2016Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2016 election for Iowa House District 56
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Kristi Hager (R) won with 54.5% of the vote, defeating Patti Ruff (D) by 9.0 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Kristi HagerRepublican · winner
54.5%7,910
Patti RuffDemocrat · incumbent
45.5%6,605
14,525 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2016
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 4:52 AM ET