1988Final results
1988 election for Iowa House District 50
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Joyce Nielsen (D) won with 57.1% of the vote, defeating Jim Bell (R) by 14.3 points.
Joyce NielsenDemocrat · winner
57.1%6,673
Jim BellRepublican
42.8%5,004
11,686 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: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)