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1988Final results

1988 election for Iowa House District 81

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Jack Hatch (D) won with 59.1% of the vote, defeating Tom M. Conley (R) by 18.3 points.

Jack HatchDemocrat · winner · incumbent
59.1%7,035
Tom M. ConleyRepublican
40.8%4,852
11,897 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+12.11982D+5.51984D+23.91986D+18.31988D+18.71990R+3.01992

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