1988Final results
1988 election for Iowa House District 72
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Tom Swartz (D) won with 65.5% of the vote, defeating Larry D. Campbell (R) by 31.0 points.
Tom SwartzDemocrat · winner · incumbent
65.5%7,775
Larry D. CampbellRepublican
34.5%4,099
11,875 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