1988Final results
1988 election for Iowa House District 56
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Bill Trent (R) won with 51.9% of the vote, defeating John Keig (D) by 3.7 points.
Bill TrentRepublican · winner
51.9%5,111
John KeigDemocrat
48.1%4,742
9,853 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