1992Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1992 election for Iowa House District 42
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Bob Rafferty (R) won with 51.3% of the vote, defeating Matthew R. Wissing (D) by 2.6 points.
Bob RaffertyRepublican · winner · incumbent
51.3%6,242
Matthew R. WissingDemocrat · incumbent
48.7%5,928
12,170 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 1992
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET