1992Final results
1992 election for Iowa Senate District 38
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
O. Gene Maddox (R) won with 59.5% of the vote, defeating Marlene K. Kavan (D) by 19.1 points.
O. Gene MaddoxRepublican · winner
59.5%19,092
Marlene K. KavanDemocrat
40.5%12,979
32,071 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