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2014Final results

2014 election for Iowa House District 18

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Steven Holt (R) won with 69.1% of the vote, defeating Paul Thelen (D) by 38.1 points.

Steven HoltRepublican · winner
69.1%6,405
Paul ThelenDemocrat
30.9%2,867
9,275 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

EvenD+12.12008D+0.32010R+30.82012R+38.12014R+46.52020R+47.72024

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