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1988Final results

1988 election for Iowa House District 17

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Delwyn Stromer (R) won with 61.2% of the vote, defeating Glen Alden (D) by 22.5 points.

Delwyn StromerRepublican · winner · incumbent
61.2%6,234
Glen AldenDemocrat
38.8%3,945
10,179 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

EvenR+46.71976R+31.81980R+28.61986R+22.51988R+17.71989 special electionR+38.51990

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