2020Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
2020 election for Iowa House District 81
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Cherielynn Westrich (R) won with 53.0% of the vote, defeating Mary Gaskill (D) by 6.3 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Cherielynn WestrichRepublican · winner
53.0%6,684
Mary GaskillDemocrat · incumbent
46.8%5,894
12,600 votes
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2020
Races before and after
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Oct 1, 2026, 10:09 AM ET