1990Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1990 election for Iowa House District 26
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Donald E. Hanson (R) won with 53.2% of the vote, defeating Patricia Harper (D) by 6.4 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Donald E. HansonRepublican · winner
53.2%5,198
Patricia HarperDemocrat · incumbent
46.8%4,569
9,767 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