2024Final results
2024 election for Iowa House District 47
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Carter Nordman (R) won with 64.0% of the vote, defeating Joe Shelly (D) by 28.2 points.
Carter NordmanRepublican · winner
64.0%9,956
Joe ShellyDemocrat
35.8%5,570
The same year, the district voted R+43.8 for president; this race was R+28.2.15,551 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
Source: MIT Election Data and Science LabUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 12:13 PM ET