1980Final results
1980 election for Iowa House District 88
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
George R. Swearingen (R) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Steve A. Burnett (D) by 10.5 points.
George R. SwearingenRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.2%5,856
Steve A. BurnettDemocrat
44.8%4,746
10,604 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 1980
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET