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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

EvenR+26.21984D+4.71986D+4.81988R+6.41990D+16.01992D+20.01994

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