1992Final results
1992 election for Iowa Senate District 49
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Tom Vilsack (D) won with 50.1% of the vote, defeating Dave Heaton (R) by 8.0 points.
Tom VilsackDemocrat · winner
50.1%12,544
Dave HeatonRepublican
42.1%10,551
Dan ReedOther party
7.8%1,945
25,040 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