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2014Final results

2014 election for Iowa House District 71

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Mark Smith (D) won with 55.0% of the vote, defeating Jane A. Jech (R) by 10.0 points.

Mark SmithDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.0%5,300
Jane A. JechRepublican
44.9%4,334
9,644 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

EvenR+23.72008R+38.92010D+18.62012D+10.02014D+16.92018D+12.22020

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