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Home/Primaries/House/1988/Iowa

Iowa House Primaries — 1988

12 party contests across 6 districts, 7 contested (58%).

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IA-1

US House

DEM2 candidates

Gluba 69.7%

Kirk 30.3%

Winner:William E Gluba69.7%

William E Gluba

DEM12,99669.7%

Ronald R Kirk

DEM5,66130.3%

18,657 total votes cast

IA-1

US House

REPUncontested

Winner:James A Leach100.0%

James A Leach

REP1100.0%

1 total votes cast

IA-2

US House

DEM2 candidates

Tabor 88.9%

11.1%

Winner:Eric Tabor88.9%

Eric Tabor

DEM16,52788.9%

Juan Cortez

DEM2,06911.1%

18,596 total votes cast

IA-2

US House

REPUncontested

Winner:Tom Tauke100.0%

Tom Tauke

REP1100.0%

1 total votes cast

IA-3

US House

DEM2 candidates

Nagle 91.9%

8.1%

Winner:David R Nagle91.9%

David R Nagle

DEM15,80391.9%

James R Cox

DEM1,3968.1%

17,199 total votes cast

IA-3

US House

REP2 candidates

Redfern 61.1%

Simpson 38.9%

Winner:Donald B Redfern61.1%

Donald B Redfern

REP11,48961.1%

Marvin Simpson

REP7,31038.9%

18,799 total votes cast

IA-4

US House

DEM2 candidates

Smith 90.3%

9.7%

Winner:Neal Smith90.3%

Neal Smith

DEM12,10190.3%

Maurice W Stoutenberg

DEM1,2939.7%

13,394 total votes cast

IA-4

US House

REPUncontested

Winner:Paul Lunde100.0%

Paul Lunde

REP1100.0%

1 total votes cast

IA-5

US House

DEM2 candidates

Freund 58.6%

Dvorak 41.4%

Winner:Gene Freund58.6%

Gene Freund

DEM8,34358.6%

Jon E Dvorak

DEM5,88341.4%

14,226 total votes cast

IA-5

US House

REPUncontested

Winner:Jim R Lightfoot100.0%

Jim R Lightfoot

REP1100.0%

1 total votes cast

IA-6

US House

DEM4 candidates

O'Brien 68.8%

14.2%

10.6%

Winner:Dave O'Brien68.8%

Dave O'Brien

DEM10,55868.8%

Michael D Earll

DEM2,18014.2%

Garry Deyoung

DEM1,63010.6%

Mathilda Timmermans

DEM9796.4%

15,347 total votes cast

IA-6

US House

REPUncontested

Winner:Fred Grandy100.0%

Fred Grandy

REP1100.0%

1 total votes cast