1990Final results
1990 election for Iowa House District 97
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Dick Weidman (R) won with 53.7% of the vote, defeating Karen Thomsen (D) by 7.3 points.
Dick WeidmanRepublican · winner
53.7%5,145
Karen ThomsenDemocrat
46.3%4,444
9,589 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