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2012Final results

2012 election for Iowa House District 81

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Mary Gaskill (D) won with 59.8% of the vote, defeating Bryce Smith (R) by 19.8 points.

Mary GaskillDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.8%7,706
Bryce SmithRepublican
40.0%5,158
12,886 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

EvenR+5.42006D+11.42008D+2.22010D+19.82012D+8.82018R+6.32020

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