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2012Final results

2012 election for Iowa House District 46

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Lisa Heddens (D) won with 62.8% of the vote, defeating Stephen Quist (R) by 25.7 points.

Lisa HeddensDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.8%8,830
Stephen QuistRepublican
37.0%5,209
14,067 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+9.12002D+29.22006D+15.22010D+25.72012R+11.22022R+10.32024

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