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1988Final results

1988 election for Iowa House District 96

Iowa House of Representatives · Iowa

Louis J. Muhlbauer (D) won with 73.5% of the vote, defeating Verlin E. Frank (R) by 47.1 points.

Louis J. MuhlbauerDemocrat · winner · incumbent
73.5%7,591
Verlin E. FrankRepublican
26.5%2,732
10,323 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

EvenR+42.31976D+10.01982D+14.41986D+47.11988R+25.61992R+10.91994

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