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2012Final results

2012 election for Iowa House District 61

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Anesa Kajtazovic (D) won with 70.2% of the vote, defeating Lyn Tackett (R) by 40.5 points.

Anesa KajtazovicDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.2%9,602
Lyn TackettRepublican
29.7%4,063
13,680 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+18.22004D+33.42006D+33.72008D+30.02010D+40.52012D+18.52014

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