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1992Final results

1992 election for Iowa House District 79

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Michael J. Obrien (D) won with 68.1% of the vote, defeating Kevin J. Gorman (R) by 36.1 points.

Michael J. ObrienDemocrat · winner
68.1%8,057
Kevin J. GormanRepublican
31.9%3,782
11,839 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

EvenD+52.81982D+48.71984D+59.51986D+36.11992D+38.51998R+6.02002

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET