There were two sets of 2006
Iowa House of Representatives
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elections. The first, the
general election
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, was held on November 7. The second, a
special election
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for District 52, was held on December 12. The representatives-elect from both sets of elections were inaugurated on January 3, 2007. The Iowa House, like the
United States House of Representatives
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, is up for re-election in its entirety every two years. Prior to the elections, the
Republicans
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were in the majority; following inauguration, the
Democrats were in the majority – this marked the first time in 42 years that the Democrats had controlled both branches of the
Iowa General Assembly
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and the
Governor
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's Office at the same time.
House composition
Predictions
General election results
Final results from the
Iowa Secretary of State
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:
''* indicates
incumbent
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There may or may not be ...
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Final results from
KCCI
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Channel 8 – Des Moines:
District 52
See also
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Iowa Senate
The Iowa Senate is the upper house of the Iowa General Assembly. There are 50 seats in the Iowa Senate, representing 50 single-member districts across the Iowa, state of Iowa with populations of approximately 60,927 per constituency, . Each Senat ...
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Iowa House of Representatives
The Iowa House of Representatives is the lower house of the Iowa General Assembly, the upper house being the Iowa Senate. There are 100 seats in the Iowa House of Representatives, representing 100 single-member districts across the state, formed ...
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Iowa Senate elections, 2006
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Iowa General Assembly
The Iowa General Assembly is the legislative branch of the state government of Iowa. Like the federal United States Congress, the General Assembly is a bicameral body, composed of the upper house Iowa Senate and the lower Iowa House of Repre ...
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Political party strength in U.S. states
References
{{2006 U.S. midterm elections
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Iowa House of Representatives elections
Iowa
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