1978Flipped from DemocraticFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1978 election for Iowa House District 88
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
George R. Swearingen (R) won with 52.8% of the vote, defeating Keith H. Dunton (D) by 5.8 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
George R. SwearingenRepublican · winner
52.8%3,943
Keith H. DuntonDemocrat · incumbent
47.1%3,512
7,461 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 1978
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET