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1990Final results

1990 election for Iowa House District 39

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Bob Rafferty (R) won with 58.7% of the vote, defeating Mark Henderson (D) by 17.3 points.

Bob RaffertyRepublican · winner
58.7%5,232
41.3%3,687
8,919 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+14.51982R+14.61984R+25.91986R+17.31990R+2.41992R+22.61994

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