1988Flipped from DemocraticFinal results
1988 election for Iowa House District 59
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Gregory A. Spenner (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Donald L. Beck (D) by 8.9 points, a seat Democrats won last time.
Gregory A. SpennerRepublican · winner
54.4%6,349
Donald L. BeckDemocrat
45.5%5,315
11,671 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