1992 Iowa Senate election

1992 Iowa Senate election
32 out of 50 seats in the Iowa State Senate; 26 seats needed for a majority
President of the Senate before election; Michael Gronstal; Democratic	Elected President of the Senate ; Leonard Boswell; Democratic

The 1992 Iowa State Senate elections took place as part of the

Iowa State Senate

, with half of the seats traditionally up for election each cycle.

The Iowa General Assembly provides statewide maps of each district. To compare the effect of the 1991 redistricting process on the location of each district, contrast the previous map with the map used for 1992 elections.

The primary election on June 2, 1992 determined which candidates appeared on the November 3, 1992 general election ballot. Primary election results can be obtained here.^[2] General election results can be obtained here.^[3]

Following the previous election,

Republicans

had 21.

To reclaim control of the chamber from

Republicans

needed to net 5 Senate seats.

Republicans

having 23 seats (a net gain of 2 seats for the Republicans).

Summary of results

NOTE: Most of the 25 odd-numbered districts did not have elections in 1992 so they are not listed here.
Also note, an asterisk (*) after a Senator's name indicates they were an incumbent re-elected, but to a new district number due to redistricting.

State Senate District	Incumbent		Elected Senator
2nd	Donald V. Doyle	Dem	Bradly C. Banks	Republican
3rd	Wilmer Rensink	Rep	Wilmer Rensink	Republican
4th	Richard Vande Hoef	Rep	Jack Kibbie*^[b]	Democratic
6th	Jack Kibbie	Dem	Wayne D. Bennett	Republican
8th	Berl Priebe	Dem	Berl Priebe	Democratic
10th	Alvin V. Miller	Dem	Merlin Bartz	Republican
12th	Harry G. Slife	Rep	Harry G. Slife	Republican
14th	Larry Murphy	Dem	Larry Murphy	Democratic
16th	Dale L. Tieden	Rep	Lyle Zieman	Republican
18th	Mike Connolly	Dem	Mike Connolly	Democratic
20th	Maggie Tinsman	Rep	Jack Rife*^[c]	Republican
21st	Patrick J. Deluhery	Dem	Maggie Tinsman*^[d]	Republican
22nd	Beverly Hannon	Dem	Patrick J. Deluhery*^[e]	Democratic
24th	Paul Pate	Rep	Richard F. Drake*^[f]	Republican
26th	Richard V. Running	Dem	Paul Pate*^[g]	Republican
27th	Richard J. Varn	Dem	Wally Horn*^[h]	Democratic
28th	Richard F. Drake	Rep	Andy McKean	Republican
30th	Mark R. Hagerla	Rep	Emil J. Husak*^[i]	Democratic
32nd	H. Kay Hedge	Rep	Randal Giannetto	Democratic
34th	John A. Peterson	Dem	Tony Bisignano	Democratic
36th	John E. Soorholtz	Rep	Elaine Szymoniak*^[j]	Democratic
37th	Ralph Rosenberg	Dem	Mary Kramer*^[k]	Republican
38th	Emil J. Husak	Dem	Gene Maddox	Republican
40th	George Kinley	Dem	Albert Sorensen*^[l]	Democratic
41st	Mary Kramer	Rep	Jack W. Hester*^[m]	Republican
42nd	Elaine Szymoniak	Dem	Michael Gronstal*^[n]	Democratic
44th	Albert Sorensen	Dem	Leonard Boswell*^[o]	Democratic
45th	James R. Riordan	Dem	Bill Fink	Democratic
46th	Leonard Boswell	Dem	Patty Judge	Democratic
48th	Charles W. Hutchins	Dem	H. Kay Hedge*^[p]	Republican
49th	Jack W. Hester	Rep	Tom Vilsack	Democratic
50th	Michael Gronstal	Dem	Gene Fraise*^[q]	Democratic

Source:^[4]

Detailed Results

Reminder: All even-numbered Iowa Senate seats were up for election in 1992 as well as 7 odd-numbered districts due to the oddities caused by redistricting.

District 2 • District 3 • District 4 • District 6 • District 8 • District 10 • District 12 • District 14 • District 16 • District 18 • District 20 • District 21 • District 22 • District 24 • District 26 • District 27 • District 28 • District 30 • District 32 • District 34 • District 36 • District 37 • District 38 • District 40 • District 41 • District 42 • District 44 • District 45 • District 46 • District 48 • District 49 • District 50

Note: If a district does not list a primary, then that district did not have a competitive primary (i.e., there may have only been one candidate file for that district).

District 2

Iowa Senate, District 2
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Brad Banks	15,659	63.4
	Democratic	Donald V. Doyle (incumbent)	9,039	36.6
Total votes			24,698	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 3

Iowa Senate, District 3
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wilmer Rensink (incumbent)	20,066	100.0
Total votes			20,066	100.0
	Republican hold

District 4

Iowa Senate, District 4
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Jack Kibbie (incumbent)^[b]	15,139	60.5
	Republican	Lannie Miller	9,866	39.5
Total votes			25,005	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 6

Iowa Senate, District 6
Democratic Primary Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Louis J. Muhlbauer	1,267	50.6
	Democratic	Clifford Friedrichsen	1,237	49.4
Total votes			2,504	100.0

Iowa Senate, District 6
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wayne D. Bennett	12,914	54.1
	Democratic	Louis J. Muhlbauer	10,950	45.9
Total votes			23,864	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 8

Iowa Senate, District 8
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Berl Priebe (incumbent)	13,223	50.6
	Republican	Larry B. Miller	12,910	49.4
Total votes			26,133	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 10

Iowa Senate, District 10
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Merlin Bartz	15,093	54.4
	Democratic	John Groninga	12,658	45.6
Total votes			27,751	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 12

Iowa Senate, District 12
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Harry Slife (incumbent)	14,313	100.0
Total votes			14,313	100.0
	Republican hold

District 14

Iowa Senate, District 14
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Larry Murphy (incumbent)	12,455	50.03
	Republican	Joseph M. Kremer	12,439	49.97
Total votes			24,894	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 16

Iowa Senate, District 16
Republican Primary Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lyle Zieman	3,316	66.3
	Republican	Jere Probert	1,685	33.7
Total votes			5,001	100.0

Iowa Senate, District 16
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Lyle Zieman	13,546	55.0
	Democratic	Paul W. Johnson	11,092	45.0
Total votes			24,638	100.0
	Republican hold

District 18

Iowa Senate, District 18
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Mike Connolly (incumbent)	19,578	100.0
Total votes			19,578	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 20

Iowa Senate, District 20
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack Rife (incumbent)^[c]	12,414	51.2
	Democratic	Beverly Hannon (incumbent)^[r]	11,815	48.8
Total votes			24,229	100.0
	Republican hold

District 21

Iowa Senate, District 21
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Maggie Tinsman (incumbent)^[d]	17,490	66.7
	Democratic	Thomas C. Fritzsche	8,720	33.3
Total votes			26,210	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 22

Iowa Senate, District 22
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patrick J. Deluhery (incumbent)^[e]	12,706	55.3
	Republican	Paul W. Janecek	10,274	44.7
Total votes			22,980	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 24

Iowa Senate, District 24
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard F. Drake (incumbent)^[f]	14,919	100.0
Total votes			14,919	100.0
	Republican hold

District 26

Iowa Senate, District 26
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Paul Pate (incumbent)^[g]	17,854	60.1
	Democratic	Sylvia D. Kelley	11,843	39.9
Total votes			29,697	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 27

Iowa Senate, District 27
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Wally Horn (incumbent)^[h]	20,077	100.0
Total votes			20,077	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 28

Iowa Senate, District 28
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Andy McKean	16,912	61.7
	Democratic	Shawn Gallagher	10,476	38.3
Total votes			27,388	100.0
	Republican hold

District 30

Iowa Senate, District 30
Republican Primary Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Daniel J. Bruene	1,394	74.2
	Republican	Galen Delfs	484	25.8
Total votes			1,878	100.0

Iowa Senate, District 30
Democratic Primary Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Emil J. Husak (incumbent)^[i]	2,326	77.4
	Democratic	Clinton Berryhill	680	22.6
Total votes			3,006	100.0

Iowa Senate, District 30
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Emil J. Husak (incumbent)^[i]	16,398	65.1
	Republican	Daniel J. Bruene	8,778	34.9
Total votes			25,176	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 32

Iowa Senate, District 32
Republican Primary Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Philip H. Lewis	1,312	39.3
	Republican	Bill Crews	1,256	37.6
	Republican	Mike Riemenschneider	773	23.1
Total votes			3,341	100.0

Iowa Senate, District 32
Democratic Primary Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Randal John Giannetto	1,000	65.7
	Democratic	Dick Kay	521	34.3
Total votes			1,521	100.0

Iowa Senate, District 32
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Randal John Giannetto	14,184	55.1
	Republican	Philip H. Lewis	11,554	44.9
Total votes			25,738	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 34

Iowa Senate, District 34
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tony Bisignano	17,851	100.0
Total votes			17,851	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 36

Iowa Senate, District 36
Democratic Primary Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elaine Szymoniak (incumbent)^[j]	2,192	53.9
	Democratic	Jack Hatch	1,876	46.1
Total votes			4,068	100.0

Iowa Senate, District 36
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Elaine Szymoniak (incumbent)^[j]	16,077	59.8
	Republican	Kathryn S. Freilinger	10,829	40.2
Total votes			26,906	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 37

Iowa Senate, District 37
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Mary Kramer (incumbent)^[k]	20,746	65.5
	Democratic	Mike A. Murillo, Jr.	10,942	34.5
Total votes			31,688	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 38

Iowa Senate, District 38
Republican Primary Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gene Maddox	1,888	66.1
	Republican	Doug Stout	969	33.9
Total votes			2,857	100.0

Iowa Senate, District 38
Democratic Primary Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Marlene K. Kavan	994	53.6
	Democratic	Richard Groth	860	46.4
Total votes			1,854	100.0

Iowa Senate, District 38
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Gene Maddox	19,092	59.5
	Democratic	Marlene K. Kavan	12,979	40.5
Total votes			32,071	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 40

Iowa Senate, District 40
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albert Sorensen (incumbent)^[l]	14,080	57.4
	Republican	Don Riemenschneider	10,471	42.6
Total votes			24,551	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 41

Iowa Senate, District 41
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jack W. Hester (incumbent)^[m]	13,102	53.5
	Democratic	Orv Roecker	11,405	46.5
Total votes			24,507	100.0
	Republican hold

District 42

Iowa Senate, District 42
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael Gronstal (incumbent)^[n]	11,030	53.6
	Republican	William A. Ballenger	9,546	46.4
Total votes			20,576	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 44

Iowa Senate, District 44
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Leonard Boswell (incumbent)^[o]	16,021	62.4
	Republican	Gordon Kokenge	9,674	37.6
Total votes			25,695	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 45

Iowa Senate, District 45
Republican Primary Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	David V. Gorsche	884	66.7
	Republican	William J. Mahon	442	33.3
Total votes			1,326	100.0

Iowa Senate, District 45
Democratic Primary Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Fink	1,600	47.3
	Democratic	John A. Peterson (incumbent)^[s]	996	29.4
	Democratic	Mike Barker	789	23.3
Total votes			3,385	100.0

Iowa Senate, District 45
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bill Fink	12,300	50.4
	Republican	David V. Gorsche	12,102	49.6
Total votes			24,402	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 46

Iowa Senate, District 46
Republican Primary Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Richard Arnold	2,002	61.3
	Republican	Howard W. Greiner	1,262	38.7
Total votes			3,264	100.0

Iowa Senate, District 46
Democratic Primary Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patty Judge	3,198	59.8
	Democratic	F. David Rinehart	2,154	40.2
Total votes			5,352	100.0

Iowa Senate, District 46
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Patty Judge	13,280	52.3
	Republican	Richard Arnold	12,135	47.7
Total votes			25,415	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 48

Iowa Senate, District 48
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	H. Kay Hedge (incumbent)^[p]	15,529	100.0
Total votes			15,529	100.0
	Republican gain from Democratic

District 49

Iowa Senate, District 49
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Tom Vilsack	12,544	50.1
	Republican	Dave Heaton	10,551	42.1
	Independent	Dan Reed	1,945	7.8
Total votes			25,040	100.0
	Democratic gain from Republican

District 50

Iowa Senate, District 50
General Election, 1992
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Gene Fraise (incumbent)^[q]	14,234	55.2
	Republican	Mark R. Hagerla (incumbent)^[t]	11,536	44.8
Total votes			25,770	100.0
	Democratic hold

District 44 that had been held by Republican Jack Nystrom.^[1]

^ ^a ^b Redistricted from district 6 to 4.

^ ^a ^b Redistricted from district 29 to 20.

^ ^a ^b Redistricted from district 20 to 21.

^ ^a ^b Redistricted from district 21 to 22.

^ ^a ^b Redistricted from district 28 to 24.

^ ^a ^b Redistricted from district 24 to 26.

^ ^a ^b Redistricted from district 25 to 27.

^ ^a ^b ^c Redistricted from district 38 to 30.

^ ^a ^b ^c Redistricted from district 42 to 36.

^ ^a ^b Redistricted from district 41 to 37.

^ ^a ^b Redistricted from district 44 to 40.

^ ^a ^b Redistricted from district 49 to 41.

^ ^a ^b Redistricted from district 50 to 42.

^ ^a ^b Redistrict from district 46 to 44.

^ ^a ^b Redistricted from district 32 to 48.

^ ^a ^b Redistricted from district 31 to 50.

^ Redistricted from district 22 to 20.

^ Redistricted from district 34 to 45.

^ Redistricted from district 30 to 50.

See also

United States elections, 1992

United States House of Representatives elections in Iowa, 1992

Elections in Iowa

References

Iowa Secretary of State
. Retrieved April 16, 2020.

Iowa Secretary of State
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Iowa Secretary of State
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Iowa State Senate
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[Nystrom-2] District 44 that had been held by Republican Jack Nystrom.^[1]

[Kibbie-5] Redistricted from district 6 to 4.

[Rife-6] Redistricted from district 29 to 20.

[Tinsman-7] Redistricted from district 20 to 21.

[Deluhery-8] Redistricted from district 21 to 22.

[Drake-9] Redistricted from district 28 to 24.

[Pate-10] Redistricted from district 24 to 26.

[Horn-11] Redistricted from district 25 to 27.

[Husak-12] Redistricted from district 38 to 30.

[Szymoniak-13] Redistricted from district 42 to 36.

[Kramer-14] Redistricted from district 41 to 37.

[Sorensen-15] Redistricted from district 44 to 40.

[Hester-16] Redistricted from district 49 to 41.

[Gronstal-17] Redistricted from district 50 to 42.

[Boswell-18] Redistrict from district 46 to 44.

[Hedge-19] Redistricted from district 32 to 48.

[Fraise-20] Redistricted from district 31 to 50.

[Hannon-22] Redistricted from district 22 to 20.

[Peterson-23] Redistricted from district 34 to 45.

[Hagerla-24] Redistricted from district 30 to 50.

[1] Iowa Secretary of State
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[3] Iowa Secretary of State
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[4] Iowa Secretary of State
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[21] Iowa State Senate
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