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1992Final results

1992 election for Iowa Senate District 16

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Lyle E. Zieman (R) won with 56.7% of the vote, defeating Paul W. Johnson (D) by 13.4 points.

Lyle E. ZiemanRepublican · winner
56.7%14,538
43.3%11,092
25,630 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+20.11976D+13.91980R+22.11988R+13.41992R+15.21996R+12.32000

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