) by 24.7 points.

Dan KelleyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.3%9,831
Gabe SwersieRepublican
37.6%5,927
15,783 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

EvenD+22.02006D+17.02008D+5.92010D+24.72012D+7.62014D+13.42016

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