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1988Final results

1988 election for Iowa House District 40

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Don Hermann (R) won with 67.7% of the vote, defeating Randy Flowers (D) by 35.5 points.

Don HermannRepublican · winner · incumbent
67.7%9,210
32.3%4,387
13,597 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+39.01980R+15.81982R+40.51984R+35.51988R+18.31990R+23.01992

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