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1988Final results

1988 election for Iowa House District 43

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

David Osterberg (D) won with 55.2% of the vote, defeating Wayne Deerberg (R) by 10.6 points.

David OsterbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
55.2%7,023
Wayne DeerbergRepublican
44.7%5,677
12,713 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+6.51980D+4.01982D+13.41984D+10.61988D+20.51990Even1992

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