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1984Final results

1984 election for Iowa House District 88

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Eugene Blanshan (D) won with 56.9% of the vote, defeating Reg Clause (R) by 13.9 points.

Eugene BlanshanDemocrat · winner · incumbent
56.9%7,019
Reg ClauseRepublican
43.1%5,306
12,325 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 1984

Races before and after

EvenR+5.81978R+10.51980D+21.21982D+13.91984D+28.71986D+16.21988

Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET