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Iowa › Iowa House of Representatives · State legislature · November 3, 2026 · Updated Oct 16, 2026
Iowa House District 71
Sam Wooden has no major-party opponent.
Sam Wooden has no major-party opponent.
The candidates
The district
Lean D+10: how much more Democratic or Republican than the nation it votes for president.
Presidential vote
Precinct results re-aggregated to the current district lines.
Who lives here
- Population
- 27,905
- People per km²
- 786
- Adults with a B.A.+
- 37%
- White, no degree
- 53%of adults
- White 81%
- Hispanic 5%
- Black 6%
- Asian 1%
- Other / multiracial 7%
American Community Survey 2020–2024, aggregated from census tracts.
Past results
Results in the same-numbered district; earlier elections may have used different lines.
2024
14,212 votes · D+12.3✓ Lindsay James (D)56.1%
James W McClain (R)43.8%
2024 President Vote in this district
14,600 two-party votes · D+8.1 · D+9.6 vs. the nation✓ Kamala Harris (D)54.0%
Donald Trump (R)46.0%
2022
9,562 votes · Uncontested by the other party✓ Lindsay James (D)67.2%
Sean Schriver (L)32.0%
Write-In (—)0.8%
2020 Earlier district lines
12,130 votes · D+12.3✓ Sue Cahill (D)56.1%
Tony Reed (R)43.8%
2020 President Vote in this district
15,484 two-party votes · D+15.2 · D+10.7 vs. the nation✓ Joe Biden (D)57.6%
Donald Trump (R)42.4%
2016 President Vote in this district
13,793 two-party votes · D+15.0 · D+12.7 vs. the nation✓ Hillary Clinton (D)57.5%
Donald Trump (R)42.5%