2026CalledUnofficial results
2026 election for Iowa House District 42
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Amy Tagliareni (D) won with 55.1% of the vote, defeating Heather Stephenson (R) by 10.2 points.
Amy TagliareniDemocrat · winner
55.1%8,768
Heather StephensonRepublican
44.8%7,137
Write-inOther party
0.1%20
15,925 votes
Source: Iowa Secretary of State unofficial resultsUpdated Nov 7, 2026, 1:35 PM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 2026
The seat's recent races
Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Money in this race
Each line compares the two campaigns on one scale.
Amy TagliareniHeather Stephenson
$9.9K
Raised by the campaign
$9.2K
$1.8K
Spent by the campaign
$2.1K
Campaign money: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board, through May 14, 2026.
Source: Iowa Ethics and Campaign Disclosure Board campaign filingsUpdated May 14, 2026
Pre-election forecast (final, Nov 3)
Our model's last run before Election Day, Nov 3, 2026. It no longer updates.
- Amy Tagliareni
- 91%
- Heather Stephenson
- 9%
- Projected margin
- D+9.5