2012Final results
2012 election for Iowa House District 87
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Dennis M. Cohoon (D) won with 47.2% of the vote, defeating Dan Cahill (Ind) by 11.4 points.
Dennis M. CohoonDemocrat · winner · incumbent
47.2%6,898
Dan CahillIndependent
35.8%5,234
Andrew WilsonRepublican
17.0%2,489
14,627 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