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1988Final results

1988 election for Iowa House District 47

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Mary A. Lundby (R) won with 55.7% of the vote, defeating Dave Hennessey (D) by 11.5 points.

Mary A. LundbyRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.7%7,782
44.2%6,180
13,973 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

EvenD+9.21982D+7.91984R+17.11986R+11.51988R+33.81990R+4.71992

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