1992 general · November 3, 1992
1992 Iowa State Senate election results, district by district
Every Iowa State Senate district in the 1992 general election: winners, margins, unopposed seats and seats that changed party.
Seats after the election
Democrats controlled the chamber · 50 seats
After the electionD 28 · R 22
Races32
Changed party0
Unopposed22%7 races
Incumbents defeated3
Every district
D 17 · R 15
| Race | Winner | Won by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| SD-2 | Brad Hanks (R) | 26.8 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-3 | Wilmer Rensink (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-4 | John P. Kibbie (D) | 21.2 | |
| SD-6 | Wayne Bennett (R) | 10.0 | |
| SD-8 | Berl E. Priebe (D) | 1.2 | |
| SD-10 | Merlin E. Bartz (R) | 8.9 | |
| SD-12 | Jerry Slafe (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-14 | Larry Murphy (D) | 0.1 | |
| SD-16 | Lyle E. Zieman (R) | 13.4 | |
| SD-18 | Michael W. Connolly (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-20 | Jack Rife (R) | 2.5 | Incumbent lost |
| SD-21 | Maggie Tinsman (R) | 33.5 | |
| SD-22 | Patrick J. Deluhery (D) | 10.6 | |
| SD-24 | Richard F. Drake (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-26 | Paul D. Pate (R) | 20.2 | |
| SD-27 | Wally E. Horn (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-28 | Andy McKean (R) | 23.5 | |
| SD-30 | Emil J. Husak (D) | 30.3 | |
| SD-32 | Randal John Giannetto (D) | 10.2 | |
| SD-34 | Tony Bisignano (D) | Unopposed | |
| SD-36 | Elaine Szymoniak (D) | 19.5 | |
| SD-37 | Mary E. Kramer (R) | 30.9 | |
| SD-38 | O. Gene Maddox (R) | 19.1 | |
| SD-40 | Albert G. Sorrensen (D) | 14.7 | |
| SD-41 | Jack W. Hester (R) | 6.9 | |
| SD-42 | Michael E. Cronstal (D) | 6.7 | |
| SD-44 | Leonard L. Boswell (D) | 20.7 | |
| SD-45 | Bill Fink (D) | 0.8 | |
| SD-46 | Patty Judge (D) | 4.3 | |
| SD-48 | H. Kay Hedge (R) | Unopposed | |
| SD-49 | Tom Vilsack (D) | 8.0 | |
| SD-50 | Eugene Fraise (D) | 10.5 | Incumbent lost |
Iowa State Senate
Results are each source's final count; margins are the winner's lead over the runner-up in points of the vote. Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl Klarner