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1988Final results

1988 election for Iowa House District 68

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Linda Beatty (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Lou Fusco (R) by 18.1 points.

Linda BeattyDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.1%7,676
Lou FuscoRepublican
40.9%5,323
12,999 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

EvenD+38.31982D+8.01984D+24.51986D+18.11988D+29.11990D+37.91992

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