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1988Final results

1988 election for Iowa House District 73

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Ralph Rosenberg (D) won re-election with 62.7% of the vote, defeating Harold Brinkman (R) by 25.4 points.

Ralph RosenbergDemocrat · winner · incumbent
62.7%8,244
Harold BrinkmanRepublican
37.3%4,905
13,151 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+27.11982D+26.11984D+22.81986D+25.41988D+19.91990

Source: Past results: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)