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2012Final results

2012 election for Iowa House District 89

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Jim Lykam (D) won with 67.4% of the vote, defeating Bill Edmond (R) by 34.9 points.

Jim LykamDemocrat · winner · incumbent
67.4%10,357
Bill EdmondRepublican
32.5%4,992
15,370 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+11.12006D+1.12008R+10.62010D+34.92012D+12.42020D+64.42022

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