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2012Final results

2012 election for Iowa House District 99

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Pat Murphy (D) won with 59.6% of the vote, defeating Paul Kern (R) by 19.3 points.

Pat MurphyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.6%10,098
Paul KernRepublican
40.3%6,822
16,933 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+8.42006R+3.32008R+10.62010D+19.32012D+21.52014D+20.72018

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