2018Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2018 election for Iowa House District 42
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Kristin Sunde (D) won with 53.8% of the vote, defeating Peter Cownie (R) by 7.7 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Kristin SundeDemocrat · winner
53.8%8,346
Peter CownieRepublican · incumbent
46.1%7,155
15,511 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2018
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET