1988Final results
1988 election for Iowa House District 9
Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa
Ruhl Maulsby (R) won with 54.4% of the vote, defeating Ted Christensen (D) by 8.7 points.
Ruhl MaulsbyRepublican · winner · incumbent
54.4%5,700
Ted ChristensenDemocrat
45.6%4,784
10,484 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