2012Final results
2012 election for Iowa House District 30
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Joe Riding (D) won with 52.0% of the vote, defeating Jim Carley (R) by 4.3 points.
Joe RidingDemocrat · winner
52.0%8,764
Jim CarleyRepublican
47.8%8,044
16,844 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