2012Final results
2012 election for Iowa House District 71
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Mark Smith (D) won with 59.2% of the vote, defeating Allen Burt (R) by 18.6 points.
Mark SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.2%7,911
Allen BurtRepublican
40.7%5,431
13,352 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