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1988Final results

1988 election for Iowa House District 52

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Ron J. Corbett (R) won with 54.2% of the vote, defeating Gary J. Shea (D) by 8.5 points.

Ron J. CorbettRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.2%7,173
Gary J. SheaDemocrat
45.7%6,049
13,228 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+1.31982D+1.61984R+2.81986R+8.51988R+18.51990R+15.41992

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