1990Final results
1990 election for Iowa Senate District 49
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Jack W. Hester (R) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating John J. Obrien (D) by 14.3 points.
Jack W. HesterRepublican · winner · incumbent
57.1%10,062
John J. ObrienDemocrat
42.9%7,549
17,611 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