2012Final results
2012 election for Iowa House District 45
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Beth Wessel-Kroeschell (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Dane Nealson (R) by 24.6 points.
Beth Wessel-KroeschellDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.2%8,699
Dane NealsonRepublican
34.6%5,081
Eric CooperLibertarian
6.0%888
14,694 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