2012Final resultsIncumbent defeated
2012 election for Iowa House District 56
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Patti Ruff (D) won with 51.0% of the vote, defeating Bob Hager (R) by 2.1 points.
Patti RuffDemocrat · winner
51.0%7,361
Bob HagerRepublican · incumbent
48.9%7,054
14,431 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