2012Final results
2012 election for Iowa Senate District 16
Iowa State Senate · Iowa
Dick L. Dearden (D) won with 65.4% of the vote, defeating David Scott Edwards (R) by 30.9 points.
Dick L. DeardenDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.4%16,065
David Scott EdwardsRepublican
34.5%8,469
24,574 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 2012
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET