1990Final results
1990 election for Iowa House District 16
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Clifford Branstad (R) won with 60.5% of the vote, defeating Jack Niewald (D) by 21.1 points.
Clifford BranstadRepublican · winner · incumbent
60.5%5,778
Jack NiewaldDemocrat
39.5%3,765
9,543 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 1990
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET