1990Final results
1990 election for Iowa Senate District 19
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Sheldon Rittmer (R) won with 53.9% of the vote, defeating Douglas Olmsted (D) by 7.9 points.
Sheldon RittmerRepublican · winner
53.9%9,631
Douglas OlmstedDemocrat
46.1%8,227
17,858 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