1990Final results
1990 election for Iowa House District 61
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Clay Spear (D) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Bernard B. Hesse IV (R) by 24.3 points.
Clay SpearDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.1%5,236
Bernard B. Hesse IVRepublican
37.9%3,192
8,428 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