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1988Final results

1988 election for Iowa House District 87

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Teresa Garman (R) won with 55.4% of the vote, defeating Matt Tapscott (D) by 10.8 points.

Teresa GarmanRepublican · winner · incumbent
55.4%7,318
44.6%5,886
13,205 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+11.51982D+11.81984R+8.51986R+10.81988R+21.61990R+40.61994

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