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1988Final results

1988 election for Iowa House District 48

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Darrell Hanson (R) won with 58.9% of the vote, defeating James J. Turnis (D) by 17.8 points.

Darrell HansonRepublican · winner · incumbent
58.9%6,471
41.1%4,514
10,987 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+10.21982R+8.81984R+27.51986R+17.81988R+18.91992R+12.21996

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