1990Final results
1990 election for Iowa House District 50
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Joyce Nielsen (D) won with 50.3% of the vote, defeating Karla Kay Underwood (R) by 0.6 points.
Joyce NielsenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
50.3%4,741
Karla Kay UnderwoodRepublican
49.7%4,680
9,421 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