2010Final results
2010 election for Iowa Senate District 23
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Herman Quirmbach (D) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Timothy L. Gartin (R) by 5.7 points.
Herman QuirmbachDemocrat · winner · incumbent
52.8%11,767
Timothy L. GartinRepublican
47.1%10,488
22,286 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 2010
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET