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2024Final results

2024 election for Iowa House District 23

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Bubba Sorensen (R) won with 72.1% of the vote, defeating Karen Varley (D) by 44.3 points.

Bubba SorensenRepublican · winner
72.1%12,837
Karen VarleyDemocrat
27.7%4,939
The same year, the district voted R+42.0 for president; this race was R+44.3.17,812 votes

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 2024

Races before and after

EvenD+5.32008R+1.92010R+42.52016R+32.32018R+44.32024R+34.22026

Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET