1988Final results
1988 election for Iowa House District 12
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Josephine Gruhn (D) won with 58.4% of the vote, defeating Ruth Pelzer (R) by 16.8 points.
Josephine GruhnDemocrat · winner · incumbent
58.4%6,735
Ruth PelzerRepublican
41.6%4,797
11,532 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 1988
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET