2014Final results
2014 election for Iowa House District 17
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Matt Windschitl (R) won with 70.6% of the vote, defeating Kenneth Mertes (D) by 41.3 points.
Matt WindschitlRepublican · winner · incumbent
70.6%7,641
Kenneth MertesDemocrat
29.3%3,174
10,819 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 2014
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET