Iowa State House District 46
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Dan Gehlbach Republican · Member list as of Oct 28
Dan GehlbachRepublican · Incumbent4 years since first winMandy Newton RosenowDemocratic
No published poll names both candidates.Last result · 2024 general: Dan Gehlbach (R) 55.1, Lynne Campbell (D) 44.8
- Last election
- Dan Gehlbach (Republican) won by 10.3 points, 2024
- On the 2026 ballot
- 2 candidates
Side by side
Left column: GehlbachRight column: Rosenow
- Donor-based spectrum
- LiberalCentristConservativeGehlbachNo published score for Rosenow
- Races
- Won 2 of 2
- None listed
- Years since first win
- 4
- Not available
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Candidates on the ballot
- Mandy Newton RosenowDemocratic
- Dan GehlbachIncumbentRepublican
Source: sos.iowa.gov (PDF), dated Aug 19
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History (28 elections for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 19,722
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Older district map (2022 to 2024)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDan GehlbachWon Republican 10,86855.1% DemocraticLynne Campbell Democratic 8,83444.8% Scattered write-ins Write-in 200.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,415
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Older district map (2022)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDan GehlbachWon Republican 8,00955.6% DemocraticBridget Carberry Montgomery Democratic 6,39344.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 130.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,940
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRoss WilburnWon Democratic 10,68997.7% Scattered write-ins Write-in 2512.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,725
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLisa K. HeddensWon(incumbent) Democratic 10,725100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,174
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLisa K. HeddensWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,92798.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 2472.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,889
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLisa K. HeddensWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,72297.6% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1672.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,067
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLisa HeddensWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,83062.8% RepublicanStephen Quist Republican 5,20937.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 280.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,203
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLisa HeddensWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,00256.3% RepublicanChad R. Steenhoek Republican 5,85041.2% LibertarianTyler Pauly Libertarian 3502.5% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 15,077
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLisa HeddensWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,95379.3% LibertarianEric Cooper Libertarian 3,12420.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,224
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLisa HeddensWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,37163.3% RepublicanJohn E. Griswold Republican 4,50834.1% LibertarianEric E. Cooper Libertarian 3452.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,484
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLisa HeddensWon(incumbent) Democratic 11,69186.7% LibertarianEric E. Cooper Libertarian 1,79313.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,503
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticLisa HeddensWon Democratic 6,81954.5% RepublicanSteve Halloran Republican 5,68445.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,770
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary MascherWon(incumbent) Democratic 9,98178.2% IndependentRussell Lovetinsky Independent 2,78921.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,358
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary MascherWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,358100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,015
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary MascherWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,39064.5% RepublicanMichael E. Kreger Republican 4,62535.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,959
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary MascherWon Democratic 5,82058.4% RepublicanWilliam A. Kidwell Republican 4,13941.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,366
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary NeuhauserWon(incumbent) Democratic 8,98667.2% RepublicanCindy Phillips Republican 4,38032.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,489
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary NeuhauserWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,61169.7% RepublicanDavid L. Stark Republican 2,87830.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,189
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary NeuhauserWon(incumbent) Democratic 12,01698.6% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1731.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,319
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticMary NeuhauserWon Democratic 5,23462.9% RepublicanMike Ketchmark Republican 3,08137.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 40.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,574
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJean LloydjonesWon(incumbent) Democratic 12,36698.3% Scattered write-ins Write-in 2081.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,602
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJean LloydjonesWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,59499.9% Scattered write-ins Write-in 80.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,782
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRod HalvorsonWon(incumbent) Democratic 6,56467.1% RepublicanRebecca A. Kudrow Republican 3,21832.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,479
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticRod HalvorsonWon Democratic 4,478100.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,069
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJerome FitzgeraldWon(incumbent) Democratic 7,11370.6% RepublicanPaul S. Olson Republican 2,95629.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,747
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJerome FitzgeraldWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,747100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,132
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJerome FitzgeraldWon Democratic 6,52964.4% RepublicanDevere A. Freeman Republican 3,60335.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,392
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1970 to 1971)
Iowa House of Representatives District 46, 1970 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanJoan LipskyWon(incumbent) Republican 7,34764.5% DemocraticGeorge E. Hill Jr. Democratic 4,04535.5%
- 2024: MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns; not an official source
- 1970 to 2022: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), retrieved Oct 28, 2026. Compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns; not an official source
Last contest in this district on file: 2024.
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Election Wrld. (2026). Iowa State House District 46, election results 1970 to 2024. https://www.electionwrld.com/ia/house/46. Retrieved October 31, 2026.
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Sources: Census TIGERweb Legislative MapServer (120th CDs layer 0, 119th CDs layer 4, 2026 SLD upper layer 1 and lower layer 2) (US Census Bureau, public domain), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open Civic Data division identifiers (census_autogenerated us_sldl/us_sldu and openstates state files); also (sld-recent.json): Open Civic Data division identifiers (country-us) (CC0 (repository); also (sld-recent.json): CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026; Open States people (current) CSVs (CC0-1.0 (Open States people data)), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Open States volunteers and staff (rosters from state legislature sites) from official returns, not an official source; MEDSL 2024 official precinct returns (individual_states zips) (Not stated in the GitHub repository (an earlier label said "MIT (repo)", which the repository does not support). MEDSL's Harvard Dataverse records are CC0 1.0, but these GitHub files were not checksum-matched to the Dataverse files, so CC0 is not claimed for them.), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL) from official returns, not an official source; State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse) (CC0 1.0), retrieved Oct 28, 2026, compiled by Carl Klarner (Harvard Dataverse) from official returns, not an official source.
District id: ocd-division/country:us/state:ia/sldl:46
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), DIME (ODC-BY), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026