1990Final results
1990 election for Iowa Senate District 9
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Ray Taylor (R) won with 56.2% of the vote, defeating Sam Osborne (D) by 12.3 points.
Ray TaylorRepublican · winner · incumbent
56.2%10,482
Sam OsborneDemocrat
43.8%8,178
18,660 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