1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Iowa House District 19
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Merlin E. Bartz (R) won with 54.0% of the vote, defeating Dennis May (D) by 7.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Merlin E. BartzRepublican · winner
54.0%6,026
Dennis MayDemocrat · incumbent
46.0%5,140
11,166 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