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1996 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election

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Who won the 1996 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election?

Leonard L. Boswell won the 1996 Iowa U.S. House District 3 Election. Leonard L. Boswell received 115,914 popular votes (49.35%). The main challenger was Mike Mahaffey (47.64%).

See the full head-to-head between Boswell and Mahaffey

Boswell +1.7 pts · won by 4,019 votes
Leonard L. BoswellDemocraticWINNER49.35%
115,914 votes
Mike MahaffeyRepublican47.64%
111,895 votes
Jay B. Marcusnatural law1.36%
3,194 votes
Edward T. Ruskworking class1.08%
2,534 votes
Dick KruseLibertarian0.54%
1,261 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.