1988Final results
1988 election for Iowa House District 42
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Bob Arnould (D) won with 68.7% of the vote, defeating Jim Vancil (R) by 37.4 points.
Bob ArnouldDemocrat · winner · incumbent
68.7%7,065
Jim VancilRepublican
31.3%3,217
10,282 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