1990 general · November 6, 1990
1990 Iowa State Senate election results, district by district
Every Iowa State Senate district in the 1990 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 29 · R 21
Races25
Changed party1
Unopposed32%8 races
Incumbents defeated1
Every district
D 14 · R 11
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-1 | Al Sturgeon (D) | 1.6 | |
| SD-3 | Wilmer Rensink (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-5 | Linn Fuhrman (R) | 16.7 | |
| SD-7 | C. Joseph Coleman (D) | 0.1 | |
| SD-9 | Ray Taylor (R) | 12.3 | |
| SD-11 | John W. Jensen (R) | 19.4 | |
| SD-13 | Jim Lind (R) | 26.9 | |
| SD-15 | Allen Borlaug (R) | 3.7 | FlippedIncumbent lost |
| SD-17 | Joe Welsh (D) | 84.6 | |
| SD-19 | Sheldon Rittmer (R) | 7.9 | |
| SD-21 | Patrick J. Deluhery (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-23 | Jean Lloydjones (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-25 | Wally E. Horn (D) | 9.0 | |
| SD-27 | Richard J. Varn (D) | 23.9 | |
| SD-29 | Jack Rife (R) | 11.6 | |
| SD-31 | Eugene Fraise (D) | 20.6 | |
| SD-33 | Don Gettings (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-35 | Bill Dieleman (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-37 | Ralph Rosenberg (D) | 33.2 | |
| SD-39 | William D. Palmer (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-41 | Mary E. Kramer (R) | 6.3 | |
| SD-43 | Florence Buhr (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-45 | James R. Riordan (D) | 23.3 | |
| SD-47 | Derryl McLaren (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-49 | Jack W. Hester (R) | 14.3 |
Iowa State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner