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1996 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election

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Who won the 1996 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election?

James A. S. Leach won the 1996 Iowa U.S. House District 1 Election. James A. S. Leach received 129,242 popular votes (52.84%). The main challenger was Bob Rush (45.62%).

See the full head-to-head between Leach and Rush

Leach +7.2 pts · won by 17,647 votes
James A. S. LeachRepublicanWINNER52.84%
129,242 votes
Bob RushDemocratic45.62%
111,595 votes
Thomas W. Isenhournominated by petition0.93%
2,277 votes
Michael J. Cuddehenatural law0.57%
1,394 votes
Popular-vote totals for U.S. House elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).

Data last verified July 28, 2026.