2012Final results
2012 election for Iowa House District 51
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Josh Byrnes (R) won with 64.5% of the vote, defeating Eric S. Hungerford (D) by 29.2 points.
Josh ByrnesRepublican · winner · incumbent
64.5%9,714
Eric S. HungerfordDemocrat
35.4%5,324
15,049 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