1988Flipped from RepublicanFinal resultsIncumbent defeated
1988 election for Iowa House District 58
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Jim Lykam (D) won with 56.5% of the vote, defeating Michael J. Vancamp (R) by 13.1 points, a seat Republicans won last time.
Jim LykamDemocrat · winner
56.5%6,448
Michael J. VancampRepublican · incumbent
43.4%4,955
11,405 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