2012Final results
2012 election for Iowa Senate District 42
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Rich Taylor (D) won with 50.6% of the vote, defeating Larry W. Kruse (R) by 6.0 points.
Rich TaylorDemocrat · winner
50.6%15,058
Larry W. KruseRepublican
44.6%13,281
Michael D. GarmoeOther party
4.7%1,396
29,762 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