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1988Final results

1988 election for Iowa House District 8

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Kenneth Degroot (R) won re-election with 81.6% of the vote, defeating Glen C. Devries (D) by 63.1 points.

Kenneth DegrootRepublican · winner · incumbent
81.6%8,831
18.4%1,997
10,828 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

The seat's recent races

EvenR+50.01982R+53.51984R+63.11988

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