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2014Final results

2014 election for Iowa House District 42

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Peter Cownie (R) won with 60.1% of the vote, defeating Daniel Fessler (D) by 20.3 points.

Peter CownieRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.1%7,419
39.8%4,911
12,354 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+26.12004R+0.92010R+13.22012R+20.32014R+6.62016D+7.72018

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