2012Final results
2012 election for Iowa House District 79
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Guy M. Vander Linden (R) won with 72.0% of the vote, defeating Chris Wilson (D) by 44.2 points.
Guy M. Vander LindenRepublican · winner · incumbent
72.0%10,804
Chris WilsonDemocrat
27.8%4,177
15,010 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