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2014Final results

2014 election for Iowa House District 26

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Scott Ourth (D) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating James L. Butler (R) by 8.0 points.

Scott OurthDemocrat · winner · incumbent
53.9%6,725
James L. ButlerRepublican
45.9%5,726
12,472 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+26.72008D+4.62010D+4.32012D+8.02014D+8.02016D+11.02018

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