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1990Final results

1990 election for Iowa Senate District 11

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

John W. Jensen (R) won with 59.7% of the vote, defeating Helen Kopsa (D) by 19.4 points.

John W. JensenRepublican · winner · incumbent
59.7%10,364
Helen KopsaDemocrat
40.3%6,989
17,353 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

EvenD+6.81972D+9.41974R+8.71978R+19.41990D+32.72002D+40.12006

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET