Iowa State House District 97
Tue, Nov 3 · Represented by Ken Croken Democratic · Member list as of Oct 28Ken Croken isn’t on the ballot for this seat
Charlie HelmickRepublicanAdam PetersDemocratic
Last result · 2024 general (different candidates): Ken Croken (D) 58.7, Josue Rodriguez (R) 41.1
- Earlier results
- Ken Croken (Democratic) won by 45.1 points, 2022Norlin Mommsen (Republican) won by 26.4 points, 2020, older linesAll 28 elections
Past results
- Votes for listed candidates
- 13,199
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Same as today
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKen CrokenWon Democratic 7,75358.7% RepublicanJosue Rodriguez Republican 5,42941.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 170.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,856
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Same as today
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKen CrokenWon Democratic 5,63871.8% LibertarianAndrew Onsgard Libertarian 2,09226.6% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1261.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,052
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanNorlin MommsenWon(incumbent) Republican 11,40363.2% DemocraticRyan Zeskey Democratic 6,63036.7% Scattered write-ins Write-in 190.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,261
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanNorlin MommsenWon(incumbent) Republican 7,58053.1% DemocraticTim McClimon Democratic 6,32244.3% LibertarianDavid Melchert Jr. Libertarian 3592.5%
- 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.
All elections (28 for this seat)
- Votes for listed candidates
- 13,199
- Election day
- November 5, 2024
- District map
- Same as today
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 2024, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKen CrokenWon Democratic 7,75358.7% RepublicanJosue Rodriguez Republican 5,42941.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 170.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,856
- Election day
- November 8, 2022
- District map
- Same as today
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 2022, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticKen CrokenWon Democratic 5,63871.8% LibertarianAndrew Onsgard Libertarian 2,09226.6% Scattered write-ins Write-in 1261.6% - Votes for listed candidates
- 18,052
- Election day
- November 3, 2020
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 2020, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanNorlin MommsenWon(incumbent) Republican 11,40363.2% DemocraticRyan Zeskey Democratic 6,63036.7% Scattered write-ins Write-in 190.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,261
- Election day
- November 6, 2018
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 2018, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanNorlin MommsenWon(incumbent) Republican 7,58053.1% DemocraticTim McClimon Democratic 6,32244.3% LibertarianDavid Melchert Jr. Libertarian 3592.5% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,802
- Election day
- November 8, 2016
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 2016, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanNorlin MommsenWon(incumbent) Republican 9,34555.6% DemocraticJeff Wolf Democratic 6,20236.9% LibertarianDavid Melchert Jr. Libertarian 1,2477.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 80.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,595
- Election day
- November 4, 2014
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 2014, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanNorlin MommsenWon Republican 7,59560.3% DemocraticJay Saxon Democratic 4,99039.6% Scattered write-ins Write-in 100.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 16,670
- Election day
- November 6, 2012
- District map
- Older district map (2012 to 2021)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 2012, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanSteven OlsonWon(incumbent) Republican 10,08860.5% DemocraticTed Whisler Democratic 6,57239.4% Scattered write-ins Write-in 100.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,427
- Election day
- November 2, 2010
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 2010, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRichard AndersonWon(incumbent) Republican 7,36399.1% Scattered write-ins Write-in 640.9% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,752
- Election day
- November 4, 2008
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 2008, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRichard AndersonWon(incumbent) Republican 10,752100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 6,464
- Election day
- November 7, 2006
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 2006, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRichard AndersonWon(incumbent) Republican 6,464100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 13,004
- Election day
- November 2, 2004
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 2004, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanRichard AndersonWon Republican 8,05561.9% DemocraticHoward D. Hart Democratic 4,94938.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,622
- Election day
- November 5, 2002
- District map
- Older district map (2002 to 2011)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 2002, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanEffie Lee BoggessWon(incumbent) Republican 5,07558.9% DemocraticHoward D. Hart Democratic 3,54741.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 10,303
- Election day
- November 7, 2000
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 2000, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDave HeatonWon(incumbent) Republican 10,303100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,220
- Election day
- November 3, 1998
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 1998, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDave HeatonWon(incumbent) Republican 8,220100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,556
- Election day
- November 5, 1996
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 1996, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDave HeatonWon(incumbent) Republican 9,556100.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,628
- Election day
- November 8, 1994
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 1994, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDave HeatonWon Republican 6,15363.9% DemocraticRobert J. McConnell Democratic 3,47536.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 14,189
- Election day
- November 3, 1992
- District map
- Older district map (1992 to 2001)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 1992, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanGregory A. SpennerWon(incumbent) Republican 8,78061.9% DemocraticRobert J. McConnell Democratic 5,40938.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,589
- Election day
- November 6, 1990
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 1990, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanDick WeidmanWon Republican 5,14553.7% DemocraticKaren Thomsen Democratic 4,44446.3% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,263
- Election day
- November 8, 1988
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 1988, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWendell C. PellettWon(incumbent) Republican 6,19855.0% DemocraticKaren Thomsen Democratic 5,06545.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 5,861
- Election day
- November 4, 1986
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 1986, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWendell C. PellettWon(incumbent) Republican 5,860100.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 8,658
- Election day
- November 6, 1984
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 1984, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWendell C. PellettWon(incumbent) Republican 8,657100.0% Scattered write-ins Write-in 10.0% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,999
- Election day
- November 2, 1982
- District map
- Older district map (1982 to 1991)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 1982, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWendell C. PellettWon(incumbent) Republican 6,18661.9% DemocraticGeorgia A. Sievers Democratic 3,81338.1% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,816
- Election day
- November 4, 1980
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 1980, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam H. HarborWon(incumbent) Republican 7,59764.3% DemocraticBill Majure Democratic 4,21935.7% - Votes for listed candidates
- 7,840
- Election day
- November 7, 1978
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 1978, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam H. HarborWon(incumbent) Republican 5,78773.8% DemocraticAllen Mick Democratic 2,05326.2% - Votes for listed candidates
- 11,757
- Election day
- November 2, 1976
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 1976, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanWilliam H. HarborWon Republican 7,78866.2% DemocraticChester Larry Bates Democratic 3,96933.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 9,548
- Election day
- November 4, 1974
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 1974, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLillian McElroyWon(incumbent) Republican 5,78960.6% DemocraticRobert A. Jardon Democratic 3,75939.4% - Votes for listed candidates
- 12,102
- Election day
- November 7, 1972
- District map
- Older district map (1972 to 1981)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 1972, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share RepublicanLillian McElroyWon(incumbent) Republican 8,37769.2% DemocraticAmbrose Doyle Democratic 3,72530.8% - Votes for listed candidates
- 4,298
- Election day
- November 3, 1970
- District map
- Older district map (1970 to 1971)
Iowa House of Representatives District 97, 1970 to 2024, 1970, every candidate Candidate Party Votes and share Share DemocraticJames H. SchwartzWon(incumbent) Democratic 4,08094.9% OtherTheodore R. Slutts Other 2185.1%
- 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
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The current holder, Ken Croken, is not on the candidate list.
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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.
DataState data (JSON)Sources: State Legislative Election Returns, 1967-2022 (Carl Klarner, Harvard Dataverse), MEDSL 2024 official precinct returnsData as of Oct 28, 2026