1990Final results
1990 election for Iowa Senate District 27
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Richard J. Varn (D) won with 62.0% of the vote, defeating Charles W. Dunham (R) by 23.9 points.
Richard J. VarnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.0%12,657
Charles W. DunhamRepublican
38.0%7,767
20,424 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