1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Iowa House District 55
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Mark S. Shearer (D) won with 52.9% of the vote, defeating Virgil E. Corey (R) by 5.8 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Mark S. ShearerDemocrat · winner
52.9%5,774
Virgil E. CoreyRepublican · incumbent
47.1%5,140
10,915 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: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET