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2012Final results

2012 election for Iowa House District 32

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Ruth Ann Gaines (D) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Joe Corbin (R) by 44.3 points.

Ruth Ann GainesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
72.1%8,073
Joe CorbinRepublican
27.8%3,109
11,195 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+24.12004R+35.32006R+36.32008D+44.32012D+40.02016D+43.42018

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