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2010Final results

2010 election for Iowa Senate District 43

Iowa State Senate · Iowa

Joe M. Seng (D) won with 62.2% of the vote, defeating Mark J. Riley (R) by 24.6 points.

Joe M. SengDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.2%9,894
Mark J. RileyRepublican
37.7%5,991
15,896 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

EvenD+24.71974D+27.01978D+13.91982D+39.12002D+24.62010D+59.12018

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