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1984Final results

1984 election for Iowa Senate District 32

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Forrest V. Schwengels (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Craig Downing (D) by 19.4 points.

Forrest V. SchwengelsRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.7%14,492
40.3%9,788
24,281 votes

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET

The seat over time

D − R margin in this seat's races around 1984

Races before and after

EvenD+51.31976D+37.71980R+19.41984R+14.91988D+10.21992R+9.01996

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET