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2012Final results

2012 election for Iowa House District 35

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Ako Abdul-Samad (D) won with 73.2% of the vote, defeating Terrance Williams (R) by 46.6 points.

Ako Abdul-SamadDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.2%7,508
26.6%2,727
10,261 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+6.02002R+3.32004R+7.62006R+16.82008D+46.62012D+38.12024

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