1996Final results
1996 election for Iowa Senate District 10
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Merlin E. Bartz (R) won with 61.7% of the vote, defeating Robert Perry (D) by 23.4 points.
Merlin E. BartzRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.7%15,031
Robert PerryDemocrat
38.3%9,340
24,371 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 1996
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET