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1988Final results

1988 election for Iowa House District 65

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Charles N. Poncy (D) won with 71.5% of the vote, defeating Gary D. Leffler (R) by 43.0 points.

Charles N. PoncyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.5%7,831
Gary D. LefflerRepublican
28.5%3,119
10,950 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

EvenR+12.61976R+4.51978R+15.21980D+43.01988D+44.81990D+11.11992

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