2014Final results
2014 election for Iowa House District 40
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
John Forbes (D) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Ronda Bern (R) by 11.0 points.
John ForbesDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.4%7,219
Ronda BernRepublican
44.4%5,782
13,021 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