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1990Final results

1990 election for Iowa House District 42

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Bob Arnould (D) won with 93.5% of the vote, defeating Philip L. Prichard (Ind) by 86.9 points.

Bob ArnouldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
93.5%4,783
6.5%335
5,118 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

EvenD+31.41982D+26.51984D+32.31986D+37.41988R+2.61992R+18.71994

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