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2018 election for Iowa House District 44

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Kenan Judge (D) won with 51.7% of the vote, defeating Anna Bergman (R) by 5.6 points, a seat Republicans won last time.

Kenan JudgeDemocrat · winner
51.7%11,169
Anna BergmanRepublican
46.1%9,959
Gabriel ThomsonLibertarian
2.2%469
21,607 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

EvenR+2.42006R+7.02008R+36.32010R+16.52012D+5.62018D+7.32020

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 6:17 AM ET

The candidates

Kenan Judge (D)Anna Bergman (R)

Also on the ballot: Gabriel Thomson (Libertarian), 2.2%