1988Final results
1988 election for Iowa House District 85
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Florence Buhr (D) won with 71.3% of the vote, defeating Virgil Waters (R) by 42.7 points.
Florence BuhrDemocrat · winner · incumbent
71.3%7,524
Virgil WatersRepublican
28.6%3,019
10,547 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