1990Final results
1990 election for Iowa House District 85
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Tom Baker (D) won with 66.9% of the vote, defeating Virgil Waters (R) by 33.9 points.
Tom BakerDemocrat · winner
66.9%5,248
Virgil WatersRepublican
33.1%2,593
7,841 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