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1988Final results

1988 election for Iowa House District 78

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Dennis Renaud (D) won with 70.0% of the vote, defeating Dave Leach (R) by 40.1 points.

Dennis RenaudDemocrat · winner · incumbent
70.0%8,529
Dave LeachRepublican
29.9%3,641
12,181 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+46.71982D+34.71984D+41.71986D+40.11988D+35.61990R+16.91992

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