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2024Final results

2024 election for Iowa House District 56

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Mark Thompson (R) won with 74.1% of the vote, defeating Kyle Kruse (D) by 48.4 points.

Mark ThompsonRepublican · winner
74.1%11,167
Kyle KruseDemocrat
25.7%3,876
The same year, the district voted R+45.1 for president; this race was R+48.4.15,066 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

EvenR+48.42024R+45.12024 Pres.R+39.42026

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)